Don’t Wait Another Day to Pamper These Most-Used Body Parts
Posted on October 30th, 2009
Our feet get the most use out of any other part of our body. We use them to support our weight, and they take the force of every activity doled out to them. Day-in and day-out, they offer us reliable and painless performance. That is, until a painful foot issue occurs. This can include heelspurs, corns, calluses and the like. Feet need to be spoiled more than any part of the body. Many years of pain-free feet can be the result of taking good care of them. Here are 3 ways that feet can be spoiled this summer, even in the warm weather. A Pedicure Makes You Feel Like Royalty Pedicures are simply the best way to indulge the feet. This is a wonderful way to remove excess dead skin from the feet a... Read more
Tags: bone spurs, flat feet, heel spurs, insoles, orthotic insoles, orthotics, pronation
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Athletes: How to Avoid Career-Ending Lower Leg Injuries With Proper Arch Support
Posted on September 13th, 2009
Bodily injuries while practicing sports are incidents that most athletes and coaches are familiar with. These conditions can temporarily disable the athlete, but in many cases can disable the entire team. An injured team member can hurt the outcome of games and can have enduring influence on the season as well. Similar to the way a team is influenced by a benched member, a disabled body part affects the entire body. Injuries such as shin splints, ankle injuries, and twisted knees can be caused by poor form, lack of stretching, and too much use of the feet and lower legs. As reported by medical professionals at the Cleveland Clinic, most athletes develop shin splints sometime during their c... Read more
Tags: arch supports, fallen arches, flat feet, flat foot, foot pain, insoles, leg pain, orthotic insoles, orthotics, shin pain, shin splints, sports injuries
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Types of Orthotics and How They Can Help Your Excess Pronation
Posted on June 26th, 2009
There are three different types of orthotic shoe insoles to consider when you are about to make a smart investment in your feet. Each of these types of devices has different features, and are used depending on your particular condition.: 1) Custom (rigid) arch supports: These arch support insoles are for people with intense biomechanical disorders that are more severe than the general degree of excessive pronation that many of us deal with. Custom-made, rigid orthotic shoe insoles are only available from a podiatrist. For instance, some people experience ‘supination’, which is the opposite to pronation. Their feet roll to the outside or ’supinate’, and the arch remai... Read more
Tags: arch supports, flat feet, flat foot, foot pain, insoles, orthotic insoles, orthotics, overpronation, pronation
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