The human foot has:
- 26 bones
- 33 joints
- 107 ligaments
- 19 muscles
- 8,000 nerves
About 10% of the population has an extra bone in their foot called an Os Trigonum and it can be responsible for causing posterior ankle impingement.
This means that 25% of the bones in your body are contained within an area that accounts for approximately 5% of your body total mass. In addition, having ticklish or sensitive feet is a very good thing, because it means that your 8,000 nerves are working properly.
- 75% of Americans will experience foot problems at some point in their life
- 60% of foot and ankle injuries in adults are ankle sprains or strains
- More than 50% of women in America have bunions
- Women experience foot problems 4 times more often than men
- Average adult takes 4000 to 6000 steps per day
- Average person will take 2,000 steps if they walk a mile
- Average person walks 100,000 miles in one lifetime. That is roughly a total of 200 Million steps
- A 180lb person absorbs about 76.2 tons on each foot while walking one mile and about 121.5 tons per foot while running one mile
- Average person walking 3.0 mph will take 6,000 steps in an hour long walk, but increasing your speed to 4.0 will increase the number of steps taken to 9,120
- First athletic sneakers were created by the US Rubber company and were originally called Keds in 1916
- Heels were added in the Middle East to lift heels off burning sand
- 2 ½ inch heel can increase loads on ball of the foot by 75%
- The first shoes were invented 5,000,000 years ago and were made from animal skins
- Harry Inston Ruby Slippers is a replica from wizard of Ozz valued at 3 million dollars
