04/11/2024
🦶Toe spacers! Have you seem? Used them?
Foot health is so important.
With 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons and joints, feet are an extraordinary puzzle. And when all the pieces support and fit properly, it leads to a healthy foundation to carry us through our day
The three main parts of the foot: the anklebones known as tarsals, the middle bones that are felt on the top of the feet are metatarsals, and the toe bones known as phalanges.
Tarsals: There are seven tarsal bones that fit together, with the biggest one being the heel known as the calcaneus.
Metatarsals: These are 5 long bones that connect your toes to your anklebones.
Phalanges: Fingers also have the same technical term and there are a total of 14 bones in each foot. The big toe has two and there are three bones in the rest.
Unfortunately, we don’t use our feet as much as we do our hands and fingers. And as a result, the strength in our toes becomes limited and as we get older, individual toe movements become weak and unable to do what it’s supposed to do. It’s like all the muscles become stagnant and stuck together which causes inflammation and pain.
Strong feet and toes lead to more muscle movement and stronger upward joints. Plus, deterity in toes is important because it supports better balance and stabilizes the entire body.
I got mine off Amazon, but here is a great website to gather info
https://thetoespacer.com/pages/keeping-your-foundation-strong
