Are slippers good or dangerous for your joints and muscles? By Christophe Champs
This is a question I get asked a lot at my clinic. We all love to mooch around the house in our comfy slippers, but what are they doing to our joints and muscles? Convenience vs safety Slippers are convenient, feet go in and out within seconds. Indoor slip-on shoes are light, and you can stack them in a suitcase. But this doesn’t make them the healthiest form of footwear. Their shape is not supportive and the materials they are made of are not reinforced. Ideally anything yo