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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