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Feet first: proper foot care will keep you on your toes

Added 2021-11-17 08:20:39 +0000 UTC

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Feet are remarkable things. They account for more than one-quarter of your body’s 206 bones: 26 in each foot – plus two sesamoids (bones embedded within a tendon)! Each foot also has 33 joints, which work with a complex array of muscles and tendons every time you take a step.

Your feet don’t just take you from place to place. In addition to making you mobile, your feet help you balance, support your body, and act as your body’s shock absorbers, enduring enormous amounts of pressure every day. With that much going on below your knees, it’s no surprise that feet may need some care and attention.

“Take good care of them,” says chiropodist Justin Turner of Women’s College Hospital’s Foot Care Clinic. “People often don’t look at their feet until they hurt.”