With the premise to relieve youth problems or improve the shape of the foot, the so called “fingers” Have become fashionable on social networks such as Tiktok. Therefore, in the last few days, numerous critical voices such as Lara’s, a young podiatrist who denounces that this orthopedic gadget “It has no scientific basis.”
Even so, numerous media personalities do not hesitate to highlight the alleged benefits of these devices of Gel or silicona, whose appearance recalls the object that is generally used for nails in the pedicure. This is the case of Cristina Pedrochewho, for some time, uses them to train and be at home because they give him “more stability” and help him return to his feet “Its natural form.”
In his video, which already accumulates over 900,000 views on Tiktok, the podologist reacts to the declarations made by the presenter during his visit to El Hormiguero In 2022. “I started studying and I did a Master your feet And they must be separated, “said Dabiz Muñoz’s partner.” Now I always train like this, With separators and barefoot. “
Before this clip that “has no waste”, Lara attacks “the girl of the end of the year” for the promotion of an accessory who, says, “damages the health of your feet”. “Summarizes what he did: He joined two boys who are totally against the models And they gave a clamor to an object that did not have a scientific basis, “says the expert, who claims that the goal was nothing but” billing. “
“He tells you a person ‘super -pre -delayed’ standing when his Instagram profile is full of Photo with tight heels and fingers “, Lara adds, in reference to Pedroche’s alleged hypocrisy when using heels with a certain frequency and exposing it on its social networks, where it has more than three million followers.
Laura recommends three exercises
In addition, the widespread proposes Three exercises Free that can help strengthen the health of the feet and which, as expected, does not require the use of separators. The first of them consists in trying to collect a pen from the ground through the mobility of all fingers.
“For the second, we will have to take the interior (the tube) of a ribbon,” explains Lara, making a demonstration of the exercise. “We will have to place this plastic in the first space between the fingers To work the first metatarsal joint -falangea on the foot sole “, He explained.
Finally, the podologist recommends passing objects such as tennis balls under the foot to relieve the possible pain in the plant or in case of feeling a certain tension in the area. “If you do these exercises several days a week, You will have your strong foot and at the same time rest “, concludes.
