The Wolky Jewel - Podiatrist Recommended Comfortable Dress Sandal for Most Foot Types.

WOLKY JEWEL

This is an incredibly comfortable dress sandal for most foot types! 

What makes it so comfortable is the fact that is has a thick, rigid sole that offers exceptional protection for your foot joints as well as knee, hip and lower back. The built in arch support is excellent and the anatomical cork and latex footbed is removable so that it can accommodate a custom-molded insert if needed. It also has adjustable forefoot, midfoot and rearfoot strapping, which is crucial for increasing comfort, decreasing the risk of injury and decreasing mechanical strain of your joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments. 

If you're not sure about this sandal, find out what store in your area carries it and try it on and judge for yourself. This sandal is an investment in your feet that will pay off in abundance in that it will help to stop or slow the progression of bunions, hammertoes, neuromas as well as many other foot conditions and it will significantly help alleviate knee, hip and lower back pain. 

This Sandal is Recommended For Patients With:

*Mild to Moderate Bunions

*Mild to Moderate Tailor's Bunions

*Mild to Moderate Hammertoes 

*Morton's Neuromas

*Metatarsalgia

*Hallux Limitus (Limited range of motion of the 1st toe joint)

*Hallux Rigidus (No range of motion of the 1st toe joint)

*Mild to moderate Osteoarthritis

*Mild Degenerative Joint Disease 

*Achilles Tendonitis

*Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Pain)

*Mild Tendonitis 

*Mild Ankle Instability

*Mild Over-Pronation

*Mild Hypermobility 

*Patients who have healed after a Lisfranc's Fracture or Sprain

*Capsulitis

*Mild to Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis

*Fibromyalgia Patients

This Sandal is NOT Recommended For Patients With: 

*Diabetics

*Peripheral Neuropathy (Nerve Damage)

*Peripheral Arterial Disease (Poor Circulation)

*History of Ulceration or Open Sores

*Charcot Foot

*Drop Foot

If You Have Any Of These Conditions, Check With Your Podiatrist To See If This Sandal Is Appropriate For You:

*Patients recovering from foot injuries or surgeries

*Severe Hypermobility

*Severe Over-Pronation

*Severe Instability

*Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome

*Reflex Systemic Dystropy

*Recovering from Avascular Necrosis

*History of Falling 

I hope this was helpful!

Have a wonderful day,

Dr. Cathleen A. McCarthy

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Podiatry Recommended Comfort Sandals For Spring.

SUMMER DRESS SANDALS 

Dansko Scarlett

Sanita Darcy

Dansko Nina

These are three great options for a sandal that you can dress up or down for the summer season. The first two are going to work better for anyone who has Hallux Limitus (limited range of motion of the 1st toe joint) or any other forefoot problems that make it difficult or painful to wear heels while the Dansko Nina is a great option for someone who knows they can comfortably wear a heel.

What makes these three sandals superior to most are that they each have a thick, rigid sole that is protective of the foot joints. Less motion means less mechanical strain, which translates into less pain, decreased chance of injury and more comfort. Each sandal has forefoot, midfoot and rearfoot strapping, which is necessary for more comfort. If a shoe doesn't have a rearfoot strap, then you are forcing your joints, muscles, tendons and ligament to work harder to stay in the shoe. Instead of forcing your foot to do the work - make the shoe do the work!   

If you get 'tired legs' by the end of the day wearing flip flops or a backless sandal, try bumping up to one of these first two sandals. There are no good flip-flops! If your shoe does not have a thick rigid sole and rearfoot control, you are causing mechanical strain, which can promote all types of deformities such as bunions, hammertoes, osteoarthritis as well as knee, hip and lower back pain.

Remember, there are four requirements for a shoes: 

1. A thick, rigid sole (crucial!!)

2. Wide, soft toebox

3. Arch Support 

4. Rearfoot control 

The Dansko Scarlett and Sanita Darcy are Recommended for Patients with:

*Mild to Moderate Bunions

*Hammertoes

*Tailor's Bunions

*Morton's Neuroma

*Capsulitis

*Achilles Tendonitis

*Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Pain)

*Mild Tendonitis

*Metatarsalgia

*Osteoarthritis

*Mild Rheumatoid Arthritis

*Hallux Limitus (Limited Range of Motion of the 1st toe joint)

*Hallux Rigidus (No motion of the first toe joint)

*Patients who've had a surgical fusion of the first toe joint

*Sesmoiditis

*Brachymetatarsalgia

*Mechanical Strain

*Mild Ligament Laxity

*Mild Hypermobility

*Mild Overpronation

*Patients recovering from foot fractures (Check with your doctor!)

The Dansko Scarlett and Sanita Darcy are NOT Recommended for Patients with: 
*History or Foot Ulcerations
*Diabetics
*Peripheral Arterial Disease (Poor Circulation)
*Peripheral Neuropathy (Nerve Damage)
*Charcot Foot
*Severe Hypermobility
*Severe Over-Pronation
*Severe Ankle Instability 


*The major difference between wearing the first two sandals versus the Dansko Nina is - do you have any forefoot problems? If you have Hallux Limitus, Hallux Rigidus, Sesmoiditis, Metatarsalgia, Capsulitis, Morton's Neuroma (to name a few) - I would opt for the first two sandals as they will put less pressure on the forefoot structures. If you know that you can wear a heel comfortably then the Dansko Nina would be a good option for a comfortable sandal. 



Hope all is well!

Dr. Cathleen A. McCarthy

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