I thought this would be of interest to the BRS, belonging to the "I told you so" cateogory:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-padded-shoes-20131011,0,4536920.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-padded-shoes-20131011,0,4536920.story