ARCHIES THONGS & SLIDES
When the weather in Melbourne warms up each year, we always have a significant number of clients present to us with insidious shin or foot pain. The culprit – their unsupportive thongs!
Those with known foot biomechanical issues that require the use of orthotics in their shoes are generally alert to the fact that many types of thongs don’t offer them enough support to compensate for their usual orthotic wear when in shoes. But there are a large number of people with only mild over pronation (mild “rolling in” of their feet when they walk) who are fine when in their normal supportive shoes. However they very quickly experience pain when they switch to their thongs in Summer. Fortunately there are some solutions!
At Hartwell Physio we stock Archies thongs and slides. Designed by a Melbourne base physiotherapist, they are a very supportive (up to 2.2cm arch support) but yet also very fashionable summer thong option – both for those who require orthotic support, and for those who don’t normally, but can’t really tolerate traditional thongs. In fact, virtually all of our physio team wear them!
In addition to the orthotic arch support, they are also designed with a slightly elevated heel (to reduce calf/Achilles tension) and a tighter strap (to reduce toe clawing). The strap is also a once piece construction (no toe plug), which means no blow outs!
They are priced at $40. We have all sizes and colours in stock, so feel free to pop in and try them on and feel that additional support for yourself!
