Orthopaedic footwear
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Orthopaedic footwear is for people who have problems with feet and legs. Ortho- in Greek
expresses the idea of "straight" or "correct" and -paedic comes from paideia ("rearing of children"). Orthopaedics originally evolved as a science for correction of deformities in children and later had other inclusions, like fracture treatment, and treatment of bony injuries. Orthopaedic footwear is specifically designed footwear to maintain the foot in normal alignment, in the presence of foot deformities, while walking
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Children normally need orthopaedic footwear for correction of foot deformities, like club feet, or flat feet. CTEV Shoes and Arch supports are common orthopaedic footwear used in children.
Generally this is for people who cannot find ready-made shoe
s that will help them to walk easily. Sometimes footwear can be modified relatively easily, such as raising a heel
to balance a leg shortening. There are many conditions that can be helped such as those that are caused by accidents, birth defects or disease. There are even some that are self-inflicted due to fashion.
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
expresses the idea of "straight" or "correct" and -paedic comes from paideia ("rearing of children"). Orthopaedics originally evolved as a science for correction of deformities in children and later had other inclusions, like fracture treatment, and treatment of bony injuries. Orthopaedic footwear is specifically designed footwear to maintain the foot in normal alignment, in the presence of foot deformities, while walking
Walking
Walking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...
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Children normally need orthopaedic footwear for correction of foot deformities, like club feet, or flat feet. CTEV Shoes and Arch supports are common orthopaedic footwear used in children.
Generally this is for people who cannot find ready-made shoe
Shoe
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function...
s that will help them to walk easily. Sometimes footwear can be modified relatively easily, such as raising a heel
Heel
In human anatomy, the heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.- Human anatomy :...
to balance a leg shortening. There are many conditions that can be helped such as those that are caused by accidents, birth defects or disease. There are even some that are self-inflicted due to fashion.