Types of Bone and Joint Issues Worldwide
Osteoarthritis affects 9.6% of men and 18% of women over 60 years old worldwide. Hip fractures come with a 20% percent mortality rate and 50% permanent loss in function. Lower back pain associated with skeletal problems affects as many as 33% of the world’s population. Back pain is the second leading cause of sick leave.
Did You Know?
Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of severe long-term pain and physical disability. Hundreds of millions of people around the world experience pain from joint and musculoskeletal problems.
A Lifetime of Wear and Tear
The average person in the US takes 3000-5000 steps a day.
The ideal number of steps in a day is 10,000. 90 steps per minute.
10,000 steps are approximately 5 miles (depends on stride length).
30 minutes per day, 365 days per year, 70 years of walking = 68,985,000 steps.
(New York Times Thursday, February 9, 2012)
- All foot types have unique gait patterns, foot position, callus patterns, and arch heights.
- Foot types are a phenotypic genetic trait and are inherited from our parents.
- You inherit your foot type similar to inheriting eye color.
- Children should develop an arch by the age of 7-8 years old.
- Growing pains are NOT normal and should be taken seriously.
- Pain is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong. Respect what your body is telling you and modify your activity or stop if you are hurting.
- Knees can endure forces ranging from 2-5 times your body weight with physical activity. Losing 10 pounds of body weight can take 30 pounds of force off your knees.
- It is recommended that you change your running shoes every 300 miles.
- Don’t jump into a new exercise program too quickly. Always progress slowly with activities that are lower in impact such as biking, rowing, swimming, running in a pool with the weight vest on, elliptical, etc. Avoid consecutive days of running or jumping activities.
- CROSS TRAIN! Allow your muscles, joints, and bones to adapt to the stresses of a new fitness program.
- It can take longer for foot injuries to heal because we weight bear on them so much!
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