FOOT FACTS

How many people suffer from foot pain?

Seventy-five percent of Americans will experience foot health problems to varying degrees of severity at one time or another in their lives. About six percent of the popullation has foot injuries, bunions, and flat feet or fallen arches each year.

How far do we really walk?

The American Podiatric Medical Association says the average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day. Those cover several miles, and they all add up to about 120,000 miles in a lifetime -- more than four times the circumference of the globe.

Buying new shoes?

Shopping for shoes is best done in the afternoon. Your feet tend to swell a little during the day, and it is best to buy shoes to fit then. Have your feet measured everytime you purchase shoes, and do it while you're standing. When you try on shoes, try them on both feet, because many people have one foot larger than the other, and it's best to fit the larger one.

How many bones in the foot?

The foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles, and tendons hold the structure together.. The 52 bones in your feet make up about one quarter of all the bones in your body.