Shake Hands with your Feet is a short film on the importance of foot health and the growing profession of chiropodists. The film begins with leg and feet shots of people walking on city streets and sidewalks, as well as people using their feet for various jobs. Men exit a factory (02:20) and kids walk in line to an open area for what appears to be recess (02:30). A woman sits with her feet up during a foot examination (03:00). Chiropodists examine patients’ feet (03:25) in a large exam room. The film shows students going through school (classes and graduation) to become chiropodists. A chiropodist performs an exam on a patient’s foot (04:57); another chiropodist uses an x-ray machine on a patient’s foot. A chiropodist looks at cultures to determine the best course of treatment (05:39). The film gives viewers an overview of the tools used by chiropodists (05:48), including a device to measure muscle and balance. It then recaps some of the treatments for various ailments, including hydrotherapy treatment (07:07) and electric therapy (07:24). A little boy is examined by a chiropodist (08:08); a metal appliance is applied to the boy to help shape his foot’s growth. The film briefly shows two surgeons preparing for a surgical procedure (10:14). School officials monitor children for foot health by recording each child’s footprint (10:44). There is footage of several different hospitals (11:15), which is followed by more shots of people tending to their feet, people walking, and other actions similar to the sequence that the film opened with. The film then concludes by reviewing the ten basic rules for good foot health.

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