@AndyLee (AndyLee) posted a new topic, subject "Is This A Medical Problem? Foot Question". It read:

   I noticed just within the last year, I've started having issues with my socks and shoes.
    
    Here's the problem:
    
    If you imagine a foot. On the inside (the same side as your inseam) on the heal, I keep wearing out my shoes and socks.
    
    I constantly have a hole n my sock. When I buy shoes now, I constantly am breaking through on the heal on the inside.
    
    My sister-in-law calls it an instep, but I don't know if it's a correct term. It has only been happening for about a year now. I just got a new job and will soon have insurance, but I was wondering if this is an actual medical issue?
    
    There is absolutely no discomfort. I can run and walk, and have no pain nothing.
    
    The only reason I ask is because I have to sew up my socks every day and I'm going through shoes every other month, which I can't be doing. I thought it was cheap shoes, but I got Nikes and sure enough in the first two months, my heal on the “inside” was busted through by my foot.
    
    I looked at my foot and I have a great arch and again, no pain or problems walking. The only place it hurts is a wallet as I have to keep buying new socks and shoes 
    
    So do you all think this is a medical issue? Cheap shoes? (My Nikes weren't and this is the first time I've had a pair that did this) Am I just getting old? (I'm 34)? I'm not overweight and I don't have any outstanding issues.
    
    I did notice that I do tend to stand on the inside of my heal more than the heal as a whole, though. Is is just a matter of retraining how I stand?
    
    Thanks for the opinions.
      *[Trock]: A Trock is a TRoll + a sOCK

So @Sattua (Sattua) replied

    You are overpronating.
    
    Runner's World – 21 Sep 01
    
    ### Overpronation, Explained
    
    If the inner side of your shoes are especially worn, you could be overpronating.
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So @Eureka (Eureka) replied

    My advice would be to go to a good running shoe store and have your feet properly fitted. Because there are shoes which should discourage the overpronating (thank you, **Sattua** , for providing the proper word for what the feet are doing).
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@Enkel (Enkel) replied

    Wear through socks daily, shoes monthly? Are you riding something that is tearing through them? Do you ride a motorcycle and use your heals to stop? Are you dragging your feet off the edge of something? I can't imagine the wear and tear your feet must be having if you wear through socks on a daily basis. You must have some tough as leather skin on your feet!
      *[Trock]: A Trock is a TRoll + a sOCK

To which @astro (astro) replied

    Unless you weigh 400+ lbs or are running marathons in street shoes your post makes no sense to me. You claim that you are destroying the heel section of your shoe by actually fracturing the structure of the shoe within 2 months of normal wear.
    
    I don't see how that's possible with a decent quality shoe.  
    Do you circulate your shoes to allow them to dry out or just wear one pair all the time over and over?
      *[Trock]: A Trock is a TRoll + a sOCK

After which, @kittenblue (kittenblue) added

    It's heel, and it always has been. We need pictures of the damage to your shoes because this makes no sense. Buy a dozen pair of socks and only wear them one day. Fresh socks every day. Mended socks can be lumpy and cause sores. Get rid of holey socks. Wash your feet daily, use lotion.
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Then @SeaDragonTattoo (SeaDragonTattoo) said

    Wounds need to heal.  
    Your feet have heels.
    
    Had to repeat that though **kittenblue** already said it.
    
    I agree if you have pics you can post that would be most helpful. I overpronate enough to have plantar fasciitis issues, and wear shoes made specifically for overpronators. But even when I wore just regular shoes, that has never happened. Even if you're wearing thin-soled tennis style shoes, how could you possibly be wearing a hole in them within a couple months unless you're jamming a metal rod through the sole or melting them? And the thing with your socks makes no sense either.
      *[Trock]: A Trock is a TRoll + a sOCK


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