Hi DB, I suffered all my life trying to find shoes that I could wear comfortably. I also bought every type arch support available. About ten years ago I was talking with a person that had the same problem and she said the cure for her was orthotics. I went to a podiatrist and he made a set for me and I tell you it was a Godsend!!! I cannot put shoes on without inserting them. Without them I don't last more than a few minutes....with them I can walk and stand for hours.
They cost me a couple of hundred dollars and they're worth every cent. They work! Best regards, Trem ----- Original Message ----- From: ransley To: The Silverlist Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: CS> Mborgert wrote: > I do reflexology, I have noticed people of all ages with back and neck pain. To me a majority of the pain is coming from the feet, arches that is, If one follows both arches up the body you will see this could be the problem. I have sent people to the docs and have sent them to the foot stores but they were still having pain when I realized that the docs were only making arch supports for the arch as it is NOW not as it WAS!!!! Very important. What I tell people now is to get socks all kinds kids, thin adult etc. and try different combinations until you feel relief. What happens is the arches go that makes the knees knock and thus it throws the back out, twisted in a way which in turns throws the neck out. Unless you have had a accident, this is usually the cause. Test yourself look in a mirror and see if the above is true or look at your feet and observe have they fallen?? < You're really on to something there. Part of my back problems are in no small way due to my feet problems. Long, narrow heels, but wide at the toes, with an arch that appears normal when the foot is raised, but disappears on the floor. Ankles that roll in, but will readily roll out with my foot turning up under me. Congenital on my mother's side. I can't wear cheap shoes with flat insoles, must have built in arch support. Yet I've never found an arch support insert that I can wear for 3 minutes, and I've bought a bunch of them. I spend a fortune in shoes and socks. I never get to wear a shoe out like other people. Insoles must be replaced often, but once a shoe has a bit of outboard side wear on it and begins to roll, my knees and hips will start killing me. Then it's off to the shoe store again, and the offending shoes, which still look just fine, go to the thrift store. Oh well, at least I'm always in good looking shoes! It drives me nuts, but it really drives my wife nuts about the money. She says I have Royal Feet. She has short wide sturdy peasant feet which will only hurt after a shoe is about worn through. DB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005
