Evening star., 1933-04-16
FOOT HEALTH WEEK
WILL Be OBSERVED
Observance Begins Tomor.
row, With Clinics Planned
Over Nation.

Foot Health week, sponsored by the
National Association Of Chi-opod!sts, Is
being observed all over the United
States during the week of April II to
~. Through newspaper articles. radio
talks and window displays the chiropo-
dSt-Or podiatrist, to speak more &C
curately-is endeavoring to educate the
public to foot health in order that the
pleasures Of walking and sport may be
enjoyed more fully and work done more
comfortably and efficiently.
In scores Of cities, clinics for the ex-
animation and treatment OF the feet Of
children, policemen and flremen, letter
carriers and also the poor are being
conducted without cost to the sufferer.
Senator Royal S. Copeland Of New
York, himself a physician, will open
Foot Health week tomorrow at $50 am.
with a radio broadcast over Station
WINS, New York City. A window dis
play showing q modern chiropody ONCE
show windows of Woodward & Lothrop's
tomorrow.
Trained Scientifically.
The chiropodist of today. it is ex-
planned, is a scientifically trained prac-
titioner Many constitutional disorders
exhibit symptoms on the foot, while.
conversely. may pains of seemingly OBJ
scure origin are caused by disturbances
local to the foot itself. The foot spe-
cialist Is trained to detect and identify
the conditions and either treat them
himself or refer the patient to the
proper physician. Lives have been
saved by the chiropodists prompt recoe.
milton of serious malady as 1t showed
itself on the lower extremities.
Three years of schooling it is point
ed out, 60 into the making Of foot
doctor: $500 hours in class room ana
laboratory and $40 hours in clinics.
After that he must pass rigid State
examination, for the practice OF chi
ropody, or podiatry. Is regulated oy
law in 80 States and the District OF
Columbia There are seven schools
recognized and periodically inspected
by the Council M Education of the
National Association of Chiropodists.
Each of these has minimum OF SIX
doctors Of medicine on its faculty.
Thousands Treated.
Connected with the schools are clinics
treated each year. Chiropodists are
also attached to the staff of con-
siderable number Of hospitals. where
they work SIDE by side with members
of the older branches of medicine.
Among children the foot specialist
is rendering a service demonstrated to
be OF distinct value. Surveys show
that IS per cent Of very young chill
dren are foot defective, but with this
fact comes the assurance that about
95 per cent of these disorders are cor
rectible II recognized and cared for
promptly. The chiropodist is doing .
large share of this corrective work.
Members Of this profession have their
organization. just Is medical men do.
with q constitution and bylaws and
a code of ethics that compares with
similar codes in other fields.
Stand on Your Own Feet" an in
structive leaflet issued by the Podiatry
Society of the District of Columbia,
which is affiliated with the National As
sociation of Chiropodists and which II
participating to the fullest possible ex.
tent in the national movement, is be-
ing widely distributed among trained
nurses and other workers toward pub
lie health.