Flip-Flops Causes Foot & Leg Pain?

I have always been a fan of flip-flops. I wear them even at the office because they are very comfortable and light. Flip-flops has become very popular especially here in the Philippines. Different brands of the footwear has emerged every now and then and I observed that they did well on their sales.

Unfortunately, researchers at Auburn University at Alabama came up with a finding that people who wear flip-flops took shorter strides and their heels hit the ground with less vertical force than when they wear sneakers. A group of college-aged men and women were tapped for this study and were required to walk on a platform to observe the difference. what they saw was that people wearing flip-flops alter their gait, which explains the presence of lower leg and foot problems.

One researcher said that people wear the wrong footwear all the time. Flip-flops are not meant to be used for walking a lot, he said, since there are lots of appropriate wear around, like the walking shoes.

Well, I haven't experience any pain yet, although one time or another I felt something beneath my heel. But one thing's for sure at the moment, I will not part with my flip-flops.

- - News courtesy of AOL.