In foot care, a significant part of every day is spent forward-bent and still, low to the ground. The effort isn't the problem, the stillness is. Here's what it does, and why it's worth changing.
See what your posture does
You stretch your back between clients without thinking about it. You kneel without deciding to kneel, because it is just how you reach the foot. And somewhere along the way you told yourself it comes with the job.
Almost every specialist recognises this. Almost none of them call it a problem.
Holding the same working posture keeps the same muscles active for extended periods, with fewer opportunities to relax and recover.
of reported injuries occurred within the first five years of practice.
Williams et al., Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2017.
Traditional foot and lower-limb care asks the practitioner to move down to the work. But the relationship can be reversed.
The Orthostand M30 raises the client, seated or standing, to the height where you work best.
