DR. HARDY, OWNER OF ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS SHARES SOME LATEST RESEARCH REGARDING THE FOOT

ROUGHLY 24% OF ADULTS HAVE FOOT AILMENTS AND THE PREVALENCE INCREASES WITH AGE.  FOOT PAIN RELATED TO SHOES AND FOOT WEAR IS AN IMPORTANT MODIFIABLE FACTOR BUT HAS RECEIVED LITTLE ATTENTION FROM THE RHEUMATOLOGY COMMUNITY.

THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS ON ALIGNMENT AND STRUCTURE IN ARTHRITIS BUT LITTLE WORK HAS BEEN ON NON-SURGICAL FOOT TREATMENTS AND RECENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THATTHERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT ROLE FOR ORTHOTICS AND PROPER FOOT WEAR.