On Saturday March 23rd, Olga Lalande and a team of chiropodists volunteered in a special Olympics program called Fit Feet. It was a great day, and we helped a lot of families identify foot conditions and referred them to foot clinics for further care.

The Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program is a worldwide initiative that provides health screenings and education to Special Olympics athletes and people with intellectual disabilities (ID).

Special Olympics Fit Feet offers foot screenings to evaluate ankles, feet, lower extremity biomechanics, and proper shoe and sock gear to participating athletes. Fit Feet helps Special Olympics athletes step lively on the playing field, and in everyday life. Many athletes suffer from foot and ankle pain, or deformities that impair their performance. In fact, up to 50 percent of Special Olympics athletes experience one or more preventable or treatable foot conditions that can affect their sports participation. This screening seeks to lower these numbers and better equip participants for sport and for life. Professionals in the following or related field are invited to volunteer.