| Polio, once a common and greatly feared viral | | | | not all of polio survivors have had such effects from |
| infection, is now considered to be rare in developed | | | | the disease. Instead, they often find that among |
| countries, but there are still people who have had | | | | other things, their feet have been drastically changed. |
| their lives touched by this devastating disease. Their | | | | A large majority of those who have had polio |
| bodies have been forever altered â literally | | | | discover that they can no longer purchase the same |
| â from the top of their head to the soles of | | | | size shoe for both feet. In the past, these people |
| their feet. | | | | would have to buy to separate pairs of shoes, but |
| One of the hallmarks of polio is its effect on the | | | | due to the availability of products on the Internet, it |
| muscles of the body. Many people associate polio | | | | is easier than ever to find the right pair of shoes for |
| with images of people in iron lungs or with | | | | those whose feet have been affected by polio. |
| wheelchair-ridden President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but | | | | |