Things That Hurt Your Feet
Foot Spas
Exercising Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much Body Fat
Smoking
Peripheral Artery Disease
A High-Heel Habit
Flip-Flop Sandals
Alcohol Abuse
Trimming Toenails the Wrong Way
Public Pools, Showers, Locker Rooms
Damp Socks
Poorly Controlled Diabetes
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SOURCES:
Environmental Protection Agency: “Preventing Pedicure Foot Spa Infections.”
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: “Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle.”
Obesity: "Fat Mass Is a Predictor of Incident Foot Pain.”
The Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center: “Buerger’s Disease.”
Mayo Clinic: “Peripheral Artery Disease,” “Ingrown Toenails,” “Athlete’s Foot,” “Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet.”
Journal of Applied Physiology: “Long-term use of high-heeled shoes alters the neuromechanics of human walking.”
The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery: “Epidemiology of High-Heel Shoe Injuries in U.S. Women.”
Foot and Ankle Surgery: "Does the use of high-heeled shoes lead to fore-foot pathology?”
UC Irvine Health: “The Trouble With Your Flip Flops.”
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: “Alcohol.”