These Feet are Made for Talkin’

What Your Feet Can Tell You About Your Health.

Notice any changes in

your feet lately?

Felt any strange sensations throughout

the day?

Listen up!

It turns out your feet may be excellent communicators.

With a complex structure of nerves,

bones, and blood vessels

and a nice long distance from your heart and central nervous system.

Your feet are in a perfect place to give some early warning signs of health risks that

should not be ignored.

Here are 10 messages your

feet may pick up first!

Do your feet feel like they just came in from a

day in the snow?

#1 Peripheral Neuropathy

Are they tingly, cold, or numb?

#1 Peripheral Neuropathy

You may have peripheral neuropathy

due to diabetes, alcohol abuse,

or chemotherapy.

#1 Peripheral Neuropathy

#2 Gout

Do you ever wake up feeling like your big

toe is on fire?

#2 Gout

How about your instep, knees,

or Achilles tendon?

#2 Gout

Is there any swelling or red/purple

discoloration?

#2 Gout

These are classic signs of gout -

a painful build-up of uric acid.

#3 Rheumatoid Arthritis

Swelling in the small joints of the toes? Stiffness? Aches?

Does it hit the same toe on the other side?

#3 Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis may be setting in - even if the

pain flares up and goes away.

#3 Rheumatoid Arthritis

Can’t get the pebble out of your shoe?

#4 Neuroma

Did you look for the pebble and not find

it? Was it in between your toes?

#4 Neuroma

It may not be an invisible pebble:

#4 Neuroma

It may be your foot telling you you

have a neuroma.

#4 Neuroma

You step out of bed in the morning…

#5 Plantar Fasciitis

#5 Plantar Fasciitis

BANG! Your heel is stabbed with pain!

#5 Plantar Fasciitis

…And then it goes away after

you’ve been moving around a bit.

#5 Plantar Fasciitis

Don’t ignore it. Your foot may be screaming that you

have plantar fasciitis.

Are your feet looking strangely…

patriotic?

#6 Reynaud’s Syndrome

Your feet should not turn the colors of the American Flag. Even on Independence Day.

#6 Reynaud’s Syndrome

If they do, your nerves may be

spasming due to Reynaud’s Syndrome

#6 Reynaud’s Syndrome

#7 Bunions and Hammertoe

Are your shoes just not fitting right anymore?

#7 Bunions and Hammertoe

Are your toes curling in? Do they

feel crowded?

#7 Bunions and Hammertoe

No, your shoe hasn’t shrunk. You may have bunions or

hammertoe, often a result of

improper footwear.

#7 Bunions and Hammertoe

And if you have bunions or

hammertoe, you may also have…

#8 An Entrapped Nerve

An entrapped nerve simply means a nerve

that is not passing where it used to be

able to.

#8 An Entrapped Nerve

Some structure is pressing down on it

and it is sending a signal of pain to the brain.

#8 An Entrapped Nerve

The entrapped nerve may be

a symptom of…

Like its more well-known cousin in the hand,

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

can be quite painful.

#9 Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

It is often a result of use and it occurs

when the Tarsal Tunnel pinches the Posterior Tibial Nerve.

#9 Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

#10 Vascular Disease

Are your feet going bald?

Feet are not prone to pattern baldness. But they can lose their hair if blood isn’t providing the nutrients needed

for hair growth.

#10 Vascular Disease

Pay attention to this - especially if the skin on the foot becomes

hard or shiny.

#10 Vascular Disease

You may have vascular disease…

and your foot may be telling you

early enough to take life-saving steps.

#10 Vascular Disease

As you can see, some of these

conditions are related, some are not.

There are appropriate medical therapies for all of them, and all of them require action.

When your feet speak, listen.

If these or any other foot conditions are causing you pain,

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