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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children partners with American Airlines to help some special patients learn to ski, celebrating the 31st Annual Amputee Ski Trip to Winter Park, Colorado.

Dallas Cowboys and cheerleaders will be signing autographs at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Dallas White Rock Marathon board members visit major marathon beneficiary Texas Scottish Rite Hospital's patients during marathon weekend.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) hosted tree lighting and decorating ceremony officially lit by Dallas' own, Mayor Mike Rawlings, and 3 year old Frisco native, Ellie Stiernagle.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is presented their First CAD/CAM Systemin Southwest by Speedway Children’s Charities

TX/OU weekend kicked off by UT Longhorn Singers at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

TSRHC to Host Former Texas A&M Players, Coach Jackie Sherrill, Members of the 12th Man Kickoff Team in Distributing Autographed Memorabilia and Photo Session

2nd Annual West Texas Golf Classic hosted by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Texas Scottish Rite Hospitals For Children celebrating their 90th Birthday Party with an Appearance from Lee Ann Womack featuring Treasure Street

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and the Seventh Annual Dallas Sporting Clay Shoot

Former Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Patient showcases art at the Third Annual Summer Colors Event

New Discovery at TSRHC Yields Additional Clues to Understanding Most Common Spinal Deformity in Children

4th Annual JCPenny Back-to-School Style Show for Patients of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children on Friday, July 29, 2011

Children Celebrate "Christmas in July" when Santa Visits Patients at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

The 4th annual KidSwing - McKinney golf tournament benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Patients recieve $107,000 in Donations as a Result of the Cotton Patch Cafe Challenge.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Teams up with Kidswing to host the Ninth Annual Kidswing Golf Tournament.

Program celebrates 25 years of patient scholar support

Local 11-Year-Old Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Patient Participates in Learn to Golf Clinic Designed for children with Physical Challenges

Rochaun Baldwin to join other patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children at Learn to Golf clinic

Gunner Stinnett to Practice Golf at Event for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Patients.

TSRHC hosts Annual Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day this month.

Cumulative donation by Dallas White Rock Marathon to TSRHC totals more than $1.8 million.

TSRHC and other local volunteers refresh Reverchon Park for 2011.

Vincent Pierce to Practice Golf at Event for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Patients.

Trace Howard from Gunter, TX will participate in the 2010 MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Race.

Patient Champion for TSRHC, Owen Berry, to participate in the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon.

Local golf professionals spend time with patients from TSRHC for the Learn to Golf clinic event.

Heel lifts are used both to correct problems associated with uneven legs and as a cosmetic tool for people who want to be a few inches taller.

Shoes should fit like a glove (but make sure the toes can still wiggle). Track and Field shoes also have a firm heel with little padding. Avoid purchasing shoes that do not properly hold the heel in place.

This first two steps to finding appropriate running shoes if you are a beginning runner is to re-measure your feet and to perform the wet-footprint test. Once these steps are completed, you need to choose between four basic types of running shoes.

You can tie your laces in special ways in order to adjust the fit of your athletic shoe. If your shoe feels too tight, use a parallel lacing technique as opposed to the traditional “X’s”.

You can tie your laces in special ways in order to adjust the fit of your athletic shoe. If your heel is slipping up-and-down in your athletic shoe, try using a “lace lock” near the ankle.

You can extend the life of your athletics shoes by rotating pairs of shoes after every couple of runs, using protective soles and cleaning your shoes regularly.

Shoes should be broken in gradually; there is no need to rush the “breaking-in” process. Start by wearing the shoes for brief stints around the house. Spraying tight areas with water will also help the shoes to soften.

You can add traction to slippery soles by sanding the bottoms of your shoes or spraying the soles with hairspray. “Shoe guards” also exist that are designed to adhere to your soles and give you extra traction.

Old soles can be removed and replaced with new soles purchased at your local shoe store. Old heels can also be unscrewed and replaced with new heels. Both of these repairs can be done at home.

Leather shoes can be stretched with do-it-yourself methods at home. One method involves freezing Ziploc bags of water that are placed in areas of the shoe you want stretched. Another method uses a rubbing alcohol solution to stretch the shoes.

High heels can be shortened, but the procedure must be done carefully. Taking too much off the heel will distort the shoe’s fit. Generally, it is impossible to reduce heel height by more than one inch.

Leather that is not treated is referred to as “natural grain” leather. When leather is treated with a transparent dye, it is called “full-grain leather”. Split leather does not display the leather’s natural grain.

Certain types of leather require special care. Exotic leathers such as ostrich must be treated delicately while crocodile, snake and lizard leathers require extra-conditioning. Suede and nubuck are best clean with special products designed.

Replacing worn-down heels with metal or rubber heel caps is a great way to save money and extend the life of your shoes. Heel caps can be purchased online or at shoe stores if you want to do the simple repair yourself.

There are many different ways to remove scuff marks from shoes. Some require alcohol-based solutions such as hand sanitizer or rubbing alcohol. Other methods, such as Vaseline and lavender oil, offer a more a natural approach.

The laces, main body and inserts of athletic shoes should be washed separately. Throw laces into the washing machine and wash the main body of the shoes with a scrub brush and light detergent.

Leather shoes need to be cared for regularly. Shoes can be washed with a mild soap and wet rag. After washing and drying the leather shoes, a leather conditioner and shoe polish may be applied.

Squeaky shoes can be fixed through trial and error. If the squeak sounds like it is coming from inside the shoe, sprinkle baby powder in the shoe or stuff your shoes with paper to draw excess moisture out. If the squeak comes from the heel area

Shoe Goo is an industrial strength rubber cement designed to repair shoes. It can be used to patch holes in the bottom of rubber soles, repair tears or give the shoe a thin but strong protective coating.

It is common for the fabric covering heel counters in running shoes to rub away over time. You can fix this problem at home by either using duct tape or a cloth patch. If you decide to use cloth, glue and stitch the patch in place.

By resoling old shoes at home, you can make a favorite pair of shoes last much longer. Simply cut away the old sole, apply shoe glue and reapply the new sole. After allowing the glue to dry completely, your shoes should be as good as new.

It can be difficult to find boots that fit your feet and your calves. Look for styles of boots that offer a flexible fit, adjust what you wear underneath the boots or visit your local cobbler who may be able to expertly alter the shoes.