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The
foot has 26 bones, 33 joints and 31 ligaments.
The
average person takes 10,000 – 15,000
steps per day – that is approximately
115,000 miles in a lifetime – enough to circle
the planet four times!
The
feet of a 130 pound individual absorb 500
pounds of pressure with every step. The
impact reaches about five million pounds of pressure
each day!
The
foot is the body’s shock absorber, along with
the knees, hips and discs of the low back. The arch
of the foot functions to absorb 30% shock when the
foot hits the ground.
Years
of standing and walking on concrete cause changes
in the foot that lead to the vast majority of the
foot, ankle, knee, hip and back problems we encounter
today. |
