Fun Facts About Your Feet
Whether you’re headed to trivia night at your local pub this week, or you just want to increase your understanding of foot health, information is power! Here are some valuable facts to know about your feet, ankles, and lower legs:
There are 26 bones in each foot.
Together, these bones make up more than one-quarter of the total bones in your body.
The bones of the feet and ankles work together in 33 joints.
The soft tissue of the foot and ankle contains more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
The soles of your feet contain more sensory nerve endings per square inch than any other part of your body. That’s why it hurts so much when you stub your toe or step on something sharp.
The average American man wears a size 10½ shoe. The average woman wears an 8½.
Each pair of human feet includes a quarter million sweat glands.
These sweat glands can excrete as much as half a point of moisture each day.
Excessive sweating is called hyperhidrosis and your podiatrist has treatment options to help you.
Hyperhidrosis can lead to unpleasant foot odor. This is called bromodosis.
The average person takes around 10,000 steps a day. This can add up to more than 100,000 miles in a lifetime.
Many systemic illnesses have symptoms that appear in the feet, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and arthritis.
A podiatrist is a medical specialist with years of training in diagnosing and treating all injuries and illnesses of the feet, ankles, and lower legs. You can tell a doctor is a podiatrist when you see the letters DPM, meaning Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, after his or her name.
If you are experiencing foot pain, or if you have any concerns about the health and well-being of your feet, the first thing to do is to make an appointment to be seen by your foot doctor.
Contact James C. Ricketti, DPM and let us address all your foot and ankle needs. Our board-certified podiatrist will tailor treatments based on your individual needs and with our state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment options, we’ll help you get back on your feet in no time! Call our office today at 609-587-1674 to make an appointment at our conveniently located Hamilton, NJ office.