Footwear check

Check your shoes. One pair at a time.

Check a pair ↓

Answer three questions about each pair you wear at home and outside; the check uses only the National Institute on Aging footwear lines.

Which pair? (optional, for your printout)
The heel
The sole
The back

Habits

Do you walk on floors or stairs in socks?
Do your feet hurt when you walk?
Have you fallen since your last check-up?

Walking speed is the other half: time a short walk, or take the 12-question fall checklist. If walking changed suddenly, or there is new weakness, numbness, chest pain or confusion, call 911.