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  • Thinking with your Feet: How Soccer Rewires Your Brain

    06/12 - IPFH

    Neuroscientist and soccer "fanatic" Jeffrey Holt explains how the brain regions devoted to the feet "expand" in soccer players, because the players cannot use their hands during the game. "A remolded cerebral cortex in the minds of the best soccer players is a testament to the incredible plasticity of the human brain and its ability to adapt and learn from new experiences," Holt writes. Just one more reason to appreciate your feet, and take care of them.

  • Most Breast Cancer Patients Not Getting Enough Exercise

    06/10 - IPFH

    "Despite compelling evidence demonstrating the benefits of physical activity after a diagnosis of breast cancer, it is clear that more work needs to be done to promote physical activity in patients with breast cancer, especially among African American women," write the authors of a new study. Researchers assessed pre- and post-diagnosis physical activity levels in more than 1700 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in North Carolina. Only 35 percent overall met current US physical activity guidelines after their diagnosis, with African American women showing even lower rates. Read more about the benefits of regular exercise for breast cancer survivors here.  IPFH urges women with breast cancer to get active and remain active to improve their quality of life and boost survival. Taking care of your feet will make it easier.

  • Now Doctors Are Prescribing Walks In The Park To Get Us Off Our Butts

    06/3 - IPFH

    A program that is being piloted in Washington, DC shows benefits from a doctor's exercise prescription. Started by Dr. Robert Zarr with the help of the National Park Service, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation and other groups, Park Rx is being implemented by Unity Health Care, a primary care organization in the area. About 550 prescriptions have been issued since last July, and follow-up studies show an increase in activity of about 22 minutes per week among 400 kids. Of course, the prescription is also valuable for adults, particulary those with obesity, diabetes and chronic conditions. Check your feet, take care of them and get moving now!

  • APMA Releases Foot Health and Care Survey

    05/22 - IPFH

    The American Podiatric Medical Association has released a survey on foot health and care in the United States. Among the findings: US adults understand the importance of foot health, but don’t care for their feet as regularly as teeth,eyes or some other body parts. Most don't do more than trim their toenails..Yet they do want to learn more about how to take care of the feet. If you're among them, start with why preventive foot health is important and  foot care essentials, then browse the IPFH website for more.

  • What Your Feet Reveal about Your Health

    05/20 - IPFH

    This article in Time, reprinted from Prevention, makes the point that health professionals such as doctors and nurses should be looking at your feet during routine exams--and that you should be inspecting your own feet regularly, as well. This is consistent with IPFH's advice. Read the article and see the IPFH foot pain tool and foot conditions section for more information.

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