- Orthopaedic footwear
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Orthopaedic footwear is for people who have problems with feet and legs. Ortho- in Greek expresses the idea of "straight" or "correct" and -paedic comes from paideia ("rearing of children"). Orthopaedics originally evolved as a science for correction of deformities in children and later had other inclusions, like fracture treatment, and treatment of bony injuries. Orthopaedic footwear is specifically designed footwear to maintain the foot in normal alignment, in the presence of foot deformities, while walking. Children normally need orthopaedic footwear for correction of foot deformities, like club feet, or flat feet.[citation needed] CTEV Shoes and Arch supports are common orthopaedic footwear used in children.
Generally this is for people who cannot find ready-made shoes that will help them to walk easily. Sometimes footwear can be modified relatively easily, such as raising a heel to balance a leg shortening. There are many conditions that can be helped such as those that are caused by accidents, birth defects or disease. There are even some that are self-inflicted due to fashion.
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