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On average we take 8,000 – 10,000 steps per day and have 28 bones in each foot.  Yet despite this high demand of our feet, we tend to stick them in our socks/stockings and shoes, then forget about them (except for the unthinking expectation for them to serve us on demand).

Sometimes over time, the arches of the feet start to collapse.  When this happens, the foot will pronate (inward collapsing of the foot).  This means that you are bearing most of your weight on the inside of the pads of your feet rather than spreading the weight evenly.  As the body always adjust for any misalignment, your heel may twist the other way.  So when you walk, as well as rolling from heel to toe, you foot also rolls from the rear outer edge to the front inside edge. 

Again, the body will continue to compensate until even your spine can be out of alignment.  Pronation of the feet can lead to hip, knee and back pain, shin splints, planter fasciitis, bunions, black toe, burning under the foot, blisters, swollen ankle joints, heel spurs and much more.  If you have any of these symptoms, a quick indicator as to whether pronation may be a factor is to check your shoes for uneven wear.  Look especially on the heel of the shoe to see if one side has worn down more than the other. 

Women should particularly take note, as women have 4 times as many foot problems as men.  I would guess that this is due to high heeled shoes, but I don’t really know.

So what can you do about it?  Firstly, go and see an expert such as an osteopath or chiropractic.  If they find that you are pronating, then they may suggest that you wear orthotics.  These are inserts that you put into your shoe which support the arch and restrict the heel from rotating.  After a period of time the foot should become used to this new position and (as with misalignment’s) it will adjust itself accordingly.  Except this adjustment will be back to how the body should be.  Many problems will disappear.  My knees have certainly improved since I’ve been wearing orthotics.

Although orthotics have been around for some time and are nothing new, many people who know nothing about them and are suffering needlessly.