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YOUR FEET
LEARNING HOW TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR FEET
THE ARCHES OF THE FOOT
The structure of the foot is similar to that of the hand and
wrist. The wrist has eight bones. The foot has seven. The
foot's arch between the toes and the heels resembles the
palm of the hand. The toes, like the fingers have fourteen
bones. The foot works as if it has three springs. One spring
extends from the big toe to the heel, a second spring
extends from the small toe to the heel, and the third spring
stretches across the foot from the big toe to the small toe.
The base of the toes is called the ball of the foot. The feet
are very strong and support all the weight of the body and
with their short stubby toes and spring-like arches, are
designed for walking, running, jumping, swimming,
dancing, rock climbing, shopping and kicking up your
heels.
By Dr. Angel Chacon, D.C
Copyright © 2013 Crystal Leah Chacon
CALCANEUS
1. Calcaneus The calcaneus bone forms the lower,
outer part of the ankle and extends downward to
form the heel. It is responsible for bearing much of
the immediate stress placed upon the foot during
walking. This bone is also called the calcaneum.
TALUS
2. Talus The talus, or astralagus, forms much of the
high, inside, ankle structure. It joins with the
calcaneus, the navicular, the tibia, and the fibula
bones.
NAVICULAR
3. Navicular Bone Its name derives from its boat-like
shape. This bone is sometimes referred to as the
scaphoid bone. It joins with the calcaneus, the
talus, and the three cuneiform bones.
CUBOID
4. Cuboid Bone The cuboid bone forms the outer
portion of the tarsus (ankle) in the foot. It joins with
the outer metatarsals, the lateral cuneiform, and the
calcaneus. It is so named because of its roughly
cubic shape.
INSIDE CUNEIFORM
5. Medial Cuneiform Bone The cuneiform bones are so
named because of their wedge shape (cuneus means
"wedge"). The medial cuneidorm bone is located in the
ankle on the inside arch. It joins with the navicular and
the first three metatarsal bones.
MIDDLE CUNEIFORM
6. Intermediate Cuneiform Bone The intermedial
cuneiform bone is located in the ankle between the
medial and the lateral cuneiform bones. It joins with
the navicular and the first three metatarsal bones.
OUTSIDE CUNEIFORM
7. Lateral Cuneiform Bone The lateral cuneiform bone is
located in the ankle near the outside arch. It joins with
the navicular and the last two metatarsal bones.
TIBIA
8. Tibia The tibia is the primary
bone of the two in the lower leg.
Also called the shin-bone, the
tibia bears most of the weight.
Its head (upper end) joins with
the parallel fibula and the femur
at the knee joint. At its lower,
end it joins with the fibula and
the talus of the ankle. Protruding
portions of the lower end of the
tibia form the large bumps which
characterize the ankle joint.
FIBULA
9. Fibula The fibula is the smaller of
the two bones of the lower leg. It
joins at each end with the tibia, at
its head (upper end) with the femur
in the knee joint, and at its lower
end with the bones of the ankle, or
tarsus. The fibula is so named
because it serves as a brace for
the lower leg (fibula means
"brace").
METATARSALS
10. Metatarsal Bones The foot features five long bones
which extend between the tarsals of the ankle and
the phalanges (toe bones). The metatarsals are
numbered beginning with that of the large toe (#1).
The ends of each metatarsal bone are bulb shaped
where they join with the toes and feature small
projections or knobs to which the ligaments of the
toes and foot attach.
FALLEN ARCHES
Proper support of the leg is lost when the arches
of the feet collapse and will cause the hip to drop
or tilt on the affect foot side. A tilted hip often
torque's the leg turn inward or outward. This
rotation of the leg may produces knee and foot
pain. One leg may appear shorter than the other
leg when the hips tilt. This results in an uneven
distribution of weight with one leg carrying more
weight than the other leg. The muscles in that leg
have to work harder. This extra weight causes
the heels of your shoes to wear out faster on one
side. It also squeezes the discs in the knee of the
torqued leg. The spine has to compensate for a
tilt of the hips and may create abnormal
curvatures of the spine. Injuries to the neck may
also cause compensating curvatures of the
spine.
REFLEXOLOGY
KEY: Blue = Spinal points Green = Brain Yellow =
Shoulder and Arms White = Hips and Legs
Reflexology, (Reflexology is a preventive,
noninvasive massage therapy that employs a
holistic approach to maintaining health and
promoting healing), has helped many people relieve
foot pain.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
We provide hands-on workshops with demonstrations and drilling,
(Practical application), of exercises that help to strengthen and
release muscle tension in the feet and legs.
We also provide a hands-on workshops with demonstrations and
drilling of techniques that help maintain the normal arrangement
of the feet and ankle bones.
Feel free to contact us any time for information and costs,
Angel Chacon D.C.
(323) 663-3903
4800 Fountain Ave- Los Angeles, California - 90029