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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
 What you wear is the most important part of foot care. 25% of the bones in your body are located in your feet. They are the foundation and support for the rest of your body. If you are experiencing foot, ankle, knee, lower back or shoulder pain, it very well may stem from improper care of your feet.
These pains are often caused by the style and fit of your shoes. A supportive shoe, combined with the proper (arch support) insert, will put your foot in its natural position for walking and standing. By putting your foot in balance, the alignment of other joints will be improved; properly aligned joints means less pain. Did you know?* The average person walks the equivalent of 3.5 times around the world during their lifetime.* 90% of all people wear improperly fitted shoes. Ouch!!* The human foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles and ligaments. That's an awful lot of places for pain to occur.* Most foot problems are caused or aggravated by poorly fitted shoes. What to do if your feet are hurting?* Replace your tennis shoes often (usually between 200 - 450 miles). Once the sole starts to wear out, your feet and body start to take more and more of the impact with every step taken. If you wait to replace the shoes until they are falling apart, your feet will suffer. Shoes that are worn out will not control your feet and keep you in balance. You have a choice. Help yourself now by buying good quality and comfortable shoes or pay later with pain and doctor visits. * Ice massage, rolling your foot over an cold plastic soda bottle will do wonders for a painful arch by reducing the inflammation.* Try a proper (arch support) insert. Inserts are supportive devices that fit into shoes and support your feet. When properly fitted in your shoes, the insert acts as an interface between the foot, the shoe and the ground. With a proper insert you are supporting your foot and ankle while standing and walking, as well as improving your balance, alignment, performance and comfort any time you are on your feet. Allowing equal weight distribution relieves undesirable stresses associated with foot pain and discomfort across the under surface of the foot. In your lifetime you will walk over 100,000 miles; which is equivalent to walking around the world more than 4 times! Care for your feet with proper shoes and inserts will improve the overall structural health of your feet. Remember, you only get one pair of feet. Take good care of them. Come by our Rancho Cucamonga store (909-987-5555) and we can show you how to minimize or help prevent foot pain.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 April 2008 )
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