THE FOOT GUIDE ( WE ARE UNIQUE! ) 5 · footwear: it should be customized to your feet. To choose the right type of footwear for you it starts with your feet first, working with the

T H E F O O T G U I D E W E A R E U N I Q U E !( )

5AUTO EVALUATION

Do you need to customise your footwear ? To what degree ?

Try this test to better evaluate your needs.

Answer all the questions and write down the right number

This auto-evaluation is not a diagnosis, for a real check-upcontact a specialist.

What is yourweight

What activityare youpracticing ?

morethan 45 kg

morethan 65 kg

morethan 80 kg

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2

3

4

5

6

2 3 morethan 100 kg

From 5 to 10Your need for customisation is notimportant, simple solutions forprevention or protection will beenough.

From 11 to 16Your footwear needs to be furthurcustomised to your feet and you willrequire a customised solution. Ask forthe advice of a Fit Pro trainedspecialist in a specialized sport retailstore.

More than 16Its likely that you need additionaldiagnosis. Ask a Fit Pro trainedspecialist or medical advice(podiatrist, physiotherapist,doctor….)

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office walking running1 2 3

ski4

What is thefrequence of youractivity ?

leisure(sometimes) 1 sport

(2 X per week) 5

Timeof practice 1 h 2 h 1/2

day

1 2 4 week 6

Last problemduring youractivity

T o t a l o f y o u r a n s w e r s

Blisters Cramps Tendonitis1 3 4

Sprain ankle6

How do youfeel in yourfootwear ? very comfortable comfortable uncomfortable painful

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SIDAS S.A. / Info consommateur / Z.A. Le Parvis / 38500 VOIRON / France / [email protected]

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WHEN THE FOOTGETS TIRED

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GOOD FEET,GOOD POSTURE

THE NOTIONOF COMFORT

AUTO EVALUATION

Everyone has their own personal morpho-logy (*or foot type) that leaves a uniquefoot print like walking on wet sand.

Their exist many differnces between feetfrom high arched feet to flat feet, fromyour left to right feet, from the widthand volume.These factors have a directlink and influence on your bodies postureand comfort,

The different components that make up the foot can change in volume, lengthand positioning and also varies between each individual.There exists an infinite number of possible foot shapes and volumes.

Could we then imagine that a massproduced footwear can adapt itself to allthese difference foot types ?

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So the same is true also for every foot.

Could we imagine that human beingshave the same face,the same personnality ?

Ankle bone1 2

instep

DIFFERENT SHAPES & VOLUME

EVERY FOOT IS UNIQUE

The high arch foot or supinated The flat foot or pronated

?The foot

is constructed around28 bones, 27 muscles

& 33 levels ofarticular mobility.

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Mid-foot forefootRear foot4

Internal archof the foot

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF MOVEMENT ARE PRESENT

so many varitions in your feet yet all in the same shoe?


Stability

Support

PreventionThe point onthe solutions

Stabilising the foot throughan interface (footbed) aidsthe lateral support of the feet,strengtening the feet to mini-mise the lose in muscle powerand flexibility throughout theactivity.The risks due to the instability ofthe foot (sprained ankles, musclefatigue, pain and rubbing) willbe dramatically reduced.

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The risks

Application of the solutions / benefits.

As soon as our muscular forcesreduce in power through fatigue,the foot tends to collapse and tochange shape.

Minimisethe losein muscular power

Absorptionof the shock

Stabilisation of the footredistributes the pressure pointswhich results in less rubbing.

Lack ofmuscular power

Decreasingthe ability

to absorb shock

Rubbing

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?During a run,

a foot can increasein length byas much as1 to 1,5 cm.

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1 WHEN THE FOOT GETS T IREDThe foot is an amazing organ thatis constantly supporting the body,adapting to changes in pressureand direction according to thetype of activity and the intensity.


Sprained ankles

Discomfort

Pain


Comfort

Precision

Better bloodcirculationKey points in

the solutions

Through identifying potentialfitting problems,through visual analysis andthe use of the podoscope,a trained technician can offera solution specific toyour individual requirements.

The solution will involvea custom footbed designedto equalise the pressure underthe foot to provide the rightkind of support and comfortfor your favorite activity.

C O N T A C T S :

.Podiatrist

.Orthopedics

.Fit zonesand some specializedsport shops..www.sidas.com

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Its on a few square centimetersthat the whole weightof our body "presses" on.

The pressure that is exerted in this smallarea will increase with body weight,higher impacts and greaterthe movements.

