27
April
2023
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17:06 PM
America/New_York

12 Best Shoes for Nurses Who Stand All Day Long

Good Housekeeping discusses the best shoes for nurses in an interview with Kristina Marie Quirolgico, MD, physiatrist at HSS. 

"In general it's important to wear shoes or sneakers with good arch support and enough of a cushioned sole, especially for the long hours of standing and walking that nurses have to do," said Dr. Quirolgico. Without a proper pair of shoes, your feet and ankles aren't the only areas of the body that suffer. "One of the common things I see is pronation of the foot which could eventually cause pain up the kinetic chain to affect the knee, outer hips and eventually back from the chronic strain," Dr. Quirolgico said. “Everything is connected.”

Read the full article at goodhousekeeping.com.