All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘foot pain’
LINK: Circling the Planet Four Times Takes a Toll On Your Feet
A recent article in MarketWatch talked about the importance of choosing and wearing the proper shoes as you age. Some of the statistics might be surprising to you. Here’s a bit from the article: The average person takes approximately 10,000 steps a day, the equivalent of 115,000 miles over their lifetime or enough to travel around the planet over four …
What Is a Foot Fracture?
The foot consists of 26 bones and almost any of them can be broken. Many fractures do not require surgery, or even a cast, as they will heal on their own with some support. When a foot is fractured, the site of the fracture usually is painful and swollen. The site of the fracture will determine the course of treatment, if …