title: [Advice of the phlebologist concerning care of the foot, walking and the selection of shoes].
abstract: The symbolic potential of the foot explains excessive psychological crystallizations and major patients' resistances to the phlebologist's advices. The author reviews hygiene advices concerning the feet (washing, pedicure, prevention of dermatoses and locking of joints), the three phases of physiological gait (heel gait, plantar and digital gait) and after a historical review of the shoes, exposes the damages caused by heels which are too high and describes the qualities of a physiological shoe.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D012775:Shoes / Q000592:standards
vernacular_title: Conseils du phlébologue concernant l'hygiène du pied, la marche et le choix des chaussures.