What does it mean medically if i walk on the outside of my feet and not on the bottoms? i never noticed before, until a friends told me that i don't walk heal to toe. i walk on the outside of my feet and then 'flop ' to the inside. i do notice that my fee

It : It sounds like you're supinating, which is typically associated with a high arch foot structure. Folks with this type of foot don't make complete footprints in water when they get out of the shower. You only really see the sides of the feet. Such a foot structure is fairly rigid, and lacks the shock-absorbing component of a more flexible arch. Your body tries to compensate for this structural imbalance by overusing muscles to try to stabilize your feet during the gait cycle, which leads to muscle fatigue. A podiatrist would be able to give you a biomechanical examination of your lower extremities and diagnose which muscles are being overworked. In addition to stretching exercises and some shoe recommendations, most patients with such an imbalance do well with a pair of biomechanical orthotic devices which are worn inside the shoes and taken from shoe-to-shoe. Also, try not to "think" about where your feet are, how you're walking and such. You can't out-think a walking pattern, and you'll only get a headache. Hope this helps. Feel better.