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Keep Your Feet Pain-Free

Hint: Ditch the flip-flops for comfy sneakers

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 24, 2008 8:42 PM CDT

(Newser) – Watch out for those summertime flip-flops and ballet flats: Prolonged use could give you a painful foot condition, a podiatrist tells NPR. Shoes without enough arch or back support put too much strain on an important piece of tissue called the plantar fascia. Fashionable or...   Read full story »

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