Toss the Razor to ‘Shave Lives’
Seminar on Chronic Heel Pain and Bunions Scheduled
According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, the average person takes between 8,000 and 10,000 steps per day, logging approximately 115,000 miles in a lifetime, roughly the equivalent of circling the globe four times. Walking puts about one-and-a-half times your body weight on your foot; running increases this pressure to about three or four times your weight; and as shock absorbers, our feet cushion up to one million pounds of pressure during one hour of strenuous exercise.
Finding the Right Care
Selecting a primary healthcare physician is an important step in managing your health and well-being.
Your primary physician is your medical home, a place you visit for most of your medical needs. Visits often include wellness assessments, screening, non-emergency illnesses and disease management. In general, internists and family practitioners serve as an individual’s primary doctor.