GETTING BACK ON YOUR FEET
posted: Jul. 20, 2014.
A COMMON SAYING MANY OF US USE WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT FEELING WELL IS 'HOPE YOU ARE 'BACK ON YOUR FEET AGAIN SOON'. MOST PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE HOW IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX OUR FEET ARE AND HOW CLOSLY THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR HEALTH. THREE-QUARTERS OF NORTH AMERICANS WILL SUFFER FROM FOOT PAIN WHICH IS USUALLY CAUSED BY WRONG-SIZED FOOT WEAR, WEIGHT GAIN OR AN INCREASE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WEARING PROPER FITTING SHOES DESIGNED FOR THE RIGHT ACTIVITY. PROPER SUPPORT OF YOUR FOOT'S ARCHES IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR YOUR FEET, BUT ALSO THE REST OF THE JOINTS ABOVE YOUR FOOT. PROPER CUSHIONING AND SHOCK ABSORPTION ARE ALSO IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS.
IF FOR ANY REASON YOU DEVELOP HEEL, ARCH, FOREFOOT PAIN, ETC., IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONSULT A CHIROPODIST WHO IS HIGHLY TRAINED AND EDUCATED TO FULFIL ALL YOU CHIROPODY/PODIATRIC NEEDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.