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Show UAK PILOTS NOW HAVE SORE FEET Physicians Are Treating Victims Who "Step on Gas" Too Long Without Rest. CLAIM EFFECTS NOT SERIOUS Disease Usually Follows Long Trip Through Which Driver Has Remained Re-mained Continually at Wheel. Origin Easily Traced. It Is not all smooth sailing for the driver of a "gasoline wagon," according accord-ing to physicians, who report that many motorists are returning from long trips with a decidedly noticeable Ump. It Is the new foot disease. But don't be alarmed ; It Is not at all serious. seri-ous. The disease la always acquired In the accelerator foot, the appendage that shoves the car over the road at I fast clip. Continued pressure of the foot on the accelerator button causes a displacement of the metatarsal metatar-sal bones, declare physicians who have diagnosed cases that have been brought to their attention. Its effects ore not serious. Rest is the only cure. One Day Turns Trick. More than one motorist returns home limping In one day, doctors aver. Long trips cause strains on the car and the driver. The strain on the accelerator foot sets up a nervous Irritation Ir-ritation that results In pain, and as a result the driver abandons his car with a limp every time he walks. The disease is commonly known as the "motor foot," but is technically called the "metatarsal displacement." The limp usually develops In the right foot, for few drivers are "left-footed." "left-footed." The disease usually follows a long overland trip, through which the driver has remained steadily at his post, and never has thought to give the pedal extremity a rest. Swell Doctors' Coffers. The coffers of the chiropodists and orthopedic surgeons have taken on a silver lining since the arrival of the new hoof affliction. Many motor vacationists vaca-tionists return to receive treatments. Massages and rest are said to cure the pains as rapidly as other treatments. treat-ments. Motorists accustomed to long drives scoff at the Idea of the disease. If there Is any such ailment, they declare, it easily can be thwarted by shifting feet. Some doctors call the ailment "acute foot strain." The origin of the disease Is easily accounted for, they say. Releasing Re-leasing the tension of the accelerator spring, followed by more moderate driving, will diminish the prevalency of the ailment, physicians say. |