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Risky flip flops
on Dec 31, 1969 in Foot Health They might not be the most attractive footwear but they are popular. Flip flops come in a variety of colours and styles however they have been found to alter the gait of the wearer with a potential to cause low back pain. US researchers at Auburn U...
Get bitten by Crocs
on Dec 31, 1969 in Foot Health Perhaps not the dangerous animal but the popular rubber type sandal. It seems that many find this a comfortable colourful alternative to everyday footwear. Mothers have reported that kids wearing Crocs on an escalator have almost seen their ‘ba...
Children’s footwear
on Sep 27, 2007 in Foot Health Some of the interesting questions on our foot forum concern children’s footwear. The following question illustrates one of the problems. “My children are made to take their school shoes off as soon as they arrive at school, they then put...
Dry Pro
on Dec 4, 2007 in Foot Health Several weeks ago during Diabetic Week I was reminded by a patient that it’s an important point for our profession of Podiatry to recall how difficult it can be to care for foot dressings at home. The patient is sent home to return in a fe...
Ancient feet
on Feb 7, 2008 in Foot Health It would seem that squeezing feet in to shoes is not a new thing. A recent study in the US looked at the 40,000 year old structure of the human foot found in a cave in China. When the feet were examined for shape and bone density [...]...