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A letter from Dr. Claudio Carvalho I have used the Beach Sandal with patients with painful feet with very good results. The patients reported that the sandals allowed them to walk and stand with less pain. Although this information is purely anecdotal, I observed the walking behavior of persons while wearing the Beach Sandals and I noticed that the toe spacers assist the toes to spread with weight bearing during static standing and during rolling-over phase while walking. This "toe spreading" is a normal and necessary part of the foot mechanics, which is lost when one wears closed-toe-box shoes. Thus, the toe spacers may assist the distribution of the force loads over the metatarsophalangeal joints, and it may re-educate the neuromuscular system to better stabilize those joints. This, in turn, helps to decrease pain in those joints, and it can also decrease pain in the others joints of the feet. The most importantly however, is the correct selection of the patients that may benefit from these sandals and the gradual wearing time of the sandal (30 min- 1 hour in the first couple of days, then increasing by 1 hour every 2-3 days) if one has painful feet. I hope this information helps. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions. Sincerely, Claudio M. Carvalho, DO, MS Dorit Dyke, As a Certified Analyst and Therapist I have been searching for sandals which are ergonomically supportive of my entire body structure without creating havoc and pain between my toes and Voila! The Beech/Yoga Sandals. I was so reliev ed that finally I had found something that opens and creates the natural space between my toes without creating friction and burning, that at the end of last summer I wore them well into the winter season, until my feet became too cold to continue. Now if only we could have winter shoes like this as well! Bravo to all the people at Yoga Sandals! Dorit Dyke, Educator, Chopra Centre -- Certified Movement Analyst/Therapist Toe-separating Yoga Sandals work out your feet The muscles of the feet tend to get lazy from a lifetime spent in Miami Herald, The (FL) GET IN GEAR: You'll flip for these sandals Summer has no better shoe than the flip-flop. It's easy, as breezy as June in Miami gets and increasingly multifunctional. Athletic inspiration and innovative materials have paved the way for a leaner, meaner, more efficient product. We took a look. Retrain your feet with Yoga Sandals . The lightweight flip-flops feature plastic toe separators designed to stretch toes and spread weight evenly across the foot. It feels a bit odd to have your toes nudged apart (some may want to start slowly with 30-minute stints), but the positioning is said to improve balance and body alignment, correct some foot disorders and help with leg, hip and spine discomfort. Extra perk: The sandals are great for pedicures. 
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My name is Claudio Carvalho. I'm an Osteopathic Physician specialized in physical medicine and rehabilitation. I largely care for patients with musculoskeletal and joint pains from injuries or degenerative diseases such as arthritis.