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If you have slight pain in your legs, take pain killer or apply pain relieving balm. After getting relief, it often happens that people neither want to know the reason behind it nor take any step regarding it to get permanent treatment of any problem like pain, swelling or staggering. Because of this, many times the problems related to feet increase to such an extent that even getting up and sitting becomes difficult. There are some of your daily habits which act as silent killers for your feet. Due to these habits, there is a lot of pressure on your muscles and joints.
Just as you take care of your skin, hair and internal organs through your diet in your daily routine, in the same way your feet should also not be ignored. In this article, we will learn about some such habits which gradually damage the bones, delicate tissues and muscles of your legs and you do not even realize it. At one time the pain and swelling can increase very much, which becomes very difficult to get rid of.
not taking care of footwear
Girls should pay special attention to this. If you wear high heels in your daily routine, then it increases a lot of pressure on your heels, calves, ankles, knees and back part of the waist. Due to which, not only will you be troubled with pain at some point of time, but it also causes problems like swelling of heels, toes, deterioration of posture etc. Similarly, whatever shoes you are wearing should not be too tight. Their sole should be comfortable from inside. If you do not wear properly fitting shoes, it causes pain in your fingers and toes as well as the soles of your feet.
being barefoot for a long time
If you are also one of those people who remain barefoot, then this habit of yours causes harm to your feet. This can cause pain in the heels and the skin on the heels and soles also becomes dry and starts cracking, causing problems like swelling and formation of wounds. Especially during winter, one should wear footwear.
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staying in the same pose for a long time
While working at home, like cooking or cleaning utensils, we often stand and work continuously for several hours. This hinders blood circulation and may cause pain and swelling in your legs. Similarly, people either sit in the office with their legs dangling for a long time or sit cross-legged on the chair. This can cause pain in your knees as well as cramps in your calves. Whether you are working at home or in the office. Dr. Jatinder Bir Singh Jaggi, Senior Director, Orthopedic and Joint Replacement, Max Hospital Gurugram, says that one should take breaks in between work and walk for some time. If you sit with your legs hanging, keep in mind that your feet should be firmly on the ground.
Do not ignore the symptoms
If there are problems like pain in legs, swelling, muscle cramps, they should not be ignored. Many times we ignore them considering them as small problems and due to this the problem becomes bigger. Ignoring minor injuries and pain in the feet can make the situation worse.
What is beneficial to do?
To keep the feet healthy, along with avoiding all these mistakes, light stretching should be done. Like jogging, cycling, cross jump, rotating the knees. Include calcium, protein, vitamin D and magnesium rich foods in your diet, which strengthen muscles and bones.