Adjustable foot question
Benveniste, David Mark
Description
Collection
Title:
Adjustable foot question
Creator:
Benveniste, David Mark
Date:
9/22/2006
Text:
Dear Colleagues:
The individual manufacturers of both the Elation and Runway adjustable
feet have stated that their foot, when adjusted to a higher heel height,
do not shorten the keel. They each say that their competions foot does
shorten the keel.
My question is:
1) Does one or both actually maintain keel length?
2) If your natural foot is in a shoe with a raised heel, doesn't the
length of your forefoot essentially shorten?
(Think of the dramatic effect of womens high heels.)
Therefore, do we actually want a foot that does shorten the keel vs
maintaining keel length?
What am I missing?
Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA
The individual manufacturers of both the Elation and Runway adjustable
feet have stated that their foot, when adjusted to a higher heel height,
do not shorten the keel. They each say that their competions foot does
shorten the keel.
My question is:
1) Does one or both actually maintain keel length?
2) If your natural foot is in a shoe with a raised heel, doesn't the
length of your forefoot essentially shorten?
(Think of the dramatic effect of womens high heels.)
Therefore, do we actually want a foot that does shorten the keel vs
maintaining keel length?
What am I missing?
Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA
Citation
Benveniste, David Mark, “Adjustable foot question,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed December 28, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227193.
