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Hallux Valgus: A Sock for a Friend |
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"Ortopedici & Sanitari" - October 2009
Applied research of physiotherapeutic bandages. After years of experience in physiotherapeutic bandages, a new technologically innovative sock has been created for those who suffer from Hallux Valgus or have a tendency to develop it.
Created in Italy with an international patent, by I.S.P.E. snc, a company with over thirty years of experience in the textile industry, and Dr. Carlo De Luca of Fisiomed RS25 in Padua, a center that for years has used physiotherapeutic bandages to treat Hallux Valgus, Alluce Valgo Solution® is a technologically advanced sock created to embrace the foot and aid it in its functions. It is above all for people who suffer from type I and II Hallux Valgus, or have the tendency to develop it.
According to Dr. De Luca: «Hallux Valgus, can basically be defined as a malformation of the foot characterized by a lateral deviation of the phalanx of the big toe and a medial (or opposite) deviation of the metatarsal of the big toe. This malformation is usually progressive and, even though it is a congenital pathology, unsuitable shoes (with high heels and pointed toes) and poor lifestyle habits (reduced sports activity, never walking barefoot on uneven ground, earth or sand) can accelerate its evolution. In serious cases, the angle between the first metatarsal and big toe can be such that it blocks the joint. Typical complications of this pathology are bunions at the joint (due to rubbing and traumatism of the malformed joint on the shoe), metatarsalgia (pain in the forefoot) and walking alterations with repercussions on the knee, hip and back». |
