High heels have long been glamorized as a definition of femininity, poise, and grace. Women concerned with fashion covet designer brands. They pair them with dresses, skirts, suits and even bikinis. Models, beauty queens and business women wear them. In short (or tall), a great many women love high heels. But platforms, stilettos and wedges…
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The Achilles Tendon: What is it and How Do I Know if Mine is Hurt?
Ancient Greek culture tells the story of Achilles, a hero of the Trojan War and protagonist of the Iliad, whose biggest weakness, and ultimate downfall, was the place on his heel where his mother held on to him as she dipped him into the River Styx to try and make him immortal. This story, passed…
Continue reading…Foot Pain: Causes, Risk Factors, Treatment and Prevention Why do so many people suffer from foot pain?
Because of the complexity of the structure of the foot, which is made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, and 120 muscles, ligaments and nerves, and because the feet bear our whole body weight a good deal of the time, it is not surprising that foot pain is a common problem. As a matter of…
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