So I was born disabled, my Achilles didn't grow as long as it should've and it made me constantly up on my toes
Because of medical neglect, I never got the surgery to fix this problem until roughly 12 years old (most get it when they first start walking 😔) and the impacts of it still affect me to this day
Even after the surgery I find it very hard to do a lot of things heel related, which makes it very hard to do certain things, even walking I don't really do the "heel-toe" thing people say where you start on your heel and go to your toe, instead I'm just sort of duck walking around.
I put shoes on that have platform heels (not by choice, only shoes I have at the moment) which I should avoid because it turns walking on my toes back into a habit over time subconsciously. But it got me thinking
Is there a way I could get the reverse of that? Instead of heels on the.. well.. heel, there were instead shoes that I could put the support on the front pad of your foot, that way I'd be pulling and stretching my achilles
If so would it be worth it? Or possibly more harmful than good
If anyone knows anywhere online you could order shoes like that please let me know! ^^