Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Any comments about it?
Juliana
>Is this the article that you were after?
>
>Authors
>Sachithanandam V. Joseph B.
>
>The influence of footwear on the prevalence of flat foot. A survey of 1846
>skeletally mature persons.
>Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - British Volume. 77(2):254-7, 1995 Mar.
>Abstract
>We analysed the static footprints of 1846 skeletally mature individuals to
>establish the influence of the age at which shoe-wearing began on the
>prevalence of flat foot. The incidence was 3.24% among those who started to
>wear shoes before the age of six years, 3.27% in those who began between
>the
>ages of 6 and 15 and 1.75% in those who first wore shoes at the age of 16
>(p
>< 0.001). Flat foot was highest in those who, as children, wore footwear
>for
>over eight hours each day. Obese individuals and those with ligament laxity
>had a higher prevalence of flat foot (p < 0.01 and p < 0.0001,
>respectively). Even after adjusting for these two variables, significantly
>higher rates of prevalence were noted among those who began to wear shoes
>before the age of six years. Our findings suggest an association between
>the
>wearing of shoes in early childhood and flat foot.
>Language
>English
>
>Stephen Tucker
>St.Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
>41 Victoria Pde
>Fitzroy, 3065
>Australia
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> > From: Juliana Kok[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Reply To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2000 1:13 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: taping for plantar fasciitis
> >
> > Michael, I will go look for that article. Where I come from, certain
> > races
> > practically walk about barefooted since childhood (of course, they start
> > to
> > wear shoes when being barefooted was deemed inappropriate) whereas other
> > races started to wear shoes from a very young age. It would be
> > interesting
> > to compare the incidence of pes planus between these people, don't you
> > agree?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Juliana
> >
> > >Juliiana, Thanks for your input.
> > >It was interesting to read of your pes planus and history of
> > >slipper-wearing since childhood. I was just reading of a study of 2,300
> > >children finding that pes planus was present in 8.6% of the shod group
>of
> >
> > >kids compared to 2.3% of the barefooters. The author concluded that
> > wearing
> > >footwear in childhood was detrimental to the normal development of the
> > med.
> > >long. arch & that children should be encouraged to play unshod (Rao &
> > >Joseph, Journal of bone & joint surgery, 74-B, 525-527).
> > >No I dont believe that walking around the house barefoot will help with
> > >your present episode of PF, but should be encouraged generally
> > >notwithstanding safety considerations.
> > >Regards
> > >Michael
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> "Juliana Kok" <[log in to unmask]> 03/19/00 05:57pm >>>
> > >Michael, I find this statement rather interesting. I have pes planus
>and
> > >PF. Since childhood, I have worn slippers in the house. So, if I
> > >understand you correctly, I should start walking around the house
> > >barefooted. Will that really help my PF?
> > >
> > >Juliana
> > >
> > > >Dear all,
> > > >... and another angle on the plantar fasciitis debate!
> > > >Lets not forget that there is a low incidence of plantar fasciitis in
> > > >barefoot populations. This is considered to be the result of ground
> > >impact
> > > >forces being transferred (or shared) to the yielding musculature of
>the
> > > >foot thus sparing the unyielding dense plantar fascia from the full
> > >burden
> > > >and excessive strain at its attachment. Sounds plausible, however not
> > > >always practical to institute a barefoot diet on our PF clients,
> > >especially
> > > >if painful and acute. However it is worth considering greater
>barefoot
> > > >encouragement in general for the array of physical, psychological and
> > > >financial benefits it can give. Choose surfaces carefully though and
>be
> > > >aware of safety considerations: ie. foreign objects and climatic
> > extremes
> > > >(i've seen experienced and adapted bare feet blister after only a few
> > > >minutes standing on artificial surfaces here in Queensland!).
> > > >Regards,
> > > >Michael.
> > >
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