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Toes, Toes Toes !!! 🦶💪👣 and how footwear changes their function. 1st mpj cns footwear hallux abducto valgus motor control subcortical Mar 04, 2024

Fashion has alot to answer for ! 

We have been stuffing our tootsies into ill fitting shoes - and marketing them as Good for your feet or Podiatry/ Physio  endorsed . 

The fact is -  We need ALL our toes - especially the 1st one - to be able to spread before heel strike - AND...

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Tracy Smith

Injury & Rehab Podiatrist - Primary, Secondary and Adult Educator

I am unique - I live and breathe natural foot function BUT the reality is we live in a world where we have to wear shoes, so I use bespoke insoles (not conventional orthotics) to mimic each individual's ideal foot function to engrain this movement in the CNS 🧠👣 💪.

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