Ballet flats really are a type of footwear that are inspired from the shoes that ballet dancers dance in. These are footwear which are minimal in style and design much like the ballet shoes and have no design elements that do anything more than cover the foot. They don’t have a raised back heel and they also do not have any support characteristics in the arch. The minimal characteristics also means that they have to fit the feet snugly to stay on the feet. The structure will mean that they don’t really conflict with the way the feet functions or develops. There’s nothing inherently bad using these sorts of footwear and they’re fashionable.

What goes on if you do need some kind of arch area support? There are numerous medical conditions in the feet where some sort of support below the foot is considered necessary. Quite often that is only required in the short term and other instances it would often be a long-term requirement. The sorts of issues that will benefit from shoes with increased support within them could be something such as fatigue in the feet and legs, especially in those who are on their feet throughout the day at the workplace on hard surfaces. There may be pain in the arch of the foot with issues like heel pain or disorders of the tendons, which include posterior tibial tendon problems. In some cases, people would prefer to wear footwear with some kind of foot posture support as they quite simply just feel much more comfortable using them.

What if you prefer wearing ballet flats and require some arch support? The best choice is to quit wearing the type of shoes and use other designs that do involve some arch support that are part of them. This may simply be a short-term change and you could go back to the ballet flats later. Foot supports are maybe the most effective way to manage structural conditions of the feet and use them if you need arch support. The challenge by using ballet flats is always that there is absolutely no room in the snuggly fitting shoes to put the foot orthotics into. The bespoke kinds of foot orthoses can be cut down to clear out a great deal of volume and might manage to squeeze in the shoes when not as tight. You can find adhesive padding such as instant arches which may be adhered inside the ballet flats to offer some arch support. This will never be as effective as a complete foot orthotic but are a compromise that can help. If your issue is somewhat minor, using these types of instant arches to offer arch support in the ballet flats might well be all that is needed. On the other hand, when the dysfunctional issue that will require this support is more excessive the compromise is probably not as useful.

At the end of the day, if you would like keep using the ballet flats and have support, you’re really only going to get that if you are able to sacrifice. You also might need to maybe change your footwear to a different design within the short to medium term if you need to get rid of the problem which you have.

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