Visco-Elastic Gel Heel Spur Pad Insoles
<html> <body> Modern surfaces, such as concrete, asphalt and floors are hard. When your feet land on them,  the force of the impact is often more than your system can naturally absorb. The shock travels  back up through the body, stressing and eventually damaging joints and causing fatigue.  Excess weight, athletics, repetitive activities and standing for long periods can aggravate the  situation. The heel strike shock particularly affects your lower skeletal frame --your knees, hips  and lower back as well as your feet. In the long run, it can inflict pain, limit activity and in some  cases, require joint replacement.Due to fashion trends and cost cutting by manufacturers modern footwear rarely has sufficient  cushioning. Most sports shoes which should offer better protection are rarely suitable for work  or business use and studies have shown that most sports shoes lose much of their cushioning  effect within a short time. For years, scientists have studied the problem and looked for  possible solutions. Bio-engineers, orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists saw that, if  they could find a way to place a shock absorber between foot and the ground, the energy  would be diffused before it damaged the joints. For those already afflicted, such shock  absorbers would help relieve pain and prevent further damage.Studies were designed, experiments were conducted, materials tested. The results all  suggested that visco-elastic polymers were the optimum materials for underfoot cushioning.  These synthetic materials, which are both dense and elastic, proved remarkably able to  absorb the shock of heel strike. Taking up less space in the shoe than conventional foam  materials, visco-elastic polymers are the most efficient form of under-foot cushioning available  today. In fact you would need up to 15 drug store insoles to equal the cushioning effect of one  visco-elastic insole.In tests that actually measured the amount o