Wearing wooden shoes on a day-to-day basis is bad for you. Wooden shoes have thick and hard soles that can contribute to several foot and toe problems. It destabilizes your main foot arch causing immediate and long-term foot discomfort. The traditional wooden shoes have unfavorable designs that can harm your foot. There are claims that they cause toe deformities and immobilize your foot joints. Other problems caused by wearing wooden shoes are hallux valgus, hammertoes, and bunions. The following features in wooden shoes and even modern-day clogs can harm your foot and toes in the long run: Extremely rigid soles Clogs came from wood. They come in extremely thick and hard soles that can give huge discomfort to your foot. With this kind of rigidness, your foot has no flexibility to move or even breathe inside. Also, rigid soles can hold your feet and toes in a distorted and painful position. The soles can compromise the natural form or structure of your feet. If you do not use protective foot covering like socks, you might get splinters using wooden shoes. The hardness of the wood can damage sensitive skin. Heel elevation We are all aware that high heels are very uncomfortable to wear. Clogs come in high heel elevation that can destabilize your foot’s natural form. Heels give pressure on the foot arch forcing it to stretch more than needed. The heels can both impair the nerves and bones of your foot. If you wear shoes with high heel elevation, it can increase the possibility of having an ankle sprain. High heels are not stable, causing you to move from side to side. You will find a hard time getting your balance on shoes with elevated heels. Tapering toe boxes People prefer wearing shoes with wide-toe boxes. They believe that toe boxes are comfortable for the toes and good for the foot. For wooden shoes, the case is different. Clogs normally have the widest design at the ball of the foot and narrowest at the tip of the toes. With this design, your toes cannot splay when you walk. It would help if you chose footwear that allows your toes to sit and spread properly inside. Tapering toe boxes combined with high heel elevation can place too much pressure on your foot. It compromises the natural anatomy of your foot, where you can experience excessive discomfort. Toe spring Toe spring is another design feature you can find on wooden shoes. The design elevates your toes above the forefoot. In this manner, it can intentionally distort the natural state of your foot arch. It can also place too much pressure on the ball of your foot. Toe spring in wooden shoes can extend your toes excessively. This kind of design can contribute to foot tendon imbalances causing pain in the long run. When used long-term, you can have toe deformities called crooked toes.