{"id":254300,"date":"2026-01-23T22:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/254300\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:23:07","slug":"doctor-warns-that-popular-snow-accessory-has-more-risks-than-rewards-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/254300\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor warns that popular snow accessory has \u2018more risks than rewards\u2019 for your health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-left:0px;\">In an interview with The New York Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.edu\/profiles\/doctors\/rock-positano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rock G. Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH, DSc<\/a>, Founder and Director of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.edu\/departments\/non-surgical-foot-ankle-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.edu\/departments\/non-surgical-foot-ankle-service\/heel-pain-center\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heel Pain Center<\/a>\u00a0shares key footwear considerations for navigating the winter weather safely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px;text-align:start;\">\u201cWith the possibility of a winter storm approaching this weekend, it\u2019s important for every New Yorker to be cautious of the foot and ankle problems that can be caused or worsened by wearing snow boots,\u201d said Dr. Positano.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px;text-align:start;\">\u201cSince there are more risks than rewards with snow boots, these shoes certainly aren\u2019t made for walking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px;text-align:start;\">Dr. Positano noted that while snow boots appear \u201csafe,\u201d they offer little to no orthopedic support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px;text-align:start;\">\u201cThis leads to tendon and ligament overuse, which can cause painful injuries, especially when making long treks in the snow or in the rain,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px;text-align:start;\">\u201cAn influx of knee and back problems can also arise from the lack of support, mixed with the presence of underlying orthopedic problems,\u201d said Dr. Positano.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px;text-align:start;\">Read the full article at <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/health\/doctor-warns-this-snow-accessory-has-more-risks-than-rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nypost.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an interview with The New York Post, Rock G. Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH, DSc, Founder and Director&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,135070,135071,85,46,43,135069],"class_list":["post-254300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-foot-and-ankle-non-surgical","tag-hospital-for-special-surgery","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-positano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}