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| The human foot is a
"masterpiece of engineering and a work of art," declared
Leonardo da Vinci, who was himself a pre-eminent engineer and artist.
Just how amazingly intricate a foot's architecture is has been
catalogued by a well-known podiatrist and footwear historian. He points
out that a foot has 26 bones, which are covered by 19 foot muscles. As
well, 13 leg muscles are attached to the foot. A foot also has four
arches (two lengthwise and two across), 107 ligaments, plus a mile of
combined blood vessels and nerves - and hundreds of thousands of
sweat glands with matching pores. Over a lifetime, he observes,
"this foot will flex, stretch and contract some 300 million times,
yet remain functionally intact". Enough reason to make sure you are
wearing the proper footwear.
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your Feet with Care - They need it.
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