Our feet are the limbs on which we exert pressure throughout the day and are susceptible to injury as a result of pressure. Ensuring the comfort of our feet is one of the most important actions we have to do throughout our lives.

Shoes that are not chosen carefully and that disturb the feet negatively affect foot health and can cause many health problems such as pressing disorders, deformities in the toes, ingrown nails, and foot fungus. For this reason, we need to choose shoes that will not affect our foot health and make our feet comfortable, rather than color and model.

The most common ailment of the toe is hallux valgus, that is, the protrusion. The aim of treatment in this disease, which can be treated with surgical methods, is to correct the compression defect caused by the thumb protrusion. Many patients experience pain along with protrusion.

Hallux valgus, which can start even in childhood, can also affect other fingers if left untreated. In the disease, in which genetic factors play a role in its formation, the wrong choice of shoes can also pave the way for the disease. Since hallux valgus is a disease caused directly by high heels, it is more common in women.

Another ailment is flatfoot disease. Flatfoot is the name given to the problem that the normal curvature of the foot is not as it should be. When the load that needs to be transferred from the heel forward cannot be transferred in patients, the problem of flat feet begins to occur. There are two types of flat feet, flexible and rigid.

Flexible flatfoot looks curved when the foot is not on the ground but disappears when the foot is on the ground. Flexible flat feet are usually diagnosed in childhood. On the other hand, there is no curvature in the patient’s foot, whether it is on the ground or not.

In the treatment of the disease, there are methods such as physical therapy, drug use, rest, and changing shoes. If flat feet are advanced and cause pain, difficulty in walking, and shoes in the patient, surgical intervention is applied.