Today Arlette Koch is able to walk normally again and do her job as a health masseuse without any problems. This was not always the case: her heel hurt her so much that she could hardly walk. “I actually take the pain pretty well, but it was torture, especially right after waking up in the morning.”
What happened? “Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in the middle of my heel. The 60-year-old nurse, who completed her training as a health masseuse and also works as a therapist, got worse every day » says. Diagnosis: heel spur. This is a spur-like bony protrusion on the heel bone that is usually caused by improper and overexertion.
Koch looked for a solution to the problem and found it in an Anova shoe. Half a year later all the pain was gone. Along with shoes, insoles, and her own pressure wave therapy, she says she improved her posture. He managed to get painkillers, but luckily he didn’t need surgery.
Help with different problems
Arlette Koch is far from the only one whose Anova shoes help control problems. They can also be helpful for other health problems and pains.
Andreas Grimm, Managing Director of Orthopedics Bähler and Orthogroup, says: “We have already been able to help many of our clients with hallux valgus, flat feet or flat feet, heel spurs or arthrosis, rheumatism and knee and hip problems.” The shoes would be perfect for use with custom orthotics and do everything a healthy shoe should do.
It is popular with many professionals who have to stand and walk around all day, for example in gastronomy, nursing or sales. The shoes are comfortable and healthy like sneakers without looking like health shoes.
Less tired in the evening
For Lisa Petersen, podiatrist at Podotherapie Laufgsund in Dübendorf ZH, the shoe has another advantage: “I actually get less tired in the evenings when I wear it. The shoe relaxes and actively aids in smooth rolling as it supports the foot and guides.”
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Shoe maker Anova says the secret of the shoe lies in its special construction. Each element performs a specific function. The interaction of all the elements makes walking and standing comfortable and easy, even on long days.
Like walking on natural ground
Various factors contribute to this. Thus, the shoe provides a foot-friendly fit. First of all, the toes are given enough space. Shoes that are too pointed and too narrow are partly responsible for the curved position of the big toe, also known as hallux valgus, which affects about 90 percent of women.
The shoe also offers cushioning adapted to the human body. So the wearer always has the feeling that their feet are walking on the natural ground: gently but without losing touch and feel with the ground.
Podotherapist Lisa Petersen draws the following conclusion from her own experience: “I can recommend the shoes to anyone who wants to walk in a healthy, comfortable and pain-free way.”