With such large loads placed throughrelatively small contact areas,defects in these pressure points canbecome very uncomfortable dependingon intensity and duration of the activity.

Zones

of over

pressures

Pressure exertedon a foot without footbed(eletronic measures)

Pressure exerted on a footwith a molded footbed

The risks


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Cramps

Burning sensations

Blisters


Back pains

Rotationof the pelvis

Articularproblems

Alignment

Prevention

Maximum efficiencyof the muscularchain.

Key points inthe solutions

We can, with different tests,evaluate a lack of harmony inthe posture, and create a re-positionning through anthermo-molded footbed.

As soon as we practice adynamic activity, it becomesvital to be in harmony betweenall the components of the bodyand to repect their alignement.

Check out the solutions with apodiatrist, physiotherapist, andsome Fit Pro specialist.

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An unstable foot canlead to the rotation ofthe knees and hip thatin turn can have anegative impact on theglobal alignment of thebody and createproblem at the knees,hips, lower and upperback including theshoulders, neck andhead

The autosupport mechanismunder the foot that is createdby the tensioning of theplantar aponeurosis providesan optimum physiologicalalignement of the foot andbody.

Our body is a complex frameworkof articulated bone segmentsdesigned to perform motion /movement or to maintaina particular stance.

To hold the posture andto perform a movementthe body is completelycontrolled by the muscular chainthat exists on both sides of theskeleton.

The feet are the base of the bodyand therefore they have aninfluence on the way the bodyis positioned.

The risks


THE ADVICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL(by julien Calléja, podiatrist at the Sidas Sports Podiatry Center in Voiron, France)

Since every foot is uniqueand the footwear is mass

produced, it is not your footthat has to adapt to the

footwear: it should becustomized to your feet.

To choose the right type offootwear for you it starts with

your feet first, working with theadvice from an experienced

technician.

The right sock. Good socksare a combination of fabrics,

seems and thickness,designed to wick moisture

away from the feet and is akey factor to the comfort of

your shoes.Ask for technical fibers

& a seemless knit sock.

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Take a look at your feet,don't forget to take care ofyour nails, to wash themoften and to dry themespecially between the toes.

Today, trained boot-fitters have multiple solutions to customizeyour boots at your feet. Pre-moulded footbeds, technical socks, custom footbeds, custominnerboots, tools to stretch your boots are available, it all dependson your needs.

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• Fit Pro specialist (sport shops)

• Orthopedic, physiotherapist

• Podiatrist

Podologue-orthopédiste

P R O

Fit Zone

• Specialized sport shops

• Fit Zones (leading specialistin customsing footwear)

• Medical services :physiotherapist,podiatrist…

• Fit solutions

• OPCT(thermo-moldablecomposite plantar orthotic)(This is only possiblethrough medicaltrained technicians)

The customisationchain

FOR MORE DETAILS: WWW.SIDAS.COM

CUSTOMISING SOLUTIONS

COMPETENT TECHNICIANS

THE RIGHT AREA

technicalsocks

premoldedfootbeeds

foam orthermo liners

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prescription orthotics

customfootbeds


T H E F O O T G U I D E W E A R E U N I Q U E !( )

5AUTO EVALUATION

Do you need to customise your footwear ? To what degree ?

Try this test to better evaluate your needs.

Answer all the questions and write down the right number

This auto-evaluation is not a diagnosis, for a real check-upcontact a specialist.

What is yourweight

What activityare youpracticing ?

morethan 45 kg

morethan 65 kg

morethan 80 kg

11

2

3

4

5

6

2 3 morethan 100 kg

From 5 to 10Your need for customisation is notimportant, simple solutions forprevention or protection will beenough.

From 11 to 16Your footwear needs to be furthurcustomised to your feet and you willrequire a customised solution. Ask forthe advice of a Fit Pro trainedspecialist in a specialized sport retailstore.

More than 16Its likely that you need additionaldiagnosis. Ask a Fit Pro trainedspecialist or medical advice(podiatrist, physiotherapist,doctor….)

5

office walking running1 2 3

ski4

What is thefrequence of youractivity ?

leisure(sometimes) 1 sport

(2 X per week) 5

Timeof practice 1 h 2 h 1/2

day

1 2 4 week 6

Last problemduring youractivity

T o t a l o f y o u r a n s w e r s

Blisters Cramps Tendonitis1 3 4

Sprain ankle6

How do youfeel in yourfootwear ? very comfortable comfortable uncomfortable painful

1 32 4

www.sidas.com

SIDAS S.A. / Info consommateur / Z.A. Le Parvis / 38500 VOIRON / France / [email protected]

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