The Foot is Amazing!
The following article is to tell you about some awesome foot facts!
The foot is an incredible structure made of 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 31 tendons, and tons of blood vessels and nerves. All together, the feet hold 25% of all the bones in the body.
The average person takes 10,000 steps each day. This equals to 115,000 in a lifetime. This is enough steps to go around the planet more than 4 times.
The feet of an average person weighing 130 lbs absorbs almost 500 lbs of pressure with every step. This can reach 5 million lbs of pressure each day.
It has been noted that 66% of Americans states their feet hurt on a regular basis and the top self treatment is changing shoes or taking shoes off. 18% of the patient stated they do nothing and deal with the pain. Only 7% sought care from a doctor.
Women generally walk 10 miles per day while men walk an average of 7 miles per day.
The feet are thought to be a reflection of an individual’s health. Arthritis and blood vessel disease often reveal their initial symptoms in the lower extremities.
The foot is a marvel of architecture. Hope you enjoyed these fun facts.