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16 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday August 9, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com WEEK ONE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - AUGUST 6 - 10 Advertorial Ad Advertoria Going for Gold with Chiropody It s hard to ignore your feet when they are tired, aching and painful. Paul Ginsberg of the Alliance Healthcare Professionals suggests that feet are possibly the most neglected part of the body. They work hard supporting body weight and absorbing the shock of daily walking. The discomfort from foot pain may be caused by the way your foot moves (biomechanics). during walking where excess amounts of rolling can weaken parts of your feet and place extra stress on other structures such as the ankles, knees, hips and even lower back. When there is excess movement at the wrong time during walking and running, some of the bones and surrounding soft tissue may be overloaded with extra pressure. This can result in some of the muscles having to pull harder, making it Chiropodists are health care more difficult for ligaments to hold professionals who can help control the bones in place. the discomfort by prescribing a custom-made in-shoe device called By limiting the excessive foot an orthotic. This device protects the movements, orthotics allow for tender areas of the foot from wear better weight distribution and shock and tear, and can relieve pain by absorption throughout the foot. This controlling the way your feet move in turn reduces the strain placed on during walking. For this reason, the soft tissues and joints. most accurate way of producing custom-made orthotics is by the Paul Ginsberg is a registered use of plaster of paris casting to Chiropodist, treating a variety capture the true representation of of foot conditions with a special interest in sports-related injuries. your foot. He is a marathon and ultra-marathon Terms often associated with foot runner. All enquiries are welcome movements are pronation (rolling- at the Alliance Healthcare in) and supination (rolling-out). Professionals, 232 South Service These are normal movements, Road E Oakville, (905) 845 2291 however there are certain times Vision - To be the most livable town in Canada Congratulations to our Oakville Olympians! Adam van Koeverden, kayaking Alyssa Brown, gymnastics (alternate) Andrew Hurd, swimming Colin Russell, swimming Diana Matheson, soccer Kara Lang, soccer Kyle Jones, triathlon (alternate) Oskar Johansson, sailing For more information visit www.oakville.ca or call 905-845-6601