Posted by Jenn F. on Friday, August 31st, 2012
I 'm guessing that two thoughts come into your mind when you hear the word "osteoporosis." One is an image of an old woman hunched almost halfway over, her spine crumbled into a "C" shape. The other is news that some elderly relative has fractured her hip after a fall that seemingly shouldn't have left much more than a bruise.
Posted by Jenn F. on Thursday, August 30th, 2012
Feet are very sensitive--not-cry-at-sad commercials sensitive, but feel pain easily kind of sensitive. The soles of your feet have more nerve endings per square centimeter than any other part of the body, so you're naturally set up to feel pain there. Now add a condition that causes you to feel pain throughout your body; suddenly your feet become centers of ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
When I was in high school, I was a proud member of our school's marching band. I know, you're thinking, what, proud to be a band geek? Did you miss the "geek" part of that? Well, let me put it this way--our football team went 1-35 while I was there (and the one win was the last game of my ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
I'm always a little torn this time of year. On the one hand, I don't want the beautiful summer weather to disappear, but on the other, I can't wait for football season to start. Football (we're talking American football here, not what the rest of the world calls football and we call soccer) is the most popular sport in the US, ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Monday, August 27th, 2012
Today we are going to talk about knees. Whoa, hold on, cowboy, what do you mean "knees?" Isn't this supposed to be a foot blog? This is indeed a foot blog, but did you know that knee pain is often related to a problem with your feet? Yes, that's right, happy feet are the key to happy knees. Let's take a look ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Friday, August 24th, 2012
There are jobs where you get to sit pretty much throughout your entire shift. For example, airline pilots. Bus drivers. Various cubicle-oriented office jobs. Restaurant critics, movie critics. People with those jobs probably don't come home after work with their feet aching. Then there are those who do stand. You know who you are--cashiers, restaurant workers, nurses, security guards, hair stylists, ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
I never played any organized sports when I was a kid. I was one of those arts kids, so my parents had enough to do with taking me to play rehearsals; they surely had no desire to sign me up for something that would also involve practices and games at odd hours. I didn't really push for it either. I ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Earlier this summer, the Institute for Preventative Foot Health released the results of a survey they did to assess the state of Americans' feet. Here's the good news: if you have foot problems, don't feel like you're the only one--you're not. Here's the bad news: it's likely that you have or will experience some kind of foot problem.
Posted by Jenn F. on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
I have been a short person all my life, so I feel pretty comfortable in saying that the world prefers taller people. Tall people are more glamorous, they're more desirable as athletes, and they can reach anything they want on the grocery store shelves. Even tall toes are good--or long toes, I guess I should say. A long second toe, ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Monday, August 20th, 2012
If you just realized that you had lost some fat, you'd probably be happy, right? Many of us do battle with our weight, so finding out that you've shed some of that fat might make you want to run out and buy new jeans, try on that wedding dress you bought a few sizes too small since you're determined to ...
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