Human Foot
  • 26 bones
  • 33 joints
  • 100+ tendons, muscles, and ligaments
  • 250,000+ sweat glands

Feet and Aging
  • Feet tend to spread
  • Lose the fatty pads that cushion the bottom of the feet
  • Additional weight can affect the bone and ligament structure.
  • Older people should have their feet measured for shoe sizes more frequently, rather than presuming that their shoe sizes remain constant.
  • Women have four times as many foot problems as men.

For more details on the Geauga Medical Center Foot and Ankle Center or for a physician referral please call 440-285-7757.