Foot dysfunction and cure part 4


Footprint of the "decompensated" shoe-shaped foot.

Footprint of the "compensated" shoe-shaped foot.
- Wearing foot-shaped (functional) shoes in which the toes have room to spread and the foot can widen and flatten, and
- Loading the feet with body weight to allow a force to act to stimulate restoration of foot shape and function.
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