New Dansko Spring Models Have Arrived!
Spring is less than a week away, and a new shipment of new Dansko models has just arrived. With three great new colors in their classic Professional Clog, an amazing new lightweight walking shoe called Elise, and two fantastic new sandals, we are expanding our Dansko selection to provide you with an even better choice of styles. Try a pair today to see why Dansko has grown to be one of America’s favorite comfort brands!
Warehouse Manager Jared Rueda and his exceptional team take care of shipping, receiving, and returns for Sole Provisions. Jared started working for us in 2008 shortly after our launch, so he’s been here since we were packing orders on a picnic table!. We’ve grown a lot since those days, so now with some good tunes and real packing stations (and a few dance moves in between), your orders are packed and shipped in a slightly more professional environment.
Growing up, Jared was heavily into sports and participated in many, including wrestling. His success in wrestling earned him a scholarship to Northern Illinois University, where he wrestled for two years. Starving himself for matches got old quickly, so he came back home and soon after started working with us here at Sole Provisions. In his spare time, he enjoys snowboarding, going to casinos, concerts and hanging out with friends.
One of the most common foot problems we hear about from our clients is heel pain. Whether it’s been diagnosed as Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Spurs, or Bursitis, it all amounts to terrible discomfort when walking, standing, and even just those first few steps when getting out of bed! The most common cause of all types of heel pain is having too much of your overall body weight distributed on your heels instead of being spread out more evenly along the entire surface of your feet.
The fact that we are able to balance our entire body weight on the relatively tiny amount of surface area on the bottom of our feet is absolutely amazing. What enables us to do this naturally and without pain is the ability of our feet to contour to the soft surfaces like earth and sand that make up much our natural world. As our feet “sink in” to these walking surfaces, our body weight is naturally distributed on the full surface area of our feet.
Unfortunately, the flat, hard walking surfaces our modern world has created are horrible for this natural ability to have our feet contour to the ground we’re walking on. This is why footwear is such an important “interface” to help absorb shock and bring the ground up to the different arches of our feet to redistribute weight more evenly. Heel pain is one of the unfortunate signs that your footwear isn’t doing this effectively enough.
Two of our favorite brands here at Sole Provisions are Orthaheel and FitFlop because of the amazing “interfacing” footbeds both incorporate into their footwear. The strong, supportive arch built into the Orthaheel orthotic footbed helps fill the natural medial arch in our feet to distribute weight more evenly while it realigns the foot and helps control over-pronation. When the foot is kept from over-pronating, there is less “pull” on where the connective tissue in our arch, or “plantar fascia”, inserts into our heel. The combination of less pressure on the heel and less pull on the plantar fascia provides amazing relief for heel pain.
FitFlop uses a combination of great arch support and multi density cushioning to achieve the same result, along with a mild rocker sole that further enhances the more even distribution of weight. As the foot “rolls” through the gate cycle, pressure is diffused and the arch isn’t given the opportunity to pronate as severely. Countless numbers of our customers swear by the FitFlop Microwobbleboard footbed as the only shoe that has brought them relief of their foot pain.
If you are experiencing heel pain, or any other foot pain caused by poor distribution of body weight along your feet, we highly recommend giving one of these great brands a try. They’re stylish, reasonably priced, and have amazing comfort features. As tens of thousands of our customers will attest, the most frustrating foot problems can often be helped by a simple change in footwear.
To check out our selection of shoe models that help with Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Pain and Heel Spurs, click here.
Checkout the brand new Orthaheel Mia Sandal! This sleek, stylish summer sandal features the amazing Orthaheel footbed that realigns your feet to compensate for over-pronation, along with an adjustable heel strap and moderate toe coverage for greater support and stability. A fantastic fit for both your feet and your wardrobe!
Check out the sporty new Sling Sandal for men and women! This new 2013 model is a cool laid back, low-riding, surf-preppy sandal that is sure to be a huge favorite. The soft-cotton, criss-crossing webbing strap upper and the incredible triple-density ergonomic engineering underneath combine for good vibrations when you walk. Just sling on a Sling – and you’re off!
After treating thousands of patients in his native Australia, Podiatrist Phillip Vasyli began developing the concept of targeting a specific degree of arch support and stability control that, when combined, would help relieve common foot pain in the large majority of patients that suffered from over pronation. The result was an innovative orthotic device that utilized his new idea of Tri-Planar Motion Control to provide realignment, stability and support by keeping the foot within its normal boundaries of ranges of motion. After experiencing success in marketing his new device to the medical community, the next logical step was to introduce his new technology to the general public, and in 1991 Orthaheel was born.
Footwear was the next logical incorporation of Tri-Planar Motion Control, and as traditional flat, flimsy flip-flops were one of the most popular, and simultaneously most unhealthy types of footwear available, this seemed like a perfect initial style to work with. Although most of the first styles were sandals, Orthaheel now offers a wide variety of products that feature Dr Vasyli’s amazing realignment technology, and has grown into a worldwide brand that is sold in over 25 countries.
Several clinical studies have verified the theraputic value of Tri-Planar Motion Control, including a 52 week study verifying relief of knee pain, and a 12 week study that showed 90% of participants showed significant or total relief from heel pain symptoms after wearing orthotics that incorporate Vasyli’s Tri-Planar Motion Control technology. All this has lead to APMA approval for many of Orthaheel’s products as well as a resounding endorsement by nationally known wellness authority Dr. Andrew Weil.
Dr. Vasyli has continued to concern himself with product development and, most notably, has founded the Vasyli Think Tank to foster collaboration and cooperative thought among a leading group of health professionals specializing in the field of lower limb biomechanics. Their estimation is that more than 75% of the general population suffers from over pronation, and this group of experts is exploring ways to help people reclaim their “natural footprint” through realignment and more even distribution of their body weight on the foot’s entire surface area.
The Orthaheel Tide flip flop, which has become legendary for helping people with plantar fasciitis feel great in everyday sandals, now has four new colors for Spring 2013! For all of you Orthaheel lovers out there, it’s time to get a fresh new color for the upcoming sandal season! Coral/Tan, Rasberry/Tan, Cobolt/Tan, and Jade/Tan are all in stock, and ready to to ship to you super fast with our always free priority 2-3 day shipping. Get your pair today and be one the first to be seen in one of these amazing new colors!
Right on time for the cold weather, we’ve just marked down four great FitFlop Winter 2012 models! Now you can take advantage of great savings on the Lounge Deluxe Slipper, Mukluk Boot, Polar Sneaker, and Crush Boot. Supplies are very limited, so place your order soon while a great selection of sizes is still in stock!
For all of our Taos Footwear lovers out there, we have received an early delivery of four new colors in their best selling Prize sandal, and three colors of a great new update to their Eden walking sandal named Eden 2. Check them out here.
If you’re one of our many customers that love all that is Alegria, you’ll be thrilled to see a brand new batch of markdowns just added to the site. Check out our Alegria Sale Section to browse all the latest additions, including Classic Earth Multi, Paloma Western Romance, Seville Blue Lovely, and many, many more! Sizes are very limited on these special deals, so shop soon for your best selection!
