| When you suffer from a foot deformity, injury or a | | | | For an alternative model, try PW Minor’s Miss |
| disease that affects the health of your feet, shopping | | | | Continental. Made from the same last (Women’s |
| for shoes designed with your condition in mind can go | | | | Contour), this shoe closes with a strap rather than |
| a long way to targeting your specific foot pain. Read | | | | laces. |
| below to learn about shoes designed to alleviate pain | | | | Bunions. Many people think that you get bunions from |
| caused by arthritis in the feet and bunions. | | | | wearing ill-fitting shoes (which certainly does not help!), |
| Arthritis. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in | | | | but bunions are actually a genetic deformity. A bunion |
| people over the age of fifty-five. It is usually | | | | forms when the bone or tissue at the base of your |
| associated with joint pain, but it can affect the bones | | | | toe becomes enlarged. Sometimes the bone of the |
| and muscles as well, and it often causes swelling. | | | | big toe angles towards the little toe (a deformity |
| If you suffer from arthritis in your toes, feet, ankles or | | | | known as hallux valgus). In either case, bunions can |
| lower limbs look for shoes that provide extra | | | | lead to significant pain as well as difficulty walking. |
| cushioning. Extra depth can help to accommodate | | | | Finding shoes that comfortably accommodate bunions |
| swollen feet, and removable insoles make it easy for | | | | is no easy task. While the shoe does not cause the |
| you to adjust the size of your shoes based on the | | | | bunion, it can make it worse. It is time to throw out |
| state of your feet on any particular day. | | | | your pointy-toed shoes at the first sign of the |
| For shoes that help to relieve arthritis pain, try PW | | | | deformity (or if you know you have bunions in the |
| Minor’s Lady Pillow Back. Designed to fit the | | | | family). Look for shoes with wide toe boxes that |
| natural contours of the foot, the Lady Pillow Back | | | | allow your toes to spread out. Seamless interiors will |
| comes with extra cushioning and shock absorption. | | | | also prevent irritation of the swollen area. And shoes |
| The shoe is designed with a wide opening, making it | | | | with extra depth may be necessary to accommodate |
| easy to get on and off when your feet are swollen. | | | | orthopedic inserts. |