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Articles about mismatched footwear (0-50 of 182)
- Asics: At The Forefront Of Shoe Technology
By: jane barron | - ASICS is a Japanese company established in the 1950s that specializes in running and athletic shoes. The name ASICS is an acronym for Anima Sana In Corpore Sano which is Latin for Sound Mind in a Sound Body. And just as the companys name suggests, ASICS shoes put the health of your feet first; the company has been at the forefront of the development of new footwear technologies designed to protect and cushion the bones, joints and tendons of your feet.
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- Clark's Wallabees: A Fashionable Classic
By: jane barron | - Today Clarks shoes produces almost 35 million pairs of shoes year. But despite its international success, the company had humble beginnings. Founded in 1825 by Cyrus and James Clark in the small English village of Street in Somerset, Clarks shoes began as nothing more than a local sheepskin slipper business. The small business endured, however, and by the mid 1900s Clarks was an international success.
One of Clarks most recognized and popular shoes is the Clark ...
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- New Balance Orthopedic Shoes
By: Kent Smith | - New Balance has long been popular among runners and avid walkers for their comfortable athletic shoes. Their line of custom orthopedic shoes promises the same level of quality that their customers have come to expect.
Each New Balance Orthopedic Shoe is constructed over a wooden structure known as a last. There are 13 different lasts that New Balance works from. Each one is uniquely engineered to address specific pressure points or problem areas for men, women and children. Som ...
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- Hush Puppies: Comfort And Style
By: Kent Smith | - Hush Puppies is an internationally successful brand of casual footwear based in Rockford, Michigan. The first Hush Puppies were created in 1958 when the Chairman of Wolverine Worldwide (the parent company of Hush Puppies) was investigating the process of tanning pigskin for the US military. What resulted was the classic American brushed-suede shoes with the lightweight crepe sole. Hush Puppies were extremely popular in 1950s and 1960s America. They dwindled in the 70s and 80s before e ...
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- Orthotics For Hammertoe
By: Kent Smith | - Hammertoe is a common foot deformity that occurs when the toes become locked into a permanently bent position. They are often caused by wearing ill-fitting footwear, particularly high-heeled shoes, which force the toes into a bent position. Anatomically speaking, hammertoes occur due to a muscular imbalance between the tendons on the top and the bottom of the toe, which causes the tendons on the bottom of the toe to become permanently contracted. A hammertoe can either be flexible or rigid. ...
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- Common Foot And Lower Leg Injuries Among Young Athletes
By: Kent Smith | - Athletes put their bodies (and their feet and legs in particular) under a lot of stress. Even among high school athletes, competition is fierce and so its no surprise that so many young people wind up in the hospital with serious foot, ankle and leg injuries. Below you can find descriptions of 6 of the most common injuries among young athletes.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Tearing the ACL is one of the most dreaded injuries in athletics and can often put an athlet ...
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- Could It Be Possible That I Am Getting Bunions? My Grandma Had Them And Yesterday I Was Noticing Tha
By: Kent Smith | - There is no way to know for certain whether or not you have a bunion without a doctors diagnosis. A podiatrist will give you a thorough medical exam, go over your medical history and, in some cases, take X-rays to determine if that bump on your foot is indeed a bunion burgeoning. Other possibilities to consider include infection, a hairline fracture that causes the foot to swell, gout (a condition that causes uric acid crystals to accumulate in the joint), or arthritis in your feet. ...
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- Long-term Consequences Of Clubfoot
By: Kent Smith | - Clubfoot is a congenital defect that occurs in roughly one out of every 1000 births. Most people who are born with the deformity and have access to medical care are successfully treated as infants. Some people have even been diagnosed with the condition while still in the womb. Treatment can begin almost immediately, as early as one week after the birth.
If you suspect your child has clubfoot, do not ignore the condition. It will not disappear, and it will become much more dif ...
