"THE FOOT BONE IS
CONNECTED..."
Walk Rite For Life Blog
Marj Bonsall, Board
Certified Pedorthist
WALK RITE FOR LIFE
Pedorthic Centers
San Jose, Mountain View,
Gilroy
THE FOOT BONE IS
CONNECTED TO THE BACKBONE…
Just the
last week, Walk Rite For Life received an email from the clouds LITERALLY!
Local “politico” – on
advice from their doctor, emailed from an airplane, a request for custom molded
orthotics. Back pain being their issue, the doctor suggested trying custom
molded orthotics to help in relieving their back pain.
Osteopaths, Physiatrists, Physical Therapists and Chiropractors certainly understand that
the “foot bones are connected to the backbone” as the feet are the foundation
for the entire body and their practices are about whole body function and
mechanics.
Correctly
fitted, stable shoes, on the appropriate shoe lasts suggested for
specific feet shapes along with shock attenuating custom molded
orthotics, are the recommended gold standard in helping to stabilize the
body via the feet. A Johns Hopkins University Medical
Newsletter regarding this information and recommendations is posted in
all of our stores/pedorthic facilities.
Most
specifically, persons with high arches, low arches, bow-legs (genu-valgus),
knock knees (genu-varus) etc. can benefit from proper footgear to help relieve back pain by
helping feet to be balanced in shoes.
Maintenance of shoes and timely replacement of athletic shoes are
vitally important to help keep your feet “in balance.”
OUR MANTRA!
BALANCE
THE FEET, BALANCE THE BODY
AND
WALK RITE FOR LIFE
