“Among civilised peoples there are few who have really healthy feet… What is the cause of this shocking fact? Firstly, too many people know nothing about their feet, and secondly almost everyone shies away from a foot examination due to feelings of false shame.” So reads the Birkenstock Fußfibel, a small, smart footcare manual published by the storied German shoe brand in 1983. Nearly 35 years later and little has changed; the majority of us still abuse our feet…
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