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- All You Need To Know About Fitting Shoes
By: Kent Smith | - It is always a good idea to try shoes on before you buy them. This is especially true for athletes or for individuals with foot problems. People with diabetes, lymphedema or any number of foot deformities (bunions, corns, hammertoe, claw toe, plantar fasciitis, etc.) should proceed cautiously when purchasing shoes and consult their podiatrist if any questions arise. That said, here are some things to keep in mind when shopping for shoes from catalogues or on the Internet.
If yo ...
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- Tips For Purchasing Athletic Shoes
By: Kent Smith | - 1.When purchasing athletic shoes, you will probably need to go 1/2 size bigger than your regular size. Feet tend to swell when you run. Be warned. Not all brands of athletic shoes are sized the same.
2.If you use orthotics or orthopedic insoles, purchase athletic shoes with these inserts in mind! You may need a bigger shoe to accommodate the orthotic device. The same goes for athletes who wear particularly thick socks.
3.Purchase shoes that cater t ...
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- Protecting Your Knees
By: Kent Smith | - With the number of healthy adults going under the knife for knee surgery on the rise, its clear that our knees wont stand up to abuse even if we maintain an otherwise active, healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, putting up with ill-fitting footwear, such as high heels, worn out running shoes or shoes that lack proper shock absorption, comes with a high price. As do athletic activities that put a lot of stress on our knees (such as skiing and running on pavement).
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- The American Shoe System: Why Are Shoes Sized Differently For Men And Women?
By: Kent Smith | - Americans start their sizing system at 1 (unlike the Europeans who begin at zero) and use a formula to arrive at sizes for mens, womens and childrens shoes. The heel-to-toe length of the foot (in inches) is multiplied by 3 and then a constant is subtracted from the product. This constant is different for men, women and children.
The Formula
For Men:3 x length of foot 22 = shoe size
For Women: 3 x length of foot 21 (or ...
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- Knowing Your Athletic Shoes Inside And Out
By: Kent Smith | - All athletic shoes have a least four basic parts: the outsole, the insole, the midsole and the upper. The outsole is the part of the shoe that touches the ground. It is usually made out of some kind of rubber material that is treaded for traction. The insole is the part of the shoe that our foot sits on. Most insoles, especially in athletic shoes, are removable. Some people even choose to purchase customized or orthopedic insoles to insert into their shoes to give them added support, balanc ...
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- How To Safely Remove A Splinter From Your Foot
By: Kent Smith | - Most splinters are harmless enough, and you can remove them quickly and efficiently in the privacy of your home. Be on the look out for redness, swelling, pus or pain, which could indicate an infection is present. If you have diabetes lymphedema, or any other condition that makes your feet prone to infection and foot ulcers, see your doctor for splinter removal. You risk infection or a more serious wound if you attempt to remove the splinter at home.
1.Start by soaking the f ...
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- Fungal Toenail Infections
By: Kent Smith | - Fungal toenail infections are known by their scientific name onychomycosis. Males are twice as likely to get infected toenails as females. Other factors that increase your risk include age, diabetes and exposure to shared public spaces such as shower facilities gyms, hot tubs, pools and saunas. Fungal infections occur much more often in the toenails than in the fingernails and are usually not spread from the foot to the hand.
Fungal infections are highly contagious and can be ...
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- Tips For Preventing The Spread Of Toenail Fungal Infections
By: Kent Smith | - Fungal infections in the toenail are a difficult problem to treat. Even if you get a prescription medication from your doctor, an infection may not clear up for 8 to 10 months. Moreover, fungal infections are extremely contagious. They can spread from nail to nail and from foot to foot. You can also give them to other people so you should be conscientious when sharing showers or walking around the house barefoot. If you have a fungal toenail infection, or have had infections in the past, yo ...
