No, I really don’t intend on eating or offering anything called Foot Soup. But this was an easy way to remember at test time in anatomy classes the difference between supine and prone.
If you hold your hands out in front of you and turn them palms-up, as if you were carrying bowls of soup, this is supinating. If you roll your thumbs down and the back of your hands are up, as if pouring out the soup, you are pronating.
Now that we have the anatomy refresher out of the way, let’s talk about ankle pain and arthritis.
I was in a shoe store the other day and they had some very impressive gadgets to help runners and walkers determine what type of shoe would be best for their feet.
First, you stand on this machine that shows in all its color-coded glory where your feet are experiencing the most force while standing. This, I am told, is a great way to determine if your arches are too high or if you are flat-footed.
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