It is very common in life for shoes to wear off and wear out shoes. However, everyone’s foot condition, gait, walking posture, and habits are different, so the wear and tear of the soles will be different. Therefore, by looking at the wear and tear on the soles of your shoes, you can have a rough idea of ??your foot and gait problems. Here are some foot wear and tear conditions to see which one you fall into.
The wear of the soles mainly occurs on the heel and forefoot, and the left and right sides are basically symmetrical - normal
If this happens to the soles, it means that your gait is very normal. When we walk, we usually hit the ground with the heel first, shift the center of gravity to the toes, let the forefoot touch the ground, and make full use of the cushioning and pushing function of the arch of the foot. Therefore, the heel and forefoot will receive more force and cause wear. And as a person with a normal gait, he has good balance function when walking, and the force on both feet is even, so the wear of the soles of the two feet should be similar and relatively symmetrical. In addition, if the outside of the heel is slightly worn, it is normal. Since most people walk a little outward, the outside of the heel will wear slightly more than other parts.
Wear on the inner side of the sole - it may be valgus, X-shaped legs, or inverted feet
If there is obvious wear on the inner heel, it may be valgus or X-shaped foot In both cases, the foot will be in a valgus state, so the inside of the foot will bear greater stress and the inside of the shoe will wear out faster. (Usually valgus and flat feet often occur together. You can observe whether there is a problem of flat feet at the same time.) In addition, people with more obvious inverted feet will touch the inside of the heel first when walking, so the inside will also wear out faster.
Wear on the outside of the sole - it may be varus, O-shaped legs, or splayed feet
Contrary to the situation of valgus feet and X-shaped legs, varus feet and O-shaped legs People's feet usually turn inward, so the outside of the foot will bear relatively greater stress, causing the outside of the shoe to wear faster. In addition, people with more obvious splayed feet will also touch the outside of the heel first when walking, so the outside will wear out faster.
Asymmetrical wear and tear on the soles of both feet - possibly long and short legs
Uneven degree of wear on the soles of both feet means that the forces on both feet are different, which may be affected by problems with the spine and nerve center The gait may also be caused by an injury to one foot causing the other foot to be unable to exert force. Of course, it may also be caused by the length of the legs.
Long and short legs means that when the patient stands naturally with his lower limbs vertical, his legs are of different lengths. It is divided into two situations: structural long and short legs and functional long and short legs. Structural long and short legs refer to differences in the length of the skeletons of the legs. Mild cases may require lifting insoles or customized shoe intervention, while severe cases may require surgical intervention. Functional long and short legs refer to the same skeleton length, but there is a difference in leg length in appearance. This type of The condition may be caused by a tilt of the pelvis or shoulders, which can be gradually improved by correcting the posture.