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- Exercises To Help Improve Weakened Arches
By: Kent Smith | - Collapsed arches can be present at birth or develop at a young age. They are especially common among athletes who have put a lot of stress on their foot and calf muscles, and they also tend to develop among the elderly or women who have spent too much time in high heels. A collapsed foot can have serious long-term consequences including foot pain, ankle pain, stress fractures, heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, calluses, bunions and Achilles tendon injuries. Foot stress ultimately affects the res ...
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- To Treat (or Not To Treat) Plantar Warts
By: Kent Smith | - Q: What happens when plantar warts go untreated for a really long time?
A: Plantar warts are benign epithelial tumors that form on the bottom of your feet. They are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters the skin through minor cuts and abrasions. They tend to form on the ball of the foot, the heel and the pads of the toes areas of the foot that are under pressure from the bodys weight. Because of this pressure, the warts are pushed inward. They are u ...
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- Help! How Do I Treat Plantar Warts That Will Not Go Away?
By: Kent Smith | - Plantar Warts are a common problem. Some studies estimate that as many as 10 percent of Americans are infected. These warts, which form on the sole of your feet, are caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Most people pick them up by going barefoot in public locker rooms or showers. Humans build up immunity to the virus with age and so the warts are particularly common in children, who can catch the virus simply by walking around barefoot outside.
Plantar warts are usuall ...
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- How Do I Treat Plantar Warts?
By: Kent Smith | - There are a variety of ways to treat plantar warts. But before you consider treatment, ask yourself the following questions:
Is my plantar wart causing me any pain? Do I find it difficult to walk, or play a sport? Is the situation getting worse? Is my wart getting bigger, or is the number of warts on the bottom of my feet multiplying? Am I embarrassed by my plantar wart? Am I worried about passing the virus on to other people?
If you answered no to the above ...
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- Keeping Your Feet Happy
By: Kent Smith | - Do you have happy feet? And no! I am not talking about the movie with the tap-dancing penguins.
Our feet may be on of the most neglected and abused parts of our body. How can two such seemingly small and fragile appendages support the entire weight of our body? Well, with twenty-six bones, thirty-three joints and over one hundred tendons, ligaments and muscles our feet are more than meets the eye. These complex machines allow us to jump, sprint, slam dunk, pirouette and, yes, ...
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- Cavus Foot: A Symptom Of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
By: Kent Smith | - Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary disorder that affects the nervous system. It is also known as Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN), Hereditary Sensorimotor Neuropathy (HSMAN) and Peroneal Muscular Atrophy. With 37 out of every 100,000 infants born with the disorder, Charcot Marie Tooth disease is one of the most common neurological disorders passed down by genetics. It is an autosomal dominant condition, and so if a human being has the disorder roughly fifty percen ...
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- Treatment For Cavus Foot
By: Kent Smith | - Q: What is the best way to treat Cavus Foot?
A: Cavus Foot can usually be treated using a combination of orthopedic devices that protect the foot from pain and provide the foot with extra support, especially when it comes to stability and balance (something that many people with Cavus Foot struggle to maintain).
Proper Footwear. Podiatrists recommend high-topped shoes because of the extra support they give your ankle. If your Cavus Foot has resulted in ...
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- Dictionary Of Common Foot Ailments
By: Kent Smith | - Athletes Foot. A skin disease caused by a fungus and characterized by dry, itchy, flaky skin. Prevent athletes foot by washing the feet regularly and wearing sandals in public showers.
Bunions. A hereditary condition characterized by a bump protruding from the big toes metatarsal bone on the side of the foot. Bunions can be treated by purchasing footwear that accommodates the deformity, or through surgery.
Calluses ...
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- Foot Anatomy
By: Kent Smith | - The foot bone is connected to the ankle bone and the ankle bones connected to the leg bone... If only it were that easy! The foot, which is made up twenty-six distinct bones, is not nearly as simple as our childhood anatomy lessons would suggest. It is a structure of remarkable strength and flexibility: twenty-six bones (one quarter of the total bones in the human body are in the feet!), thirty-three joints, and hundreds of distinct muscles, tendons and ligaments. And it can ...
