The Dangers of Flip Flops

Patch—August 14, 2017

Patch featured HSS primary care sports medicine physician Jordan D. Metzl, MD in an article about the negative effects of wearing flip-flop sandals. Dr. Metzl noted that he sees patients come in for pain relief from wearing flip-flops daily after having worn better-constructed shoes all winter.

According to the article, the pain comes from having too much pressure placed on your tendons and bones.

Read the full article at patch.com