Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I was barefoot or wore flat sandals all my childhood an flat shoes all my life and no heels ever in my life.AND I have MS TO: All multiple sclerosis researchers, doctors, and patients. The purpose of this yearly post is to stimulate interest and discussion about the biomechanical effects of shoes on degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. Chiropodist Dr. Simon J. Wikler pioneered efforts to understand the influences of shoes in the 1950's, but his work was neglected during the subsequent drug- and diet-based approaches to medicine. However, the prolific footwear historian and podiatrist Dr. A. Rossi clearly demonstrated throughout his publications that shoes influence the posture of the human body. Therefore, using the posture-based approaches to medicine of the distinguished orthopedist Dr. E. Goldthwait, I have expanded Dr. Wikler's insightful work to include a variety of illnesses and conditions whose causes remain unknown. Multiple sclerosis is just one example of diseases that are related to the use of footwear. Statistical and physical evidence indicates that the habitual use of footwear during childhood causes multiple sclerosis in humans because countries and climates that utilize more or deforming footwear exhibit greater prevalence of the disease. Women are affected more than men; women's footwear is more physically deforming to the feet because of higher heels, pointier toes, and smaller sizes, but any shoe might have a more deforming effect on the lighter build of a woman's body. Since multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, it is reasonable to suspect the habitual use of shoes as the predisposing condition for others, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Crohn's disease. You may find my thesis regarding shoes and disease on the Internet at: http://www.shoebusters.com Thank you very much for considering my novel approach. NOT MINE but some " quack " in NM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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