Kids Foot Health

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Barefoot Shoes and Kids Foot Health
Anatomy of childrens feet Medical experts
recommendation What to look for when purchasing
children shoes Demonstration of KidOFit
Shoes
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Anatomy
26 bones, 19 muscles, 107 ligaments plus an array
of delicate blood vessels
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Anatomy
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Anatomy
If the cartilage is deformed by badly shaped or
rigid shoes, the bones will take on the deformed
shape
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Anatomy
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Anatomy
6 months
2 years
5 years
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The Effect of Shoes
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The Effect of Shoes
Dr. Lee Bivings, a pediatrician from Atlanta,
estimates that 99 of new born babies have
perfectly normal feet
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The Effect of Shoes
He found out that in his clinic more than 60 of
babies have acquired foot problems at six years
of age because of ill-fitted shoes
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The Effect of Shoes
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Barefoot Walking
Barefoot Is Best Medical experts worldwide agree
that barefoot walking is the best thing for both
healthy foot development and for proper posture
development
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Barefoot Walking
Better Proprioception The information about
movement and ground forces comes from the nerves
on the soles of our feet
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Barefoot Walking
Dr. Wikler, DPM Children who had the
opportunity of going barefoot a great deal had
less deformed toes, greater flexor strength, and
denser muscles on the bottom of the feet
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Physiological Shoe
Dr. Lee Bivings
An ideal physiological shoe, the equivalent of
bare-footedness, would keep babies' feet normal
until six years of age!
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Important Shoe Features
Physiological Shoe
Dr. Lee Bivings
To develop a physiological shoe and have it
widely distributed is not easy, as I found out
by personal experience.
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Important Shoe Features
Flat, Thin Sole
The best soles are protective, while simulating
barefoot conditions, meaning, flat and thin,
without heels, arch supports or other molding"
features. Soling material should be
slip-resistant, shock absorbing and flexible..
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Important Shoe Features
Cushioning Insole
Flat Sole
Second Skin
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Important Shoe Features
As close as it gets to barefoot walking
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Important Shoe Features
Flexible
Flexible shoes allow the foot and ankle to
develop most. When choosing a shoe, you should be
able to easily bend it to insure that it adapts
to the surface, and that it allows free foot
movement.
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Important Shoe Features
Soft Interior
The interior lining should be soft and smooth to
avoid irritation. The best material is fabric,
padded with foam, similar to the one in athletic
shoes.
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Important Shoe Features
Wide Toe Box
Infant and toddler shoes require a
correspondingly much bigger toe area than the
shape of an adult shoe. Shoes with wide toe boxes
enable the child to wriggle their toes freely,
and allow their toes to spread without
constriction.
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Important Shoe Features
Easy On and Off
The opening to the shoe should be wide enough to
enable the foot to slip in easily, without having
to squeeze the toes in any way.
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Important Shoe Features
Elastic Collar
An elastic collar stretches around the heel to
conform to the individual foot width.
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Important Shoe Features
Elastic Collar
It also helps with getting the foot into the shoe
without having to squeeze the toes.
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Important Shoe Features
Heel Strap
All KidOFit shoes are constructed with a heel
strap in the back portion of the shoe, enabling
the adjustment of the grip around the heel, and
eliminating slippage.
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Important Shoe Features
Transparent Sole
All KidOFit shoes come with transparent soles,
which provide a clear view of the childs toes,
and allow for checking how the foot is positioned
inside the shoe.
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Important Shoe Features
Transparent Sole
All KidOFit shoes come with transparent soles,
which provide a clear view of the childs toes,
and allow for checking how the foot is positioned
inside the shoe.
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Important Shoe Features
Fitting Inserts
A set of inserts, which comes with the shoes, can
be used to reduce the space inside the shoe when
the fit is too wide or too loose. As the foot
grows, the inserts can be removed, extending the
lifespan of the shoe.
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Important Shoe Features
Shoe Last
Since foot shape is changing as the foot grows
the shoes were constructed on three different
lasts
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Important Shoe Features
Different Lasts
Last A sizes 4 to 6 Last B sizes 6.5 to
9 Last C sizes 9.5 to 12
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Important Shoe Features
High profile shape
Sizes 4 to 6
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