Fun Facts About Your Feet

FUN FACTS ABOUT YOUR FEET! YOUR FEET BY THE NUMBERS 66 JOINTS 200+ muscles, ligaments, and tendons 52 BONES 25,000 sweat glands (feet sweat half a pint in a day) (1/4 of all your bones are in your feet) YOU WALK about 8,000o - 10,000 steps every day 100+ TONS of pressure are put on your feet daily 115,000 MILES are walked in the average lifetime (that's 4x around the globe!) TROUBLED TOOTSIES: COMMON FOOT PROBLEMS of Americans will 75%) experience foot problems 5% 5% 5% of Americans have corns/calluses have fungal foot infections have ingrown toenails 60-70% 60% of all foot injuries in people over 17 of diabetics will have nerve damage in their feet are sprains/strains TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS FOR FOOT HEALTH WALK – DON'T WEAR It's the best exercise wear ill-fitting shoes the right shoes – high heels increase foot for your feet pressure by 75% KEEP PUT WHEN getting a pedicure, don't allow a foot toenails trimmed sunscreen on your feet razor to be used DRY SEE a podiatrist at the first sign of foot trouble off feet thoroughly after showers INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY ADVANCED FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALIS www.podiatrysugarland.com Sources: http://www.apma.org/Learn/content.efm?ItemNumber=2243 http://www.profooteenter.com/25-fun-foot-facts