Orthopedic shoes.
Micro-Podia
Micro-Podia introduces a line of orthopedic shoes orthopedic shoes A term coined by the shoe industry, not by the orthopedic community at large; OSs may harm a normal child's foot as they are too stiff. See Orthosis. designed by physicians and chiropodists to improve balance and posture posture /pos·ture/ (pos´choor) the attitude of the body.pos´tural
pos·ture
n.
1. A position of the body or of body parts.
2. . The shoes feature the dynamic Podi Axis orthopedic orthopedic /or·tho·pe·dic/ (-pe´dik) pertaining to the correction of deformities of the musculoskeletal system; pertaining to orthopedics. sole, which helps to maintain correct body position while walking. Micro-Podia offers a range of sizes and special models for specific foot problems.
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