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From: Warren.King@p3.f140.n271.z1.fidonet.org (Warren King)
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In a message to Red Maple <02 Jun 90 16:19:00> Shelley Finley wrote:

 >RM>Concerning those steel toes, you should check if you have
 >RM>an orthopedic shoe maker in your city.
 >RM>some of those orthopedic shoe makers can do wonders
 >RM>sometimes.
 >RM>cheers, Red

 SF> Wish I lived in a bigger town!  No such thing around here.  I'm
 SF> going to check with her doctor though.  Maybe she knows of one.
 SF> Thanks for the help!

Shelly,

I had a very similar problem as a child.  I was constantly scuffing
through shoes, even those with steel taps put on the toes and
heels.  BTW, those taps just made walking very trecherous for me!
I was constantly slipping on a smooth surface.  The solution came
from the maker of my braces who devised springs into the ankle
joint of the braces that allowed my foot to bend as I walked but
retracted it to a level position as soon as the weight was taken
off!  That way I do not have to drag either the toe or the heel and
my foot always hits the ground level.  You might check and see if
there is a good orthopedic braces maker around.  This guy that I
had was an innovator and there were few like him.  He made my
braces for 30 years and now that he is gone, I am faced with the
challange of finding somebody who can fill his shoes.

-Warren-
"Just another modem pal!"

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