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Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
IN TODAY'S ON YOUR FEET SEGMENT,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW AN
UNSUPPORTED ARCH CAN CAUSE A
VARIETY OF FOOT AILMENTS.
HERE TO EXPLAIN, PATTI BRYAN AND
SUSAN McINTIRE WITH STEP AHEAD
ARCH SUPPORTS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
Trini: PATTI, WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN HAPPEN
TO YOUR FOOT FROM YOUR ARCH
BEING UNSUPPORTED?
WHEN WE HAVE AN UNSUPPORTED
ARCH, WE RUN INTO MANY, MANY
FOOT AILMENTS SUCH AS WHAT YOU
SEE OVER HERE.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK MOSTLY
ABOUT WHAT WE CALL METATARSALGI.
THAT IS A LOT OF PAIN AND
PRESSURE ON THE BALL.
FOOT.
WHEN THIS FOOT IS UNSUPPORTED,
AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ALL
THE BODY WEIGHT IN THE BALL OF
THE FOOT.
SUSAN IS HERE TO EXPLAIN ALL
THESE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT
MANY THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
THERE'S MANY OTHER FOOT
AILMENTS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO
FOCUS ON THAT.
Trini: I REMEMBER LAST TIME
YOU WERE HERE, YOU TALKED ABOUT
A FOOT AILMENT YOU HAD.
IT'S SUCH A LONG NAME THAT
STARTS WITH AN M.
IS THAT THE ONE YOU HAVE?
METATARSALGIA.
THAT WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM I
HAD.
IN MY 20s, I WAS HIKING INTO
WORK WITH MY HIGH HEELS.
IT DID NOT OFFER PROPER ARCH
SUPPORT.
AFTER MONTHS OF HIKING IT WORK
IN THOSE HEELS, I DEVELOPED
BOY, DOES IT HURT.
Trini: OUCH.
WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT IT?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A
CONDITION THAT AFFECTS THE BALL
OF THE FOOT.
IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE FRONT
PART.
SO THE BALL OF YOUR BOOT, IT IS
ALSO AFFECT WHERE I HAD THE
ISSUE WAS THE TOE AREA.
BETWEEN MY TOES, I DEVELOPED
THIS PINCHED NERVE.
NOW I'M WEARING A PROPER ARCH
SUPPORT.
AS A YOUNG LADY, I DID NOT KNOW
THAT WAS A PREVENTABLE ISSUE.
ALL OF OUR SHOES CAN HAVE THE
ISSUES.
Trini: HOW DID IT AFFECT
YOUR LIFE?
IT WAS EXCRUCIATING.
IT FELT LIKE KIND OF A NEEDLE IN
MY FOOT.
EVERY TIME I STEPPED DOWN, I HAD
SEVERE PAIN.
I HAD TO GO SEE THE FOOT DOCTOR.
I HAD SEVERAL SHOTS OF
HYDROCORTIZONE.
AND THEY SAID IF IT DIDN'T GET
BETTER, THEY MAY HAVE TO REMOVE
THE NERVE, AND I WOULD HAVE HAD
A NUMBER SPOT PERMANENTLY.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT
THEIR ARCH.
WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL SHOES.
THEY OFFER LIKE 50% MORE
COMFORT.
YOU HAVE THAT CUSHIONING THAT
PAIR OF THOSE SHOES.
THAT'S WHAT I USED IN THE
MARATHON.
SADLY, IT TOOK ME NINE HOURS TO
FINISH THE MARATHON.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FOOT PAIN.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THOSE SHOES.
THE WIDE TOE BOX HELPED YOU
OUT.
THAT'S WHAT WE OFFER IN OUR
DRESS SHOES.
YOU NEED THE WIDE TOE BOX IN
ADDITION TO THE EXTRA
CUSHIONING.
IF YOU'RE DOING HIGH IMPACT
SPORTS LIKE THE RUNNING AND
JUMPING WHERE YOU'RE NOT WEAR
FOOT ISSUES THAT ARE COMMON.
BUT IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO,
WHICH IS WEAR PROPER FOOTWEAR,
YOU CAN PREVENT A LOT OF THESE
ISSUES OR TREAT THEM.
Trini: YOU SAID SOMETHING
THAT RANG TRUE, IF YOU
DISABILITY -- DIDN'T FIX THE
PROBLEM, IT WOULD HAVE LED TO
SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS.
IT IS PREVENTABLE OR TREATABLE.
AND THESE ARE RELATIVELY
INEXPENSIVE.
YOU CAN SLIP THEM INTO DRESS
SHOES.
WE HAVE VELCRO.
SOME OF THE SHOES, YOU CAN
REMOVE THE INSOLE AND PUT A
PROPER ARCH SUPPORT IN THERE.
Trini: THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
STORY WITH US.
PATTI,ING YOU HAVE TWO
LOCATIONS.
REMIND EVERYBODY WHERE YOU ARE.
ONE IN THE HONOLULU STORE.
AND THAT'S OVER AT KAPIOLANI AND
COOKE STREET.
PARK ON KAWAIAHAO.
AND MY OTHER LOCATION IS IN
AIEA.
THAT'S ACROSS FROM THE
PEARLRIDGE MAULING.
COME-- BALL.
COME
PEARLRIDGE MALL.
COME AND SEE US.
DON'T LET IT GO.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET INTO A LOT
OF PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD.
Trini: THIS IS LIFE
CHANGING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WORK ON YOUR
FEET.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING ON THE
NEIGHBOR ISLAND, YOU ACTUALLY
HAVE A KIT THAT YOU CAN MAIL OUT
TO THEM.
WE DO.
HERE'S OUR KITS.
EXACTLY, WE'LL MAIL THE KIT TO
YOU.