How do complaints arise, and how can walking in X10D shoes prevent or alleviate them?

Blog #03  Indications for X10D

How do complaints arise, and how can they be avoided or resolved by walking in X10D shoes?

The list of possible complaints in our bodies is enormous: heel pain, Achilles tendon pain, plantar fascia pain, forefoot pain, hallux valgus, lower leg pain, and so on, and that's just for the feet. The same applies to the knees, hips, pelvis, and spine.

We don't know exactly how these complaints actually arise. There are many therapies, and it's remarkable how different they are. This fact clearly shows that we often don't know precisely what we can/should treat and how. However, what most treatments have in common is the restoration of symmetry and the alignment of body parts. The orthopedist attempts this, as does the physical therapist and the orthopedic technician, who tries to align our body parts so that the joints are loaded as much as possible according to anatomy and biomechanics.
To put it simply: The orthopedist does this with operations, the therapist with exercises, and the orthopedic technician with insoles or splints.

Restoring or at least improving the alignment of body parts is a sustainable therapeutic approach and the solution to many problems and complaints. The cause should be addressed, not just the symptoms treated.

The correct "alignment," balance, and symmetry of the body are actually provided by nature and by correct movement and training.
In our modern daily lives, these natural and appropriate movements are no longer a given. Humans, as hunters and gatherers, now have to cope with cars, offices, and schools. 

Restoring this alignment with passive means (insoles / operations) only makes sense if it's no longer actively possible.
Active correction is the sustainable solution to many problems and complaints.

This requires a good therapist/personal trainer, time, and motivation.
Or X10D shoes…. With very little effort and money, daily walking becomes efficient training. Walking also becomes easier and more effective, joy arises from it, and our health generally benefits.

Alignment improves, and many mechanically related complaints can be alleviated or even disappear completely.

Jan Swager van Dok
March 2023