Interesting Foot Facts
Your feet are awesome feats of engineering. However, many people fail to appreciate the wonderful job that their feet and ankles perform every day until they suffer an injury or have some other foot or ankle issue.
While your feet are incredible, they are also quite delicate in many ways and subject to injury and disease. So it’s important to have regular visits with our foot doctors at Valley Stream Podiatry to keep your feet in tip-top shape.
below are four interesting facts about feet:
Almost one fourth of all the bones in your body are in your feet and ankles. There are an astonishing 26 bones in each foot with 33 separate joints. More than 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles hold everything together.
Symptoms of systemic diseases often first show up in your feet and ankles. Peripheral neuropathy is often an early sign of diabetes. Having stiff and painful toe and ankle joints may be early signs of arthritis or a symptom of a gout attack.
The average healthy individual puts enough miles on their feet in a lifetime to walk around the earth over five times! That’s the equivalent of more than 5 miles every day!
The largest feet ever measured belong to Orlando Hernandez of Venezuela. His feet measure an amazing 16 inches in length which is a US size 26!
We hope that these interesting facts will help you to value your feet and get you to take great care of them!
Taking great care of your feet will help keep them working well throughout your life. Make a consultation with our expert podiatrists to get the best care for any foot or ankle problems.
Contact Valley Stream Podiatry, located in Long Island. With access to cutting edge treatments and technologies, Dr. Andrew Shapiro, Dr. Michael Barkin and Dr. Sajni Shah can help you manage all of your foot and ankle issues including heel pain, tendon injuries, fractures, ankle sprains, toe deformities, fungal toenails, ingrown toenails and plantar warts. Call 516) 825-3860 or make an appointment online today.