The arch of my foot hurts. It hurts because I went to Hillwood Estate on a photography trip last weekend (it was gorgeous), and went grocery shopping tonight, both in shoes without adequate arch support. My foot hurts, and arch pain is an issue for most of my family members, both skinny and fat.
My foot does not hurt because I am fat. It does not hurt because of all the death fat pressing down on it. It does not hurt because I am lazy. My feet are not at fault. I am not at fault. My fat is not at fault.
I speak about medical and health issues a lot here. Part of it is that since seriously starting to accept and love my body, I've realized that I deserve to be able to take care of it. My body, in its current state, deserves medical care. Not because it's stunningly healthy and will stay young and fit forever, or because I've somehow earned it, but because all bodies deserve medical care. No matter what.
Like most writers, I write what I know. Blogs like Shapely Prose do a fantastic job of covering current events and opinion pieces. I may get back to that eventually as well, but right now I can only speak about my own experiences.
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No it's not because you are fat. I've had that fat or thin. If you feel up the bakc of your cal, high almost up to the back of your knee, and a bit to the inside of your leg, you will find a really painful spot in the muscle. It's a trigger point and it causes the pain down in your foot because it tightens everything up and pulls a tendon down there. Best way to treat it is to lie on your back and cross your legs with the sore one on top and use your own kneecap to rub the back of your calf. It hurts when you get the right spot! Rub the sore spot across your knee about ten times at once, and do it as many times a day as you can. You can do the whole back of your calf as you'll probably find other sore spots too. It really does help!!!
Gah, that should be up the back of your CALF!
Thanks, Tina, I'll try that! Given how many issues I seem to have with muscle trigger points, I'm not surprised at all.
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