Foot CareFoot Care

Lapin ammattiopisto / hyvinvointialaLapin ammattiopisto / hyvinvointiala

Riitta CollinRiitta Collin

GOOD FOOT CAREGOOD FOOT CARE

have a wash every dayhave a wash every day dry the foot whit a clean towel, also dry the foot whit a clean towel, also

between your toes, don’t stretch the skinbetween your toes, don’t stretch the skin take care of your skintake care of your skin if you have dry skin use creamif you have dry skin use cream massage the cream in your skin and nailsmassage the cream in your skin and nails don’t but the cream between your toesdon’t but the cream between your toes

when necessary, cut your nails whit when necessary, cut your nails whit sharp scissorssharp scissors

cut your nails straight across or cut your nails straight across or slightly convexslightly convex

the free edge of a nail should never the free edge of a nail should never be cut so short as to expose the nail be cut so short as to expose the nail bedbed

be sure that the nail complies whit be sure that the nail complies whit the shape of the toethe shape of the toe

use clean shocks every dayuse clean shocks every day be sure that they are not too small or be sure that they are not too small or

too tighttoo tight shocks made of synthetic fibresshocks made of synthetic fibres are are

best best if you want to be in good condition, you if you want to be in good condition, you

need exerciseneed exercise your feet needs exercise tooyour feet needs exercise too it is very important that muscular it is very important that muscular

action in small muscles is also goodaction in small muscles is also good

FOOTWEARFOOTWEAR

in some instances shoes are the in some instances shoes are the cause of the problemcause of the problem

correctly-fitting shoes should correctly-fitting shoes should have a gap between the longest have a gap between the longest toe and the front of the shoetoe and the front of the shoe

this gap should ideally be about this gap should ideally be about 10 mm10 mm

correct width is important and correct width is important and should be sufficient to allow the toes should be sufficient to allow the toes to rest flat on the insole without to rest flat on the insole without being compressedbeing compressed

correct depth is important to prevent correct depth is important to prevent pressure being exerted on the tops pressure being exerted on the tops of the toesof the toes

the shape of the shoe, a straight the shape of the shoe, a straight inside border is also important inside border is also important

the traditional material for shoe the traditional material for shoe upper manufacture is leather upper manufacture is leather and it still has advantages over and it still has advantages over synthetic materialssynthetic materials

leather stretch whit in wearleather stretch whit in wear leather allows perspiration to leather allows perspiration to

escape from the footescape from the foot

hard-wearing synthetic outsole hard-wearing synthetic outsole and when it is thick enough it and when it is thick enough it gives shock absorptiongives shock absorption

low, wide heel gives good stabilitylow, wide heel gives good stability firm stiffening round the heelfirm stiffening round the heel method of fixation, lace is the method of fixation, lace is the

best best

ReferenceReference

Liukkonen, Saarikoski 2004. Jalat ja terveysLiukkonen, Saarikoski 2004. Jalat ja terveys Liukkonen ja Saarikoski 2007. Terveet jalatLiukkonen ja Saarikoski 2007. Terveet jalat Lorimer ym. 2006. Neale’s Disorders of the Lorimer ym. 2006. Neale’s Disorders of the

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