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    Shoes That Don't Hurt
    Shoes That Don't Hurt
    Shoes That Don't Hurt
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    Shoes That Don't Hurt

    By Daniel A. Fried

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    Many people suffer from the effects of wearing shoes. It is easy to point out things that are wrong with a particular pair of shoes, but until now, no one has given the public a scientific analysis of how shoes should be made. Shoes That Don't Hurt sets out to fill the gap. It begins with a review of some of the basic science involved in the process of walking. It then develops a set of criteria for general purpose walking shoes and describes a shoe design (in the engineering sense of the word) that satisfies the criteria. The ultimate goal is to create shoes that are as close as possible to the experience of barefoot walking while protecting the feet from the impacts of modern walking environments.

    The book is technical, but not difficult. It is intended for a general audience, particularly, readers with an interest in science or health. It may be of interest to anyone who feels relief when taking off a pair of shoes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateOct 26, 2006
    ISBN9781412209809
    Shoes That Don't Hurt
    Author

    Daniel A. Fried

    Daniel A. Fried lives in New York City. He divides his time between shoemaking and practicing law. Readers may reach him at shoebook@dfried.com.

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      Book preview

      Shoes That Don't Hurt - Daniel A. Fried

      SHOES THAT

      DON’T HURT

      DANIEL A. FRIED

      Disclaimer: The contents of this book, such as text, graphics, images, and other material are

      for informational purposes only and are not intended to offer medical advice.

      © Copyright 2006 Daniel A. Fried

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

      system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,

      recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      Note for Librarians: A cataloguing record for this book is available from Library and Archives

      Canada at www.collectionscanada.ca/amicus/index-e.html

      ISBN 978-1-4120-9706-2

      ISBN 978-1-4122-0980-9 (ebk)

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      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Part 1

      Science of Human Movement

      Chapter 1

      Newton’s Laws of Motion

      Chapter 2

      Biomechanics of Walking

      Chapter 3

      Kinesthetic Sense

      Part 2

      Specifications

      Chapter 4

      Assumptions

      Chapter 5

      Anatomy of Shoes

      Chapter 6

      Functions of a Shoe

      Chapter 7

      Walking Surfaces

      Chapter 8

      Specifications

      Chapter 9

      Flat Shoes

      Part 3

      The Shoes in Action

      Chapter 10

      Flatness and Flexibility

      Chapter 11

      Shock Absorption

      Chapter 12

      Internal Traction

      Chapter 13

      Stability

      Chapter 14

      External Traction

      Chapter 15

      Environment

      Chapter 16

      Protection From the Elements

      Chapter 17

      Support

      Chapter 18

      Comfort and Fit

      Chapter 19

      Appearance

      Chapter 20

      How Isodynamic Shoes Work

      Part 4

      Some Parts of the Shoe

      Chapter 21

      Toe Shape

      Chapter 22

      Toe Box

      Chapter 23

      Heel Shape

      Chapter 24

      Eyelet Tabs

      Chapter 25

      Top Line

      Chapter 26

      Socks

      References

      To my mother, Blanche Fried

      and the memory of my father, Emanuel Fried

      I’m having a good time tonight. If nobody objects, I’m going to take off my shoes.

      Joan Baez

      Introduction

      This book is written for a particular reader: one who knows that wearing shoes can be a problem and is willing to read through some technical (but not difficult) material to gain an understanding of the problem and its solutions. Many books have been written treating shoes as an item of fashion, that is to say, an object to be looked at. I offer another perspective: shoes as a medium through which forces are exchanged between a human being and the Earth. The forces are the ones described in Newton’s laws of motion. The exchange of forces is what enables us to move across the Earth’s surface through the activities of walking and running. One of the premises of this book is that if we understand the Newtonian forces that pass through shoes when we walk, we will have a foundation for understanding how to make shoes that do not create problems for the human body.

      This book is a product of my experience in wearing, thinking about, and making shoes. I had a long struggle with the shoe industry in trying to find shoes that were comfortable to walk in. I could not wear ready-made shoes because my feet were just a little too wide in the front. I could jam my toes into the shoes, but it was painful. I therefore turned to custom shoemakers. There was a small community of them in New York a few decades ago, most, if not all European-trained. Their craftsmanship was impeccable, but I was still not comfortable walking in their shoes. Since I had no problems when walking barefoot, I had to conclude that there was a flaw in the basic design or structure of conventional shoes. It’s obvious when you look at a man’s shoe, and even more so at a woman’s shoe, that any heeled shoe sets the foot in an unnatural position, and thereby restricts the movement of the foot to some extent. This might not be a problem for some people, but it was evidently a problem for me.

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