Got foot pain? Get info at free seminar in Carmel

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Submitted By Jonathan P. Smerek M.D.
08.26.2011

Approximately 75 percent of people in the United States have foot pain at some time in their lives. Are you one of them? Learn how to deal with foot pain at a free seminar conducted by Jonathan Smerek, M.D., an orthopedic specialist with Methodist Sports Medicine / The Orthopedic Specialists. The seminar is entitled “Agony of the Feet:  Avoiding Foot Pain and Injuries”

When:
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 – 6 p.m.

Where:
IU Health North Hospital
Learning Center Rooms A & B
11700 N. Meridian Street
Carmel, IN 46032

Registration Information:
Contact Aimee Lacey at 317.962.2533.

Did you know?
• Most foot pain is caused by ill-fitting shoes, medical conditions, and high-impact exercise.
• Elderly people are at a very high risk for foot and ankle injuries and pain.
• An estimated 120,000 work-related foot injuries occur each year.
• Gaining weight puts added stress on the feet leading to foot and ankle injuries.
• Foot pain generally starts in one of three places – the toes, the forefoot or the hindfoot.
• Because the feet are very small compared with the rest of the body, the impact of each step exerts tremendous force upon them – about 50 percent greater than the person’s body weight.
• During a typical day, a person can take between 8,000 to 10,000 steps. This means that the feet support a combined force equivalent to several hundred tons every day.

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