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Physio: Cost of standing on two feet
Osteoarthritis is the most common disease affecting the joints of our body, particularly the hip joint.
We commonly see people in the clinic with complaints of morning or late afternoon stiffness and achy pain that increases at night.
Arthritic changes in the hip usually results in pain in the groin and buttock region that has gradually built up with no specific time of injury. Do you fit this description?
The ability to stand and walk on two feet gives us humans one of the most efficient ways of traveling out of any mammal on earth.
However, this genius is not without its side effects.
The hip joint is heavily used in daily life when we are walking, running, squatting, lifting, jumping and basically any other movement requiring the use of our legs. Therefore, you can imagine the amount of pressure put on our hips with the weight of our torsos bearing down on them with every movement.
Full story of osteoarthritis at Lake County Calendar
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Ask the Doctor: Alleviating the Foot Pain From Running
The question I received for this week comes from Rich:
I run about four times a week and sometimes have pain in the arch of my foot. It isn't too bad, but it can cut my runs short. Any advice?
I work on quite a few runners, ranging from the recreational runner all the way to the IronMan athlete, and plantar fasciitis, along with knee and hip issues, is just one of the problems runners can develop.
The arch of our feet has fascia (connective tissue) that helps support the tendons, ligaments, and other small muscles in the bottom of our feet. During natural gait mechanics, as one foot takes the majority of our body weight, the foot actually lengthens a little and the plantar fascia is supposed to stretch as well. When the plantar fascia becomes too tight from overuse (or sometimes not enough use), it doesn't like to lengthen and stretch with the rest of our foot. Over time, pain and swelling develop and it hurts every time we put weight on the affected foot.
Although I recommend getting this checked out by a health care professional, there are some simple things that can help alleviate the problem.
Full story of foot pain at Clawson Patch
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