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#FleXIblE shOes aRe kINDer tO arthritIs knEes bUt nOthinG beatS gOin barEfOot (frOm RUSH UNIVERSITYMEDICAL COLLEGE IN CHICAGO) #:

• sTAbiliTy shOes r pOpulaR and mAny peOple wit OstEoarthrItis of da kNee enD up wEarinG thEm.
• peOple wit arthRitiC knEes SticK wit fLat,flexible,shOes.
• whEn tHere is lEss suRface tO Da shOes, Da fOot has a BettEr pRopriOcepTive senSe- meaNing iT noEz whEn it tOuches dA gRoUnd, cOmpare tO An insUlatEd fOot.
• dIz allOwz nOrmal NeuroMusculaR reflExes tO comE iN tO plAy anD pRotect thE resT Of the lEg froM da iMpact Of hiTTing da gROund.