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- Foot Ulcers And Preventative Care
By: Kent Smith | - Foot deformities are common among diabetic patients suffering from chronic complications of the disease such as neuropathy (decreased neural sensation). The atrophy of muscles in the foot (due to neuropathy and poor circulation) makes it difficult for these muscles to hold the toes in their proper position. Unable to feel unhealthy friction or rubbing on their feet, diabetics are more likely to suffer from blisters, corns, calluses, bunions and hammertoe.
These various foot inju ...
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- Converting Shoe Sizes
By: Kent Smith | - Navigating shoes sizes can be tricky business especially if you are attempting to purchase shoes overseas or if you are buying shoes sized for the opposite gender. This article will take you through all the necessary conversions using a Womens size 8 for our example. For a summary of the conversions, check out the chart below.
Womens to Mens. To convert from a mens size to a womens size, simply add 2 to the mens size. ...
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- Choosing Orthopedic Insoles
By: Kent Smith | - Orthopedic insoles have become quite sophisticated. Traditionally used to alleviate foot pain by shifting pressure away from certain sore or stressed areas of the foot, insoles nowadays can actually be used to treat the underlying condition itself. For example, an orthopedic insole designed to treat Mortons neuroma will cushion the ball of the foot in such a way that pressure is removed from the nerve and the inflammation of the nervous tissue will dissipate completely.
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- Finding The Right Pair Of Shoes To Prevent Foot Injury And Foot Deformity
By: Kent Smith | - A surprising number of Americans have feet that are two different sizes. Some studies estimate the number is upwards of sixty-percent. Many of these people can get away with fitting both feet into the same size shoes. If the feet are just a half-size apart than both feet should be able to comfortably fit as long as you are careful to avoid designs with unusually narrow toe boxes or any shoe that pinches your feet. Even feet that are a full size apart can usually compromise. If the left foot ...
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- Amputations: Caring For The Remaining Limb
By: Kent Smith | - Amputations of a lower limb mean extra stress (and higher risk) for the remaining limb that now must support the entire weight of the body. This is especially true in amputations related to diabetes, where the conditions that led to the amputation in the first place (neuropathy or decreased nervous sensation and poor circulatory health) continue to plague the remaining limb. Moreover, foot ulcers (open wounds on the foot that are the usually the starting place for an infection that ultimately ...
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- Buying Shoes For Amputees
By: Kent Smith | - Amputation is a complicated procedure requiring several steps to ensure that further damage is not done to the patient during the surgery. The surgeons first task is to tie off the major arteries and veins to prevent hemorrhage, which can lead to the patients death. The muscle groups must then be carefully separated and transected in a way that will retain the maximum mobility possible. Finally, the surgeon saws off the bone. Skin and muscles are sewn over the stump.
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- Treatment For Morton's Neuroma
By: Kent Smith | - Mortons Neuroma (also known as Mortons neuralgia, Mortons metatarsalgia and intermetatarsal neuroma) occurs when the nervous tissue near the base of the third and fourth toe becomes inflamed. The nerve that runs between the metatarsal bones is pinched by the bones, which causes the inflammation. Symptoms usually include pain, numbness, tingling and sometimes the feeling of a hard object lodged in the ball of the foot. At the early stages of the neuroma, symptoms may be ...
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- Clubfoot Treatment: Kristi Yamaguchi, A Success Story
By: Kent Smith | - When Kristi Yamaguchi first took to the ice it wasnt in hopes of an Olympic Gold Medal. The future Olympic Champion (1992) and World Figure Skating Champion (1991 and 1992) had been born with fetal clubfoot, and figure skating was a form of physical therapy for her condition. Fetal Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus) is a birth defect in which a childs feet are misshapen. The feet (or sometimes one foot only) turn inwards toward the middle of the body and appear abnormally small. ...
