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Skecher Shape Ups and Toning Shoes
Skechers to pay $40 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
ABC World News Reports Skechers Agrees to $40 Million Settlement with the FTC
Getting in Shape for the Summer? The Risks of Shape-Up Shoes
Reebok EasyTone and RunTone shoes false claims lawsuit
Reebok to pay $25 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
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A Doctor’s Role in Preventing Kentucky Neonatal Infections at Birth
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Shoulder Weakness from Kentucky Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
Can Improper Prenatal Monitoring Lead to a Birth Injury in Kentucky?
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
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Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Defective Products Attorney on Dangerous Drugs in Covington
Zimmer NexGen knee replacement lawsuits
Darvocet pulled for link to heart damage by the FDA
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Medical Mistakes
Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
What Are Some of the Reported Problems with Pain Pumps?
Kimberly Clark subsidiary I-Flow sues doctor for using its pain pump product
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
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After a Defective Fentanyl Pain Patch Causes Injuries or Death of a Loved One
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News
Skechers could pay Millions for toning shoe lawsuits...
Toning Shoes Deceptive Claims result in $25 million settlement...
New report that Skechers Cause Serious Injuries...
Holly Ward files first lawsuit against Skechers for fracture injury reports Good Morning America...
Achilles Tendon Injuries linked to Skechers and toning shoes...
Toning shoes like Skechers can Cause Bone and Joint Injuries...
Is There Proof That Toning Shoes Give You a Better Body?...
The Supposed Secret Behind Toning Shoes...
Toning Shoes Manufacturer Skechers on Both Ends of Lawsuits...
Skechers Responds to ABC About Shape-Up Injury Case...
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Skecher Shape Ups and Toning Shoes
Lessons Learned from Skechers – Shoe Companies Shouldn’t Make False Health Claims
Planning to Shape Up for the New Year with Your Toning Shoes You Got for Christmas? Think Again!
How About a Lawsuit to Go With Your Toning Shoes?
Just Read the Headlines: Toning Shoes are Causing Injuries
Toning Shoe Injuries Reported to Consumer Product Safety Commission
Toning Shoes are Designed to Be Unstable
Toning shoes have become all the rage. Consumers, especially women, have been drawn to these “magic sneakers” that claim to tone various muscles while walking. Shoe manufacturers make these shoes seem almost too good to be true.The reality is – these shoes are designed to be unstable.
Doctors have expressed serious concerns over toning shoes, such as Skecher’s Shape Ups and Reebok’s EasyTone. The issue that doctors have stems from the fact that these shoes are supposed to be unstable. They incorporate a rocker bottom outsole, causing the foot to move from heel to toe. When the foot performs this motion, it forces the muscles to work to control some of the instability.
According to one doctor’s blog, rocker bottom outsoles are not new. In fact, podiatrists have been prescribing these outsoles to patients for years to treat gait issues, foot and ankle pain, deformities and more.
While toning shoes do have some benefits, after all they supposedly activate muscles, the risks seem to be great. Some of the problems of toning shoes include the following:
- Increased fall risk
- Possible inflammation of the Achilles tendons
- Change in gait (or the way you walk)
- Destabilization
While manufacturers are claiming that you can get in shape without ever setting foot in the gym, you have to consider if the benefits outweigh these risks.
Injured by Toning Shoes?
If you have been injured while wearing toning shoes, you could be entitled to compensation. For more information and answers to your questions, contact an experienced Northern Kentucky injury lawyer at the Law Office of Schachter, Hendy & Johnson at (859) 578-4444 or (888) 606-5297.We represent clients in Kentucky and Ohio and have been doing so for 35 years. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.
Read our other article, The Hidden Risks of Toning Tennis Shoes, for more information.
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909 Wrights Summit Parkway
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Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: (859) 578-4444
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