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足部知識 Foot Facts     

• 我們的雙腳平均一生步行115,000公里，相等於環繞地球圓周四倍多。
• 人們每天需步行10,000步。
• 足部是由 26個骨骼、 33個關節、 107後韌帶、 31條肌腱和無數的神經和  血管網路組成。
• 我們的足部佔身體中的所有骨骼四分之一。
• 我們的每一步，足跟骨要承受 2-3倍全身重量的衝擊負荷。
• 約 75%的人會在一生中出現「痛苦腳」的問題。
• 從我們出生開始，足部會不斷變化，大小也會增加，因此你的雙腳應定期作出量度。
• 女性產生足部的問題比男性高出4倍；這可能與常穿高跟鞋和尖頭鞋有關。
• 我們的雙腳約有250, 000的汗腺，每天產生的水份可高達一杯滿。
• 腳甲的厚度由 0.05- 1.0毫米支等，其生長速度約要6-12 個月。
• 拇指外翻很多時是遺傳的，發病率的百份比與是否慣常穿鞋沒有直接關係。

• Our feet travel an average 115,000km in a lifetime - more than four times the circumference of the globe.
• People take an average of 10,000 steps every day.
• The foot is an amazing network of 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 31 tendons and metres of nerves and blood vessels.
• A quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet.
• The single heel bone has the shock load of 2 - 3 times the full body weight with each step you take.
• Around 75% of people will have painful foot problems at some point in their life.
• From the time we are born our feet are constantly changing. They continue to increase in size throughout life, so your feet should be measured for shoes periodically.
• Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; wearing the wrong shoes - including high heels and pointy toes causes many of the problems.
• Our feet have approx 250,000 sweat glands, and they produce as much as a cup of moisture each day.
• The toenail may be from 0.05mm to 1.0mm thick and grows its full length in 6 - 12 months.
• Bunions are inherited. Countries where people don't traditionally wear shoes have the same % of the population with bunions as countries whose population generally wears shoes.