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- Increased Amputees In The United States Due To The Iraq War
By: Kent Smith | - In World War II approximately thirty percent of wounded soldiers died. The Vietnam Wars fatality rate was also high with twenty-four percent of wounded soldiers dying in battle. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem to have a relatively low casualty rate with one in every ten wounded soldiers dying. But this low mortality rate brings with it its own problems. More soldiers may be surviving, but their lives are still devastatingly affected by injuries that in other times would have me ...
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- What Do I Do To Make Heel Spur Pain Go Away?
By: Kent Smith | - Despite what you may think, heel spurs do not cause pain. These bony hooks that attach themselves to the heel bone are simply a sign that something is not right. They usually indicate a condition known as plantar fasciitis. Lets break this funny name down. Plantar means bottom of the foot (like plantar warts), fascia is a type of connective tissue that makes up the arch of the foot, and itis means inflammation (like tendonitis, bronchitis, or any of those o ...
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- Ouch! What's That Bump On My Foot?!
By: Kent Smith | - I remember discovering my grandmothers collections of high-heels one afternoon when I was playing a secret game of dress-up in her closet. For as long as I had known her, my grandmother had worn the same pair of white, scuffed-up leather tennis shoes which she would slip-on and slip-off without undoing the laces. I couldnt imagine her prancing around in these funny looking gold and silver strappy things with pointy noises and geometric designs made from sequins. Why don ...
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- Toe Amputation: Causes And Consequences
By: Kent Smith | - Q: What are the most common reasons for toe amputation?
A: Toes may need to be amputated for a variety of reasons. One of the most common reasons is infection. A toe may be removed to prevent an infection from spreading to the bone or bloodstream, or because it is gangrenous. (Gangrene is a condition where the tissue dies after blood supply has been cut off to an area. In situations where the tissue is infected, gangrene is classified as wet or moist gangrene.) Infections i ...
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- Shopping For Specialty Footwear
By: Danielle K. D. | - There was once a time, when people didn't wear shoes. However, as mobility became a necessity, the feet needed to be protected, and simple leather moccasins eventually evolved into Nike Dunks. Although we now consider the shoe a necessity, it actually has altered the way our body moves, and not always for the better.
The shoe that once was a personalized, hand-crafted piece of leather meant to clothe and protect one's feet, has now become a huge commercial industry, where sellin ...
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- Mismatched Shoes For Mismatched Feet
By: Danielle K. D. | - Throughout the coming year of 2009, Brandon Powers can expect to hear many different tales about mismatched shoes. Powers, a journalism student at Valdosta State University in the State of Georgia plans to launch an extensive photography project. A professional photographer, Powers intends to use his camera, in order to preserve for posterity images of the wounded veterans from the Iraq war.
Powers has initiated a search for veterans under the age of twenty-seven. He hopes to fin ...
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- How To Find Specialty Shoes
By: Danielle K. D. | - Although the world contains tens of millions people with mismatched feet, there are not nearly enough retail stores to accommodate people who need odd shoes. However, there is now a better option for people who need specialty shoes and odd shoes ---they do not even have to leave their homes to make a shoe purchase.
Specialty shoes and odd shoe website exchanges like OddShoeFinder have made it possible for people who need odd shoes to find shoes that actually fit. This means that ...
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- How To Buy Shoes When Your Feet Are Mismatched
By: Danielle K. D. | - Have you ever heard of the popular phrase, "my two left feet"? Well, unfortunately that can mean much more than being clumsy on the dance floor. A surprising number of people suffer from what we can generally label mismatched feet. This can be as simple as having two feet that are two different foot sizes.
A large percentage of people have feet that are a half size apart - no wonder that right shoe always feels so tight! But mismatched feet can also result from much more serio ...
