SOUTH AFRICAN PODIATRIST DISCUSSES FOOT WEAR AND PREGNANCY

 

PODIATRIST, NELFRIE KEMP STATES, "YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR FEET, BUT YOU CAN'T IGNORE THEM.  PUT YOUR FEET BEFORE YOUR SENSE OF STYLE DURING YOUR PREGNANCY.  THE IDEA OF SENSIBLE SHOES SEEMS RIDICULOUS FOR WOMEN WHO FOLLOW FASHION TRENDS, BUT PREGNANCY AND POST-PREGNANCY FOOT PAIN CAN MAKE EVEN THE MOST DEDICATED FASHION ADDICT APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF SUPPORTIVE, GOOD FITTING SHOES.  YOU'RE CARRYING AN IMPORTANT LOAD, SO STABILITY, SUPPORT AND FOOT COMFORT ARE IMPORTANT.  THE COMBINATION OF THE PHYSICAL STRESS AND CHANGES CAN STRESS AND FLATTEN THE LONGITUDINAL ARCHES AND METATARSAL ARCHES OF YOU FEET, AND ULTIMATELY AFFECT THE WAY YOUR SHOES FIT.  YOU MAY REQUIRE BIGGER (LONGER AND WIDER) SHOES."

DR. HARDY, CLINIC DIRECTOR AND OWNER OF ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINIC'S MOTTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN, 'IT IS NOT HOW YOU LOOK, BUT RATHER HOW YOU FEEL'.  SENSIBLE FOOT WEAR IS ALWAYS YOUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN WHETHER YOU ARE PREGNANT OR NOT.  ALSO, WHEN A WOMEN IS PREGNANT IN THEIR THIRD TRIMESTER, THEY PRODUCE A HORMONE CALLED RELAXIN WHICH CAUSES THE LIGAMENTS TO LOOSEN IN ORDER THAT THE PELVIS CAN ASSIST IN THE BIRTH PROCESS.  UNFORTUNATELY THIS HORMONE AFFECTS ALL JOINTS OF THE BODY, AND WITH THE ADDED WEIGHT OF PREGNANCY, THE JOINTS OF THE FOOT AND ARCHES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.

IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT WOMEN HAVE TO BE PARTICULARLY VIGILANT TO ENSURE THAT PROPER FOOT WEAR IS WORN, HOPEFULLY WITH CUSTOM ORTHOTICS DISPENSED BY A CHIROPODIST.  YOUR TRUSTED FOOT SPECIALIST, ALWAYS.

REMEMBER, IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY TYPE OF FOOT PROBLEM, A CHIROPODIST IS YOUR BEST ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEMS.  DR. HARDY'S TORONTO FOOT CLINIC PRESENTLY EMPLOYES 5 HIGHLY EDUCATED AND SKILLED FOOT SPECIALISTS.  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE REQUIRES QUALITY FOOT CARE OR CUSTOM ORTHOTICS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US AT 416-465-8737.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL FOOT CLINIC

416-465-8737

Toronto, ON Chiropodist Academy Foot and Orthotic

752 BROADVIEW AVENUE Toronto, ON M4K 2P1 

Across from the Broadview Subway | Professional Family Foot Care