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Article: Oh, those aching feet!(advice for healthy feet)
- Article from:
- Good Housekeeping
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
- Author:
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New advice, at-home cures, and when to see the doctor. Plus: How to prevent problems in the first place.
i always took my feet for granted. No matter how much I ran, or how little I stretched., they never gave me a minute of trouble--until the morning I jumped out of bed and discovered that my right heel was so incredibly sore, I could barely walk. I'd strained my plantar fascia, the soft tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, from the heel to the big toe. It took six long weeks for the pain to subside, and even today--three years later--I cringe at the thought of it happening again.
According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, I'm ...