Canvas shoes, Cantonese called it "white rice fish", has a canvas body and a thin rubber sole, also known as rubber shoes. After the “white rice fish†became a trend indicator after being squeezed into the fashion circle, it was enthusiastically sought after by students and students. It also became a popular sports shoe for primary and middle school students. However, some experts have warned that canvas shoes are not special sports shoes, and their shoe body designs are too soft, especially the heel cups and midsole parts are not thick enough, and students use canvas shoes for a long time as sports shoes.
Canvas shoes can not be used as sports shoes
According to Professor Huang Dongfeng of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, the health of wearing canvas shoes depends on the physical activity of the students and the health of the script body. If you participate in general activities such as walking and skipping, and the student's script is healthy, wearing canvas shoes is fine. However, if you participate in strenuous activities such as playing basketball and football, canvas shoes are not suitable.
When a child is developing, the development of the foot is still immature and stable, often seeing the child's feet appear flat and other stage phenomenon, these conditions are not suitable for wearing canvas shoes. Professor Huang said that people wearing flat shoes are not conducive to fixing the heel of flat feet, and they are easy to follow inversion and are not conducive to development. In addition, the "white rice fish" insole is non-dedicated, and there is no way to correct the flat foot. Long-term wear will deform the arch of the foot, and it may form a structural flat foot.
Seven-step self test away from flat feet
Wu Kunying, an orthopaedic rehabilitation practitioner in Hong Kong, reminds parents that they should observe the children's sole wear and walking postures and discover the child's foot problems in a timely manner:
1. If foot pain persists, you should see a specialist; 2. Regularly check your feet, pay attention to changes in the color and temperature of your feet, and see if your toenails have thickened or discolored, and check whether the skin is chapped or split; 3. Frequently wash your feet, especially between your toes, and dry them completely; 4. Choose and wear suitable shoes to participate in various activities, such as wearing running shoes while running; 5. Wear shoes alternately, do not wear the same shoes every day 6. Avoid walking barefoot, otherwise it is easy to be injured and infected; 7. Careful use of home remedies for foot diseases, self-treatment may turn small problems into big problems.