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PositionYOUR LIFE - Foot care - Brief Article

Approximately 5,000,000 gardeners are expected to experience some sort of foot pain this season as a result of overlooking the necessity to first warm-up and stretch key muscles. "Gardening is an exertive weight-bearing activity and should be considered a sport rather than a passive hobby," maintains podiatrist Paul Kasdan, founder and medical director for OurFootDoctor.com. "As with any sport, one should make sure to properly warm-up and stretch before engaging in gardening. Pain and injury can be prevented with a few minutes of dedication."

In a number of sports and activities, the feet play an important role in supporting weight, balancing stance to reduce falls, propelling change of direction, and acting as shock absorbers. A problem commonly associated with weight-bearing activities is foot and ankle swelling, which is caused by gravity pulling blood and lymph fluids to the lower extremities. Heat and humidity, as well as too much...

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