Care About Your Feet

          High heels can cause fatigue in the legs.KOMPAS.com - As many as 8 out of 10 people merassa pain in the feet at least once a year in the year 2009 yesterday, so the survey results reported by the American Podiatric Medical Association. More than half of the respondents complained of pain in the heel of the foot. Others felt the foot blisters, warts, pinched nerves, and cantengan.
Dennis Frisch, DPM, a podiatrist from Boca Raton, Fla., said, "Pain in the legs is not normal, but most people ignore it." About 35 percent of those who complained of pain in the heel in the survey said they felt it since two years or more. Although, not rebuffed Frisch, will experience foot pain with age.
Here are six easy steps that are sometimes overlooked by us on a safe distance from the pain.

1. Note the cleanliness of the feet and pedicureFoot problems very easily overlooked, especially when you're the type who always wear closed shoes. However, little attention to the feet can ensure comfort to the feet. Make sure your toenails are cut crosswise to prevent cantengan, do not get used to scrape the sides of your toenails too hard.
Give the moisturizer on your feet dry, but to truly feel comfortable, also to prevent infections, because bacteria can enter through the skin dry and open. Therefore, Frisch suggests, when you want to go to a salon to get a pedicure, take the tools of your own. Currently the tools already available in stores pedicure tools and beauty salon.
2. Beware changes due to increasing ageAnticipated changes in the feet as you age. Although the time varies due to changes in each person, but, on average, our feet change in the age of 40-50s. With increasing time, we are fat on the heel of the foot will be eroded. This means that we need a more sturdy shoes. Arthritic changes can start happening, the thumb can bend, nails grow thick, making it easier to get cantengan.
Foot size can change with age. Generally, your feet will increase the length and width as the muscles weaken tendons. Do not be surprised if your feet change size, make sure you always measure your feet each before buying shoes.
3. Use shoes that are size appropriate to the activityWhen attempting to use a shoe, make sure the shoe does not make your legs bent in it. Shoe size can vary from brand to brand. Therefore, it is wise to always measure your feet first in the store where you will buy these shoes. Buy shoes in the afternoon or evening, because at these times, your foot is in its largest size.
If you want to buy sports shoes, whether it be for walking, running, or other sports activities, find one that is made specifically for this activity. Shoes for walking, for example, have different features of the shoe for running. Likewise if your feet are already having problems, talk with your foot doctor about the most appropriate shoes. Do not forget to read the information on the specifications of the intended activities appropriate footwear.

4. Provide support to the arch on the sole of the footThese specialists are often called the foot of the importance of endorsement on the part curved at the soles of the feet. However, there are those who have the soles of the feet evenly (no bends). A flat foot it needs more support. Talk to your doctor your feet to make sure you get shoes that are comfortable and appropriate for your foot condition.
5. Be careful with high-heeled shoes, as well as flip-flopsWomen's shoes that have more rights than 3 inches may look glamorous, however, the podiatrist is not advised to use these shoes. If necessary, should only wear shoes that have heels on special occasions only, and do not use it while standing for hours.
High heels do look sexy and beautiful, but can be very bad on the feet. The higher the rights of the subject, the greater the pressure that was forged on the heel of the foot. If you see any possibility of friction that could get worse if you wear shoes that you are using, immediately put on the plaster before it even worse. Often the friction on the foot that makes the foot blisters, occur in closed shoes or on the heel.
One of the attention of a podiatrist is the flip-flops. If you overuse flip-flops, you will harm the foot. Because the flip-flops do not provide adequate protection, there is no support in the legs, and does not provide stability. Flip-flops may be worn, provided that do not rely on a lot of flip-flops as you walk. If you must frequently use the flip-flops, it is advisable to seek endorsement on the part that has a curved soles of the feet.
6. Bare feetFor those of you nyang have occasional trouble-free leg to walk with bare feet is permitted in a secure location, as long as your feet are still storing fat and no cracked skin. However, if there had been a problem, you should not walk barefoot.
Calculate the location where you want to walk barefoot, such as bathrooms fitness center that can transmit the fungus on the feet, or a room full of grass, because you can not see a sharp object under the grass that could hurt your feet. So even health conditions, for example, people who have diabetes, you should avoid walking barefoot, because the condition of diabetes may have nerve problems which make them unable to feel the condition of the feet, plus more, to have this disease makes a person difficult to fight infection his feet.


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