Flat feet can range from “low arch to no arch,” says Bradley Schaeffer, DPM, podiatrist and foot surgeon at Central Park SOLE in New York City, who describes the condition as ...

Fallen arches, which are typically related to overuse ... "a stiffer sole is better," Hogan says. "You don't want a shoe that bends a lot from front to back. If it bends like a piece of paper ...