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FOREWORD by Theresa Perales, DPM
How much do you know about your own anatomy? Did you know that you should be able to lift each toe by itself? Can you? If not, the basics of foot motion will be a fun ride!
Any former ballerinas or soldiers out there walking around with their feet turned out? Why do our gait patterns differ so greatly from person to person, but tend to be the same within a family? (Hint: it’s not only your genes!)
CHAPTER 3
The Foot Bone Is Connected to the Hip Bone
Sometimes foot pain is created much higher in your body than you realize. The way you stand can load tissue in the wrong place, causing it to wear out before its time. Do you wear your hips out in front of you? That’s a good place to start looking for likely culprits!
CHAPTER 4
Are Bunions Genetic?
Even though bunions tend to run in a family, their appearance in your family tree has a lot more to do with the way you learned to move your body and the footwear you are choosing to wear, as opposed to flaws in your tissue. Find a solution here!
CHAPTER 5
Your Shoes … a Map
The parts of a shoe go beyond the latest style. By learning to identify four main characteristics, you can make smart choices when it comes to improving your outfit—and your foot health.
CHAPTER 6
Shoe Science
What is it about a shoe, really, that limits foot health? Turns out that the four main parts of a shoe each have particular qualities that can increase the development of common ailments like hammertoes, plantar fasciitis, bunions . . . just to name a few!
CHAPTER 7
Undermining Our Own Health
Are shoes limiting the feet? Are high heels really that bad? If a shoe were implicated in ailments of the foot, knee, or spine, wouldn’t it be on the front of every newspaper? Well, the research is showing something, and it’s time to start talking about it.
CHAPTER 8
The Foot Gym
Everyone knows they are supposed to exercise, but few of us know what to do with the muscles in the foot … and there are a lot of them down there. This chapter offers a simple, easy-to-follow program that will help you restore function to the underused muscles in the feet, as well as increase circulation to the tight, overstressed tissue of the lower leg.
CHAPTER 9
Taking the Next (First) Step
Do healthy feet require a complete closet makeover? Am I going to be banned from cute or cool shoes forever? How do I fit more exercise into my busy day when I can barely handle what is currently on my plate? Find those answers here.
CHAPTER 10
Guidelines, Recommendations, and Frequently Asked Questions
What if I don’t have foot pain, but want to prevent it? What if I want to optimize foot development in my friends and family? Does footwear matter during pregnancy, childhood, and my later years? Included here are guidelines on footwear for various ages and stages in life. Come find out what is best for your (or your family’s) feet!
EXERCISES & POSITIONS TO KEEP HEALTHY FEET
APPENDIX
REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL READING
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
