Sunday, September 27, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Flat Foot & Bunions





Bunions enlargement of joint behind the big toe, calcium build up and inflammation surrounding the joint.

Symptoms:
Pain surrounding the joint
Irritated, sensitive skin surrounding area
Stiffness and cramping of big toe
Callus formation under side of joint at big toe

Distinguishing features:
Recurring pain and swelling of joint and appearance of joint growing in size.

Possible cause:
Pronation of foot, weak metarsal arch, ill-fitting shoes, sole of shoes too soft, high heels.

Solution:
'2.ft Orthotics' designed to control inward rotation of heel (pronation) and good fitting, quality shoes.

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Flat Foot both longitudinal and metatarsal arches have collapsed, ankles and knee fall inward and no arches are visible.

Symptoms:
General foot fatigue, poor balance
Ankle, knee, lower back pain
Calluses under big toe/bunions
Shoulder fall forward/slouching
More energy required to run or stand long periods of time.

Distinguishing features:
Inner wall of shoes streched & worn, foot appears abnormally wide, ankle and cuboid bone protruding inward, no arch visible.

Possible causes:
Hereditary, poor quality shoes (sole of shoe too soft), walking style, injury, wearing ill-http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffitting shoes,etc.

Solution:
'2.ft Orthotics' designed to reshape and realign both longitudinal and metatarsal arches.

Note: Children with flat feet often achieve permanent correction; custom-fitted orthotics develop arches provided they are worn daily (prescribed time) and the child is below the age of 10 years old.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Meerly Go Round



I started to enjoy my work. So much freedom, so independent. There are pros and cons for sure. But Meerly just go around.