![]() They´re just stuffed into inadequate shoe boxes that prevent them growing strong and healthy – and the science backs this up. Our feet have been evolving to live barefoot in a host of difficult terrains for several millenia, it would be a pretty significant system fail if our feet were so chronically weak. Painful feet affect our ability to move and be physical, and as our societies become ever more sedentary, physical inactivity is becoming an international health crisis.īut what if the problem isn´t our feet but the shoes we put kids in from the day they start walking – then no wonder so many of us end up with compromised, painful feet. After all, flat feet, fallen arches, toes bunching together… all sorts of foot and ankle problems still sends kids to podiatrists for expensive orthotic cures everything from inserts to special shoes, braces and sometimes even operations.Īnd if feet make it through childhood – there´s still adulthood to contend with.ħ7% of American adults suffer from some kind of debilitating foot issue, with women - consistently wearing pointier, narrower, more heeled shoes - four times as likely as men to live with some kind of foot pain. The old-fashioned way of thinking was that, because babies and toddlers are born with flat feet, as they grow, the arches in their feet needed help developing, hence their arches needed propping up on the inside of their shoes.īut this theory was adhered to long after it didn´t appear to work very well. The old-fashioned idea was that a child´s foot needed help as it grew with a hard sole, support and cushioning round the ankle and, most importantly of all, ´arch support´. Wide toe box - the Velcro fasteners (adjustable straps) allow the use of shoes with different completeness foot.Traditionally, ARCH SUPPORT was a key part of kids´ shoes. Shock Absorber System softens the blow in the heel area.ħ. Soft edges in the backdrop prevent the skin from chafing during daily long-term use.Ħ. Flexible Outsole - elastic, with an artificial physiological shallow, correctly distributes the load on the musculoskeletal system.ĥ. Orthopedic Heel "Thomas" - extended from the inside - excludes rotation (heaping) stops inward and serves to balance.Ĥ. Arch Support (Instep) - prevents the development of flatfoot, provides support arches and ligament-muscle training apparatus.ģ. ![]() High Heel shaped hard with extended inner wing - keeps the heel in the right position, stabilizes the ankle joint during walking.Ģ. Key Features of Orthopedic AFO (Ankle-Foot Orthosis) Shoesġ. Your toddlers won’t have to go through the dexterous hassle of having to tie the laces together, all thanks to the quick straps
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