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- Finding The Perfect Match For Mismatched Footwear
By: Danielle K. D. | - There are many reasons why mismatched footwear might be desired or required. Some people are born with feet of two different sizes. Other people have had an injury or illness which has resulted in a deformity of one or both of their feet. Some polio survivors find that they emerge from the disease with severe foot deformities resulting in their need for mismatched footwear.
Before the Internet, getting two different shoes to fit your feet often meant that you would have to buy two ...
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- Do You Have Mismatched Feet?
By: Danielle K. D. | - Although it is less common that it was in the past, polio is certainly a difficult disease to overcome, and the complications it brings about can often have lifelong repercussions. Some of these can be more of a challenge than others, and some may amount to more of an inconvenience. As many polio survivors suffer in that their feet are two different lengths because of the disease, shopping for shoes can become more difficult, and can pose something of a hardship.
Thus, those who ...
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- Polio, Clubfoot, And Finding The Shoe That Fits
By: kent | - Many polio survivors will tell you that their infection was difficult and even painful to overcome. The complications that arise, however, often result in lifelong challenges, including difficulty functioning in society on several levels; and while those unaware may not realize it, even things like finding mismatched footwear require significant effort for someone with polio. Polio survivors groups have worked tirelessly to locate and even create resources for those with their unique needs.
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- Polio Survivors Can Opt Any Design Of Mismatched Shoes
By: kent | - For all those people who are affected from polio and are also caused by its symptoms are found to have mismatched feet. Due to this reason many people are not able to find a perfect pair of shoe for their feet. Such polio survivors find it difficult to get a shoe so that they can cover their feet. Today you can find many online shoe finder related services n facilities to help you get a shoe for your feet. Even a mismatched shoe can help you cover your feet and can provide you comfort. Polio sur ...
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- A Service Especially Useful To Many Polio Survivors
By: kent | - With all of the scrutiny and demands placed on Barack Obama and John McCain in their campaigns for President, it is difficult to imagine a president as a polio victim. However, Franklin D. Roosevelt, possibly the most famous polio survivor in history, was President of the United States from 1932 to till 1945. While he was the thirty second president of the United States, he wore heavy steel braces on his legs, which made walking very difficult. He was a great inspiration to many polio survivor ...
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- Help For People With Mismatched Feet
By: kent | - Millions of people with mismatched feet would love to have a shoe store in which they can buy mismatched shoes in their sizes. However, that is not practical with the traditional brick and mortar store unless the shoe store is willing to sell a single shoe from two different pairs. In the United States, Nordstrom department stores offer such an option, but it is limited to customers with feet at least two sizes different from each other.
Consider the magnitude of the problem of ...
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- Mismatched Footwear Services
By: kent | - The word mismatch tends to have a negative connotation, while the word match refers to things that are in harmony with each other. People are always looking for the perfect match, whether it be in a mate, a home, or a job. Unfortunately, millions of people almost always through no fault of their own have mismatched feet.
Due to afflictions like polio, clubfoot and accidents, those people have a Hobsons choice of buying two pairs of shoes (one pair for eac ...
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- What To Do If You Need Shoes For Your Mismatched Foot!
By: kent | - Your feet carry you thousands of miles and bear a force 50% greater than a person's weight with every step. Foot problems are caused by wear and tear and/or because of negligence.
Mismatched feet
People who have mismatched feet usually buy the larger size, and the shoes for the smaller feet are often stuffed with material to take up the excess space. The purpose of OddShoeFinder.com is helping people with mismatched feet. The Web site is an effort to help those people sav ...
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- Mismatched Shoes From A Shoe Web Site
By: kent | - Practice makes perfect
Finding the right style and fit of shoes can take awhile, so it's best to devote a little time to trying on different sized shoes. Insist that the salesman measure both feet, as many people have feet of significantly different sizes. Walk back and forth a few times to see how they feel against your feet, and make sure you consider whether you'll be wearing socks or not. With work shoes or boots, and athletic shoes, think about what positions you will be in much o ...
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