{"id":1619,"date":"2023-04-09T17:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T17:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2023-04-09T17:43:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T17:43:47","slug":"put-your-best-foot-forward-during-foot-health-awareness-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/09\/put-your-best-foot-forward-during-foot-health-awareness-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD DURING FOOT HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April is recognized as Foot Health Awareness Month to draw attention to common foot injuries and tips to keep your feet healthy! Over half of the population\u00a0has suffered from common foot injuries that have restricted them from walking or exercising. This is because\u00a0your feet bear a lot of your body\u2019s weight and serve as the lower-most foundation of your body.\u00a0Foot injuries vary due to the foot\u2019s intricate structure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The human foot consists of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>26 Bones<\/li>\n<li>33 Joints<\/li>\n<li>107\u00a0ligaments<\/li>\n<li>19 muscles and tendons<\/li>\n<li>Hundreds of thousands of nerve endings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>SYMPTOMS OF FOOT INJURY INCLUDE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sprains in the feet<\/li>\n<li>Stiffness or limited range of motion<\/li>\n<li>Swelling or inflammation in the ankle or foot<\/li>\n<li>Strain in the foot after long periods of rest<\/li>\n<li>Consistent foot cramping<\/li>\n<li>Heel pain<\/li>\n<li>Joint pain in the ankle or toes<\/li>\n<li>Sharp pain in the foot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>COMMON CAUSES OF FOOT INJURY:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wearing the wrong size shoes<\/li>\n<li>Not wearing supportive shoes<\/li>\n<li>Underlying medical conditions<\/li>\n<li>Inherited foot conditions<\/li>\n<li>High impact exercises and activities<\/li>\n<li>Occupational work related stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>COMMON FOOT PATHOLOGIES:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Achilles Tendonitis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Bunions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Corns and Calluses.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Diabetic Neuropathy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Gout.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Ingrown Nails.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Osteoarthritis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. PTTD.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Plantar Fasciitis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Heel Spur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Rheumatoid Arthritis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Turf Toe.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is recognized as Foot Health Awareness Month to draw attention to common foot injuries and tips to keep your feet healthy! Over half of the population\u00a0has suffered from common foot injuries that have restricted them from walking or exercising. This is because\u00a0your feet bear a lot of your body\u2019s weight and serve as the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-beauty","clearfix","article"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1620,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions\/1620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melapodiatry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}