Toning Tennis Shoes May Cause Injuries
June 7, 2011
A new fashion trend involving the arch-soled, back-end toning tennis shoes, like Sketchers shape-ups, may cause more harm than good. Commercials for the products claim they will get you in shape and fast, but a study by Consumer Reports claims numerous wearers have complained of body pain from the feet to the neck, as well as twists and sprains of ankles and knees, with no toning results. One case in the report told the story of a woman who had them on for less than 45 minutes, when she felt her ankle turn and the bone break.
Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Joel Buchalter, doesn’t find the results of the study the least bit surprising because, he says, the shoes are designed to create instability. The doctor was quoted as saying, “If you take a patient who is elderly, or someone who has a balance issue, and you put that shoe on them, you’re looking for disaster.”
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) did a study on several of the toning shoes, and found no benefit to them over wearing regular tennis shoes.
Not only is there no benefit to wearing these shoes, they could cause someone wearing them serious harm through the numerous injuries they could incur because of the unbalanced nature of the shoes. If you have been injured because a product didn’t do what it said it would, the Defective Product Attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers may be able to help.
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