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Whenever we feel unbearable pain in our feet or difficulty in walking, our and society’s attention first goes towards women’s high heels or fashionable footwear. It is generally believed that wearing heels is the reason behind pain in toes, ankles or heels. But do you know that this assumption is not always correct? Many times women stop wearing heels completely or men also struggle with this problem, yet the pain in their feet does not seem to reduce. If you also feel stiffness in your feet, prickling sensation or pain in your soles while walking daily without heavy heels, then some other internal or external reason may be responsible behind this. The entire weight of our body rests on our feet, and when there is something wrong with our lifestyle, eating habits or physical structure, the feet are the first to respond. Let us know in detail today about those 5 major and hidden reasons which are continuously increasing your walking problems and foot pain despite not wearing high heels.
Often people think that by staying away from heels and wearing completely flat shoes, sneakers or ballerinas, the feet will always be safe and pain-free. But according to medical experts, flat shoes that are too narrow and have no arch support can be as harmful for the feet as high heels. The natural shape of the sole of our feet is slightly curved (arch), which needs cushioning and support while walking. When you wear shoes whose sole is completely flat and hard, there is excessive pressure on the plantar fascia of the foot, i.e. the muscle of the sole. Due to this continuous stretching, a problem like ‘Plantar Fasciitis’ arises, in which there is a sharp prick and pain in the heel as soon as you wake up in the morning and put your feet on the ground. Therefore, it is important that you do not just blame the heels, but also check the quality of the insoles and arch support of your shoes, as wrong flat footwear can also be a major reason for your problem.
Pain in legs, strain on nerves and inability to walk are directly related to the internal nutrition and water balance of our body. In the modern fast-paced life, we often adopt such a diet which is severely deficient in essential vitamins and minerals. Due to deficiency of Vitamin D3, Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin B12 in the body, bones and muscles start becoming weak, due to which one starts feeling heaviness and intense pain in the legs after walking even a short distance. Apart from this, the problem of muscle cramps and stiffness becomes common due to dehydration i.e. not drinking enough water. When the balance of electrolytes in the body deteriorates, the leg muscles do not function properly and you have to face problems at every step. Therefore, if you have persistent pain in your legs, consult your doctor and get your blood test done to find out whether your body is deficient in any essential nutrients.
The weight of our body directly affects the joints, knees and soles of our feet. If you are overweight for your height and age, your feet have to bear many times the pressure of your total weight with every step. Due to excessive weight, the cushioned layer of the soles of the feet starts wearing out and excessive stress on the ankles causes pain while walking. Apart from this, your daily posture also plays a big role in this. If your work is such that you have to stand at one place for many hours continuously or you sit and walk in the wrong way, then the weight of the body falls unevenly on the legs. Due to wrong posture, there is pressure on the nerves from the spine to the hips and legs, due to which sciatica or nerve related pain can spread to the legs. Therefore, it is very important to control your weight and adopt correct ways of standing or walking so that unnecessary pressure on the feet can be reduced.
If the muscles of our body are not flexible, then they find it difficult to perform even normal activities. Many people suddenly start doing long walks, running or exercising without any warm-up, due to which the calf muscles and hamstring muscles become extremely tight. Due to these stiff muscles, when you walk, there is strain on the legs and pain starts. On the contrary, people who remain completely inactive all day and do not do any kind of physical activity or stretching, their muscles become weak and inactive, due to which even small movements cause fatigue and pain. Apart from this, wearing wrong size socks or health conditions like diabetes also affect the blood circulation in the feet, which increases the complaint of numbness and pain. By identifying all these reasons in time and making necessary changes in your lifestyle, you can easily get rid of this problem and keep your feet healthy.