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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: The Agony of Da Feet - Assessing Foot and Ankle Pain and Injury
Description: Guest: Daniel B. Ryssman, M.D.
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)
Generally, we take our feet for granted. It’s not unusual for a person to take 8- to 10-thousand steps per day. That translates to over 115,000 miles in a lifetime. By the time we reach 70 years old, the average person will have walked the equivalent of 4 times around the globe. Yet, we stop taking our feet for granted when they hurt, and it’s estimated that 75% of Americans will experience foot problems of varying degrees of severity during their lifetime. In this podc...