When X-Rays were used at the Shoe Store
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When X-Rays were used at the Shoe Store
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#2Shoe-fitting fluoroscope... there’s a massive shoe store near where I grew up that still has at least one (not operational). Very cool antique.
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#3The old shoe store in my small town had one in the corner. My Dad asked about it. The clerk said it was dangerous and didn't want to use it. We kids were disappointed.
That was post WWII, so I don't know how long it'd been there. The fluoroscope I mean; the shoe store had been there for decades.
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#4Tangent. People are still getting conned when it comes to shoes. Custom designed soles, with padding in the "right" places based on the shape of your foot, in order to "absorb impact" or "correct overpronation". Which is nonsense and unnecessary unless you have foot deformities. Your foot is perfectly capable of absorbing impact and whatnot. This is all marketing aimed at gullible new runners who want to go from couch to marathon without taking the time to learn proper running technique and without giving their bodies time to adapt to running. All the while ingraining and reinforcing bad running habits. But at least we're no longer xraying people's feet for no apparent reason, so that's a start.
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#5An older friend of mine told me the times were surreal. Doctors would casualy xray you for many minutes even when you got minor symptoms.
Then suddendly xray was considered harmful and you would only get on static image when you had serious problems.
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#6I'm 49 and I'm sure I remember there still being machines in stores when I was 7 or 8. Is that possible? I don't recall them actually in use - but they were visibly present.
(I'm in the UK)
EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope#Regul...
Looks possible.
Re: When X-Rays were used at the Shoe Store
#7Tangent. People are still getting conned when it comes to shoes. Custom designed soles, with padding in the "right" places based on the shape of your foot, in order to "absorb impact" or "correct overpronation". Which is nonsense and unnecessary unless you have foot deformities. Your foot is perfectly capable of absorbing impact and whatnot. This is all marketing aimed at gullible new runners who want to go from couc…
I'd be interested in reading deeper. Do you have references countering the marketing claims?
Re: When X-Rays were used at the Shoe Store
#8I'm 49 and I'm sure I remember there still being machines in stores when I was 7 or 8. Is that possible? I don't recall them actually in use - but they were visibly present. (I'm in the UK) EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope#Regul... Looks possible.
Yes I also recall seeing them in Clarks but unused
Re: When X-Rays were used at the Shoe Store
#9Tangent. People are still getting conned when it comes to shoes. Custom designed soles, with padding in the "right" places based on the shape of your foot, in order to "absorb impact" or "correct overpronation". Which is nonsense and unnecessary unless you have foot deformities. Your foot is perfectly capable of absorbing impact and whatnot. This is all marketing aimed at gullible new runners who want to go from couc…
I'd be interested in reading deeper. Do you have references countering the marketing claims?
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Re: When X-Rays were used at the Shoe Store
#10Tangent. People are still getting conned when it comes to shoes. Custom designed soles, with padding in the "right" places based on the shape of your foot, in order to "absorb impact" or "correct overpronation". Which is nonsense and unnecessary unless you have foot deformities. Your foot is perfectly capable of absorbing impact and whatnot. This is all marketing aimed at gullible new runners who want to go from couc…
I don't remember where I saw this, but I thought I saw a display that you could step on and it would try to convince you to buy custom designed insoles? It used some kind of pressure sensor that would map your foot or something.
I feel like shoes are kind of like mattresses are marketed the same way - mostly talking about pressure points, that and memory foam.