title: Your feet were made for walking.
abstract: Our feet are made up of 52 bones: around a quarter of all the bones in the human body. At the bottom of each foot there are four layers of muscle designed to carry our weight and to help us run, jump, walk and skip. As a rule, we tend to ignore our feet; that is, until they hurt. A straw poll of midwives during the Primary Care 2014 conference in May revealed the majority to have foot pain. The aim of this short article is to outline the basics of foot function and to provide midwives with practical tips on foot care, which ought to help relieve some of that foot pain.
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D016138:Walking; D016474:Weight-Bearing; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace