Foot Problems from Running and Athletics

By Therese Adamson


When it comes to buying shoes for exercising, walking and cross training, you would want to buy the most comfortable, convenient and supportive shoes that is available on the market. Keep in mind that when you buy athletic shoes that are specifically designed for your lifestyle, you will want to experience less injuries and a shoe that will assist you in keeping your body in great shape.

A lot of foot problems are caused by running. An example of this that can happen regularly when training regularly are stress fractures. An injury can happen on the foot or ankle like a fracture because of increased exercise. Small cracks in the bones can develop when the muscles that surround it becomes very fatigued. Walking and running can affect the primary bones like the feet, ankle or lower extremities and can also develop stress fractures.

Commonly, your foot will pound more than 800 times when you are running mile. You have to take care of feet since walking and running can cause much stress on them. Due to frequent long distance running, sore and injured feet are common to runners and athletes. Running continuously on a daily basis will worsen the injury and pain if you are experiencing ankle tendonitis or heel spurs.

The activities that you are into will determine the type of footwear that you need to wear. In order to support your feet, running shoes are made to have special features. In order to find the shoe that will best suit you and avoid possible injuries, you need to visit your doctor or podiatrist and ask for their advice. Visit your local shoes store and their employees can suggest appropriate footwear.

Numbness is also a usual complaint of runners. This is the tingling sensation that you would usually feel on your feet and toes which is not related to the cold weather. Tight shoe laces or shoes can be the cause of this. Your big toe can feel numbness but it can also be affected by bunions as well. The medical condition wherein the big toe joint enlarges is called Bunions. This is commonly caused by too much pressure and can also swell.

Corns is also a problem that is experienced by runners. The result of constant rubbing or pressure from shoes that are too tight can cause hard and painful lumps of your feet. When your toes can't move or wiggle, that will mean that your shoes are just too tight this is why you need to see to it that there is enough space in the toebox.

A lot of runners will also experience foot blisters. These are the tiny bubbles of skin that is filled with clear liquid appearing on the foot. They are painless, but they can also cause a lot of pain to keep you from running. The blisters can be the result of friction on your feet, between your skin and socks. However, the source can be tight shoes, small shoes, the moisture or sweaty foot.

Not only will your local Shoe Clinic or shoes shop assist you in choosing the right pair of shoes but they can also help you avoid experiencing the common foot problems. They can also recommend reliable treatments for all of your foot problems.




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