Expert Advice: What Your Worn Shoes Say About You – Schuler Shoes Blog

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nbsp; Most of us take between 5,000-10,000 steps a day. Over time, this impact causes footwear wear-and-tear that tells a story about our unique biomechanics (how we move). Our team of BOARD CERTIFIED PEDORTHISTS (CPeds) can “read” your shoes to help determine gait patterns, foot conditions, or if you’re in the wrong shoe. Steve Lafond, CPed of our Wayzata location, shares some of the key wear patterns he looks for as a part of the FREE ADVANCED FOOT EVALUATION process. Neutral Pronation Pronation and supination are the natural, impact-absorbing movements that occur every time we take a step. Those with neutral pronation have an ideal balance of both movements. Neutral pronation will often produce heavy outsole wear: On the middle to outside edge of the heel where the heel strikes On the area between the ball of the foot and your big toe where your forefoot pushes off Additionally, you might have wear from the middle to outside shoe edge where bodyweight is transferred from heel to forefoot Overpronation Overpronators have an excess of inward-rolling motion caused by factors like arch type and foot flexibility. Overpronation will often produce heavy outsole wear: On the inner edge of the shoe On the middle […]