We present a fascinating interview with Stanislava Bašatová – the founder and Director of the patient organisation Achilleus, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. It is dedicated to educating and helping patients with the orthopaedic birth defect pes equinovarus congenitus (PEC for short), which you may also know as clubfoot. Stanislava and I talked about the organisation, PEC, and also about her encounter and experience with Foot Alignment Socks in children.
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Have you ever had pains in your forefoot? Then you're sure to know that it can quickly ruin your running plans and even make any exercise less enjoyable for a while. Why and how does forefoot pain occur, how can you prevent it, how can you treat it and what happens if you ignore the pain?
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Unpleasant pressure, tingling, pain or cramps in the feet. All in all, swollen feet are no fun. How and why do our feet swell up, what should you watch out for, and what to do to relieve swollen feet? We present a few tried and tested tips and one great piece of news.
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A child’s feet begin to develop during pregnancy. However, the feet of the embryo are always flat during pregnancy, and also after the child is born. The transverse and longitudinal arches do not start to form until the child is a toddler. The most common foot defect in children is flat feet. However, in this article we’ll also be looking at cerebral palsy (CP) in children, which has a significant impact on the child's motor development.
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Tiptoeing in children can appear as soon as the child starts walking, but also later. Is it bad for them? What does it mean? Does it pose a risk for the child’s health? Why does tiptoeing occur in children and what can one do about it?
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Physiotherapists, and certainly other people working in the health care sector, follow an old maxim that says: “Those who look for the cause of pain where they feel it will get lost”. In practice, this means that if, say, for example, your feet hurt, the real problem may be hiding somewhere else entirely. While you're trying to remove the pain in one specific location, there is a high likelihood that the pain will return sooner or later. So just what is a “chain” of disorders?
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Supination, or walking on the outside of the foot, is a bad habit that can be instantly recognized. The foot doesn’t sit in a natural position in the shoe and parts of the shoe, such as the inner side, are walked on. However, this is not simply an aesthetic issue and should not be taken lightly. Supination can also occur in children. What causes supination, how can it be prevented and what are the tell-tale signs?
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Leg pain is generally a sign of fatigue. However, it is often a sign that something is not quite right in your body. The same applies to your feet. Why do your feet hurt, what's behind it and what should you do to alleviate the pain? 
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You just can't fall asleep and constantly have the urge to bend or stretch your legs out or even get up. Initially, you may not pay much attention to it, but this is probably restless leg syndrome. And if you don't address the problem, it can be hard to get rid of. 
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It starts inconspicuously. Cracks or abrasions on the feet start taking longer to heal, accompanied by tingling in the foot and occasional pain. These may well be the symptoms of a condition called diabetic foot. How is DFS recognized and treated and can it be prevented? We look at this in the following sections.
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Up to half of adult men at an advanced age and approximately two thirds of adult women suffer from varicose veins. At first, it is only an aesthetic problem. But if you do not attempt to prevent or alleviate the formation of varicose veins in time, sooner or later you could end up in surgery. How do you avoid this?
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