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You a pediatrist or something? Nope. I'm a pedorthist. does that mean you can hook me up with a good pair of running shoes? seriously though, whats a good pair of running shoes? the pair i have been using for my morning jog is no good at all - it makes my ankles hurt like crazy.

Why are flat feet "a bad thing for most people"? If you look at the structure of the foot - particularly the mid-foot, you will see that the joints line up along an arch. The tendons that run under the foot - the posterior tibial tendon and the plantar fascia especially - are designed to support that arch and absorb shock. In the normal flexible flat foot those tendons are really stretchy - like a rubber band - so they can absorb shock pretty efficiently. In the European foot those tendons are not at all used to that kind of shock, so when they are stretched they tear - and when they tear they typically heal shorter, unless some therapy is used to keep them elastic. Children have flexible flat feet. But by the time a child reaches about age 12 those tendons should become more rigid to support the arch. Note that I mentioned the "normal" flexible flat foot above. In Europeans a flexible flat foot is abnormal, whereas in some Africans the flexible flat foot is considered "normal" and functional. Sometimes it is called a "functional" flat foot. By the way - "flat foot" is a term synonymous with "foot pronation" Flat feet almost always over-pronate. me thinks i am thick today - i dont think i understood!

Leave it to Ovedya I am curious about this though: Why are flat feet "a bad thing for most people"?

are u valedictorian or something?

interesting stuff OneLight! out of curiosity, why did u ask teh question Tigger?

She said in her OP that her dad is the one who uses that computer quite often.

Yeah me too. He will immediately know what it's about and he will then be the one to have to come to you, and not the other way around. Blessings Esther I agree also. But i think i would also tell my mom what i saw. maybe call her while u are using the computer and show her the history. She will figure out what to do.

my first thought was ... .where can i get these supposed "freedom fries". they sound low fat, yet prepared in lard.

This is so were I am at right now .... though I dont think its possible for anyone to talk more than I do!

yikes.

lorry .... so do u also call ur truck drivers "lorry drivers"?

i found it funny too!

i voted "to be spiritual fed" cos: 1. I cant do the others in a church that serves yucky food. Give me good food and I will do the rest. 2. Most of them can be accomplished outside of church.

i hate alligators.

thats nuts!

oh those kids are so lucky to have an awesome prof like that!! seriously though, teachers usually make or break a student's love for a subject. this guy is definitely causing many to love physics

we already had one in toronto not too long ago. those who participated were wearing V- for Vendetta masks. it will be interesting to see how effective these protests will be.

When I was in first year, there was a girl who was in the habit of doing this so i know how annoying it is. fortunately, i transferred so i didnt have to deal it for 4 yrs otherwise i would have gone bonkers!

They should get sperm from other womyn then.

bumpity bump bump.

ohhh my heeeaaad ... the paaain

why am i reading all the posts in this thread slowly as if i just learnt how to read? stick to the regular fonts, u are messing with my head.

I know what u did here. you took your grand-daughter all the way out to the woods in the cold of the day and took that pic just to make a your point. tsk tsk tsk.