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FIT FEET

In good shape at work

Healthy feet are the requirement for agility, wellbeing and the ability to perform. Our feet are among the most important and sensitive parts of the body and are the foundation of a fully functioning body. When one considers the work done by our feet in our life and thus also at work, one can understand that physical wellbeing begins with the feet. Reason enough for Martin Schwalm to invite Sanitätshaus Spiegel, based in nearby Hünfeld, to perform a foot pressure measurement, also known as pedography, on all employees of Robotic und Kanalsanierung. In the process, detailed information regarding the pressure on the feet in the various phases of movement in standing and walking is acquired via a three-dimensional electronic measurement procedure. To be precise, with this computer-supported system both the static and the dynamic pressure situation are determined and graphically presented. "That was a very beneficial and important study for all of us," emphasizes Jochen Zeitler, who works in technology and customer advice at Robotic GmbH. "After all, an above-average amount of pressure is placed on our feet, even though on widely varying workplaces at Schwalm."

After each foot pressure measurement, the results were assessed by Sanitätshaus Spiegel on an individual basis and recommendations were provided for the use of possibly necessary technical orthopedic aids and precautionary measures. Expert advice on medical inserts or tailored productions for releasing the pressure on/stabilizing and correcting the foot completed the foot pressure measurement in optimum fashion. "Grade VALUABLE" was the opinion of the entire Schwalm team at the end of the day.