The foot is the first identification proof of a person coming into the world. The first registration of Baby’s birth is not a signature, stamp, handprint, or fingerprint, but a pair of beautiful and immature little footprints.

The foot is also inspiring because of its perseverance. After some people lose the function of their hands, they use their own hands to paint, and their lives are still colorful.

Although the feet support our weight, take us everywhere, and contribute so much to people, in the modern civilized and urbanized lifestyle, the feet are neglected and wronged. Just like the prisoners of the body, they often only take a bath. Only at the time of bedtime can I see the sky and breathe fresh air. The feet are the farthest away from a person’s head. It is less of a topic on the table under the world yardstick of focusing on whether a person is smart, eloquent, and looks good. But everyone understands that some of the pain wrapped in one’s step is pain, some are unsightly, and some are itchy or smelly.

The structure and operation of the foot

Why does the foot hurt? Let’s start by understanding its structure. The foot can be said to be a set of sophisticated mechanical components, consisting of 26 bones, 35 joints, and more than 100 ligaments. The heel bone and the metatarsals connected to it are the largest bones. The feet are arched, like an arch bridge, only in this way can they support the lifting objects.

When a person stands, the weight is concentrated on the heel and metatarsal bones. When walking, the weight of the body is transmitted from the outside of the foot to the front end of the metatarsal bone; the leg muscles are closely connected to the ankle joint. When the foot flexor muscles contract and make the toes bend and move forward, the ankle bone becomes a fulcrum of a lever, the toe Then continue to stretch so that the toes do not fold under the feet.

So if you walk for too long, get overweight, get sick, or stand for too long due to work as a waiter or salesperson, it will cause foot pain. This is because of the fatigue of the weight-bearing muscles and the excessive tension of the ligaments due to the weight of the arch of the foot, causing pain. People with flat feet do not have arches, so they often have pain in their feet.

Because the ankle joint is a lever fulcrum, it also has a mission to assist the human body in absorbing and buffering the impact of the bodyweight falling on the ground, so it often sprains and bruises.

The pathological pain of the feet is often due to improper shoes. Like the most common corns and cocoons, because the feet rub against shoes that are too tight and hard, especially high-heeled shoes, the weight is concentrated on the soles of the feet. To protect the skin tissues and bones, the feet produce horny crusty and stimulate nerve endings. , Causing pain.

In the past two years, women’s high heels with pointed stiletto heels have been popular among women, and some people have big toe cysts (valgus big toe and inflammation of the synovial sac), deformed feet, and cause inflammation and pain.

The uglier the shoe, the healthier

Human beings love beauty and would rather endure pain and cramps under their feet, which has been the case since ancient times. Not only do women love to sway on high heels, but even men also rely on “hate the sky” to cheer. The first to wear high heels were the men of the French court. When the former South Korean leader Quan Doo-hwan went to the United States, he invited people to make shoes. Make high heels in your shoes to avoid a dwarf.

However, high-heeled shoes put the body at an unnatural angle, injure the ligaments, overwork the muscles, and press the center point of the compression zone on the soles of the feet, making people uncomfortable all day long. The Russian chief Khrushchev once took off his shoes and snarled at the table in front of the leaders of various countries because of the foot pain caused by the shoes. Hang on the wall and stop disturbing.

Beauty and health are difficult to balance, and feet make people realize the imperfections of life. The doctor’s advice is to compromise. Change shoes often. Shoes with a heel height of more than two and a half inches (6.25 points) and thin roots should only be worn occasionally and not for too long. The best shoes are sports shoes, which have sufficient support and protection, followed by shoes with a blunt head and a wide body, and a height of about 5 cm.

Bodily wisdom

How much you love your feet, the feet will return to you in the same way. A Ms. Zhang wore hard-soled high-heeled shoes and caused corns on the soles of the feet for more than ten years. After changing to soft, wide-toed walking shoes, one month later, she found that the corns gradually became smaller and softer.

Chen Dingxin, a professor of internal medicine at the National Taiwan University School of Medicine, calls this “the wisdom of the body,” and the feet will respond to tenderness or pressure on it. When Chen Dingxin put on the bumpy massage slippers, he felt a little pain at first, but he didn’t feel it after less than a week. He checked the soles of his feet and discovered that a layer of crusty skin had grown on his feet to respond to the pressure.

The wisdom of the body is more clearly displayed on the feet. Following the Chinese and Japanese, some doctors in the United States and Germany also found that the soles of the feet have reflex zones (called acupoints in Chinese), reflecting the secretion of organs and glands throughout the body. Massage specific parts of the feet to promote blood circulation in this area and stimulate related bodies. Organs, which take away waste products, have become an alternative therapy that many people believe.

People who are prone to sore feet and fatigue also indicate poor physical strength and muscle wasting. If you exercise more to strengthen the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of the legs and affect the ankle joints, the feet will be stronger and stronger.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, treat your feet well, and even exercise your feet to start fitness. It is not difficult for you to travel around the world and enjoy a rich life.

Stretch and flex the soles of the feet

Sit on the ground, stretch your legs forward, the first stretch and bend your toes, and then stretch out the soles of your feet. Stilt your toes up, press down on the bottom plate, and feel the tension on the instep. Repeat this 10 times.

Function: Increase the blood of the feet step by step, strengthen the strength of the small muscles of the feet.

Tiptoe and toe lift

Stand up on your heels, then put it down. Use the heel as a fulcrum to lift the toe and put it down. Then turn your feet so that the outer edges of your feet support your body. Then turn in the opposite direction so that the inner edges of your feet support your body. Repeat each action 5 times.

Walk barefoot more

If you have the chance, walk barefoot more, let your feet touch the height, softness, and hardness of the ground, relive its original functions, and at the same time remove the excess static electricity in the body and send it to the center of the earth as compost.