Sharing a story about you can be scary! Diagnosed as depressed once – the doc told me to walk – it would be good for me!
And I had good shoes to wear.
Do you know how hard it was to walk!
Hard like getting out of bed!
Hard like eating!
Hard like taking medication!
And I had good shoes to wear.
Having pushed through and in a stronger space and working away, I was servicing people at a pedorthic clinic. We stayed at the hospital where we held the clinic. Over breakfast we met people also staying in at the hospital because they were attending a Pain Clinic. The docs and other professionals had told the participants to walk – it would be good for them – to help reduce their pain medication!
These people did not have good shoes to wear!
If it was not so serious you could view the situation with such a laugh! NOT FUNNY!
It was painful to walk!
These people did not have good shoes to wear!
So what could have made a difference?
- A match between foot shape and shoe shape
- A rocker sole to roll through the gait cycle
- Skip lacing
- A LLD raise to address the leg length discrepancy
- A heel raise so the shoe did not rub under the ankle bone
Simple things really – a pedorthist can make a difference – happy feet, happy face – improved health outcomes!
Clare Nelson C Ped CM AU
