Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-26 | Page 8 | Daily Health Service

Daily Health Service t Exercises Found Help itt in Correcting Flat Feet Feel By DR MORRIS 1 EIN Exercises have been en found helpful in n correcting flat feet in children Among those recommended arc the following 1 Stand barefooted with the feet parallel and about two Inches apart straddling a scam seam or a line in a rug On the count of one force torce the feet apart part without really letting them move apart thus throwing the weight on the thc outer borders on the count of two let Jet them roll in slowly but ut not all the wa way Th This Is repeated ten en times at first with a gradual dally daily Increase that may run up to 2 Same as No 1 except that the two wo big toes arc held together and andon andon on n the noo floor 3 3 Straddling addling a scam seam In the rug or ora ora a line on the floor walk across s the room com with all the weight on the outer borders of ot the feet and the toes curled downward and Inward Make MakeI the he round trip five live times 4 Same as No 3 except that you ou lift one foot so that it is opposite the theother theother theother other knee and walk across the room in n that wa way using the so called ostrIch ostrich os Inch step the 5 5 The feet teet arc are held parallel I Ithe knees are maintained m in a position The knees ar are then Outward This is rol from 25 times it to 6 Rise on the toes tilt th the to the outer border and co in two counts da daa This 10 to 25 times I 7 7 The subject is 3 sealed on with legs cro crossed d so EO that ti the a t fr I foot Coot can n. n relax lax He th then n i foot toot at u right angles with th the Ic kr kg not turned in or out The This 11 is done in four counts o On th the te exi s. s of one the toot foot Lc is allowed to r a Into the position of toe drop On of ot two it Is swung in if- if on the of three it is Ic forcibly pulled and on th the count of ot four it is back to the starting position d der Ing a half hall circle This Is 13 i iten r ten times at nt first and may grad be increased to 25 times 8 The subject sits on a table M a second person perron sits on S Ii a a chair n. n subject forcibly swings hU fo foot ward and upward and holds hold It in n f Cis position with all his power nt second cond person attempts to swing t tt foot outward and downward l to exercise Is Js carried out from lo 10 t toll times At no time tune should the ze person me we as much power a u s i fi first l 9 Older children and adU a perform this exercise as follows right foot Coot L Lc Is turned inward and ad tn p. p l ward and held in that position firmly The left leU foot loot is placed against th right and attempts to force the ht outward which effort clort the right f loot foot resists Then the feet arc are re r L V