Download The Foot

The Foot: The Footprint Of My Right Foot
Top of the foot:
the Anterior
What can toes
do?
Toes can wiggle.
Toes can flex
and point.
The toe bones
are called
phalanx or
phalanges.
Athelete's Foot,
fungal infections,
and ingrown
toenails can
occur if you
don’t take care
of your feet.
Feet can
get warts,
calluses,
corns, bunions,
spurs and stars.
Adult Problems:
- Neurama a swelling
of a nerve
- Arch fatigue
(fallen arch or
in-step)
- Bunions –a
deformity of
the bones and
the joint
between the
foot and big
toe.
- Hammertoe - a
deformity of
the toe
1st toe:
2nd toe
3rd toe:
4th toe
5th toe:
the big toe,
the middle toe
the little toe,
the hallux
the pinky toe
Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy went to the market.
This little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none. (roast beef)
And, This little piggy cried/went, "Wee, wee, wee!" all the way home!
Bottom of the
Foot:
the Sole
What can a foot
do?
A foot can flex
and point. A foot
can arch.
The balls of your
feet are the hard,
fat, round pads
below the toes.
The bones in
your feet
are called
tarsals
and
metatarsals
All the bones are
connected by
joints and
ligaments.
Foot reflexology is
the science of
giving a foot
massage using the
nerve endings in the
foot to calm the body.
Your foot
is
attached
to your
ankle
by the
fibula
and tibia.
Ankles
can
get
sprained,
strained
or fractured.
Geriatric
Problems:
- Thickend
fungal nails
- Poor
circulation
- Arthritis
Pediatric
Problems:
- Flat feet
- In-toe gait
- or Out-toe
gait
Podiatrists Podiatrists treat all
The back of your foot is the heel.
types of foot problems, but they
Orthopedists
- If you have problems see a foot doctor:
focus solely on the foot.
Orthopedic surgeons
- Take care of your feet, give yourself a safe and hygienic
Podiatrists are trained in proper
are trained to operate
pedicure, or get one from a qualified pedicurist who
foot balance and the making of
on the entire muscle
sterilizes their tools so you don’t get mycobacterium.
customized shoe inserts called
and skeletal system.
orthotics. A podiatrist graduates
They are medical
- A pedicure can help prevent nail diseases and nail
as a doctor of podiatric
doctors
disorders.
medicine, or DPM.
The bones in your feet make up about one-fourth of all the bones in your body. Each foot contains 26 bones. There are 33 joints, 107
ligaments, 19 muscles and numerous tendons to hold the bones in place and to move in a variety of ways.