Your feet are your foundation. They serve to support weight during stance and to push the body forward during gait. There are 26 bones in each foot and a total of 206 bones in the human body. Thus, your legs reach 25% of the bones in your body! The average person takes between 5000 and 7000 steps per day and is increased for people who are more active.
You do not need to have foot pain foot problems. Typically, a mechanical problem unresolved their feet for long periods before it causes symptoms. Sometimes mechanical problems only became apparent after the change or increase a person's activity level or weight gain (due to added stress and pain produced). In addition, mechanical problems or alignment in the foot can change the mechanics and joint position higher in the kinetic chain, including ankles, knees, hips, back and even neck! Thus, the posture of the foot related to posture one's whole body and mechanical foot problems can cause or contribute to pain in other areas of the body. Not corrected, postural imbalances and uneven wear of the joints that can accelerate the degeneration of the joints (arthritis).
1) Select appropriate footwear:
Unfortunate tendency is people choose fashion over function, however, shoes with poor support and fit is often a cause or contributor to musculoskeletal disorders feet. High shoes women’s heels are the worst cause of excessive force weight distribution on the feet and the inner ball deviation of the toes. When choosing shoes ...
a) selecting a thin flat or cure than high heels
b) ensure conformity of the right
The toe box should not give excessive pressure on the top, side or front legs. A good tip when buying shoes is to take the insole out and put your foot on it - trail you do not have to go to the edge of the insole to fit properly. Another tip is to shop for shoes late in the day as the trail you will be slightly larger than the pressure that day.
c) adequate for motion control and support, the shoe must pass the test 4
- Test Dish Rag: if the shoe spins easily, it fails the test
- Pinch Test: if the soft heel counter, failed the test
- Test of the Day: shoe should bend easily where your toes bend naturally only
- Shelf Test: There should not be any drift of the shelf relative to the heel at the sight of shoes at the end
2) Replace shoes every year:
Running shoes should be replaced at least every year, but more quickly (every 3-6 months) for overweight runner or as a shoe structure breaks down more quickly.
3) Weight loss if overweight:
Overweight loads will result in more on all the joints of the body but especially the feet because they support the entire body. As a result, obese people tend to have flat arches more often than the general population. Muscles also need to work harder to support the weight excess. Strength of weight gain also aggravate mechanical problems or alignment.
4) Do the exercises for the legs and calves:
Proper stretching and strengthening the muscles of the lower extremities can be very beneficial. Tight, shortened muscles need to stretch and weaker, elongated muscles must be strengthened. Thus, the muscles become more balanced which adds balance to the joint mechanics related. Chiropractor can give you more specifically related to the particular case. For example, stretch your calf is very beneficial for those with plantar fasciitis (painful inflammation and scarring of fasciia that causes plantar heel pain and arch are the worst with the first steps in the morning). Roll your foot forward and return the tennis ball is good, massaging and improving circulation. There are also specific exercises for those with flat feet that help to strengthen and support the longitudinal arch of the foot.
5) Have a gait scan:
Having a gait scan involves walking barefoot in the pressure-sensitive mat. A computer records the data and produce images of where you put pressure on your feet when you walk. This is compared with the normal leg. Scan gait (along with analysis of chiropractic) helps to determine the need for orthotics. Data from the scan can be used to create custom-made orthotics that will reduce the normal function of the foot when walking and realign your foot to a more normal position. A total of 60-70% people have some kind of normal foot function and may benefit from a custom prescription orthotics.
6) Has the analysis of chiropractic:
Chiropractors are skilled in assessing your posture, alignment and function of the neuromusculoskeletal system. As mentioned earlier, the position of the foot related to posture. So if you have foot problems, the analysis of the full benefit of the spine as well. Chiropractic adjustments to help normalize spinal mechanics and also strengthen the overall response to orthotic prescription. Chiropractic can assess bone in the foot and determine whether a particular joint is restricted. If the joint is limited then it means that other joints must compensate - this can cause pain. Adjustments to help correct this.
7) Other:
Other tips for good foot health including regular cardiovascular exercise and a healthy and balanced diet because it is beneficial to overall health and healing. It is also important to maintain good foot hygiene, including keeping nails neat. Check your feet for any unusual changes in appearance.
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