Nurses can find relief from some common foot ailments.
Nurses on their feet all day. Proper shoes are essential to preventing potential health issues. “If the foot is not properly supported, you can get hip pain, knee pain, shoulder and neck pain. The whole foundation is thrown out of whack,” said Andrew Shapiro, DPM, president of the New York State Podiatric Medicine Association.
Our clinician handout Stop Aching Feet offers nurses relief measures from common foot ailments, including plantar fasciitis.