Flat Foot Exercises
Flat Foot Exercises
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THE
TREATMENT
BY ERNST
OF
FLAT-FOOT
BETTMANN, M.D.,
BY
LEIPZIG,
MEANS
GERMANY
OF
EXERCISE
The
fathers possess. and adequate is of equal supports pose muscles
anterior,
human
had Nowadays,
foot
was
for due
originally
walking to function. if not is the and flexor longus. the In of sold and
an
wearing the the more to foot
organ
of often importance cure
for
which shoes of individual
gripping.
most which of us cramp painful
Our
no the and mechanical The lifting arch,-tibialis exercise the cases.
a capacity
climbing
on perform importance
hard
treatment
are inner
generally border
pur-
digitorum functioned
longus, properly,
interossei,
they support
prevent
the
lowering which
of
arch,
and
employed
flat-foot: mother,
2.
of
the
exercise
increased
necessary
strengthening
the which
first may
type, already
the be
author known:
suggests
the
following
simple
FIG. Exercise
VOLE
1-A
the medicine ball. 821
with
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NO.
3.
JULY
1937
822
ERNST
BETTMANN
1. coarse
stubbles,
:
Walking and
and
with uneven
pebbles).
bare ground
on
rope;
this
of
foot. 3.
and
the ball
a
so-called sewed
sandal).
a straw
im-
exercises,
prove
FIG.
and make in
and
Exercise
with
attractive may be
ball and the
gymnastics cones or
with chestnuts.
the (See
medicine Figures
1-A leg.
and
Both help
games of
the
musculature
of it is possible
the
entire to develop
experience,
innumerable
combinations
APPARATUS
The
carpenter 1. 2. in
following
and Fixation Pressure of of
types
mechanic, the a stable
of
have heel
apparatus,
as in correction their supination;
which
bases cushion
can
these against
be
made
by
good
corrective the
the 3. All
foot
arch,-the
joint; pointed-toe out with the position. knee bent at right angles
and
the lower
The with
and
a slanting
disk,
forty
centimeters
in
diameter,
covered
the
by of the joint.
left
means
foot
clamp The
supination.
a screw, adjustable is
wings
redressment straps.
talonavicular
The Movement
amount of
can
be varied difficult
by
raising by means
the
disk.
is made
weight.
The
a
Fool-Correction A wooden
round joint,
Ball ball,
which
about
makes
centimeters
possible its
in 3.)
diameter,
every
is mounted
direction.
on
adjustment in
The height
heel can
rests he
on
a support. ; by
Figure degree
JOURNAL
By
means
regulated
of supination
OF BONE AND
JOINT
SURGERY
TREATMENT
OF
FLAT-FOOT
823
FIG.
FIG.
3 with the
The
potters
exercise ball.
by screw
cushion
C, fixation is adjusted.
of the
heel
is guaranteed
; and
by
correction parallel by of
be
axis of the
of the heel
the amount
ball
is horizontal can If
the of foot adduction
to the
to regulated
the ball
adduct
foot, the
vertical
in
is afforded,
angle with The
which support.
foot,
regulated the
is
moving is
by
at
axis
obliged can
to move manner
for
in
described. Stiffened
Apparatus Flat
Figure This 4.
Limbering
Feet in Adults
apparatus The foot is shown rests in on d.. a A
fixed strap
ankle the foot,
cushioned
cuff, and Another
stirrup, is laid
over to is the the laid
a.
which
passed is attached strap
around
lever
the
heel around of at
b. the a
lever straps
front pulley
at c. must
of to The the
flexion.
the the
and end
be
when
front
plantar
of is
foot
The
is with
in
axis
extreme a bar, d,
lever which
is
XIX,
possible.
NO. 3. JULY
The
1937
Apparatus on in adults.
824
ERNST
BETTMANN
FIG.
5 wheel:
The
exercises exercises.
an
can
adjustable
apply
The
plate, which fixes the treatment himself. results obtained by the tendon talonavicular
part of the together heel
mobilizes of this of
them, apparatus
so are
that : (1)
the
patient
stretching of of
the
and
foot
pointing joint;
into with
the the
front
shortening
mobilization
With
the
help for a in
Turbine To make
adjustments and wooden
calisthenics been
permits be used covered
attractive (See
corrective for with
THE
for Figure
children, 5.)
of and right about
OF BONE
the By
practically the twenty
AND
so-called means
of
wheel
constructed.
the
diffoot.
both
left
centimeters
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TREATMENT
OF
FLAT-FOOT
825 are connected is mounted movement turbine wheel heel of correction by means an axle direction is a metal remains at the grip, so of and
on there the
joint. can
At support
of the bar there is a hand this form (Fig. the5, apparatus a), to grasp When the the (Fig. b),
exercise,-the child toes and propels plate to and In the which the order turbine can
is lowered
child, a small animal the turbine, the child to increase the work
also done.
VOL.
XIX.
NO.
3,
JULY
1937