Fibromyalgia is a disease that effects the nerves, causing deep pain throughout the body. This makes many everyday tasks difficult to accomplish. Footwear that is meant to help people with conditions that effect their feet is often ugly and doesn't address fibromyalgia symptoms like pain caused by too much pressure to certain areas of the foot. To combat this absence of adequate shoes, we interviewed someone with fibromyalgia and researched in order to find the specific symptoms to treat. We made our design flexible and supportive to the areas of most pressure on the sole. Our shoe also has cloth that is breathable and a midsole that is made of a soft silicon. All of these elements come together an ideal shoe for people with fibromyalgia.

Reflections

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