Follow-up treatment booklet foor - VACOped

Our feetWhat makes you susceptible?They do what we want them to: They lift up,lower themselves, stretch out. And over thecourse of a lifetime they carry us more than160,000 km.A large proportion of bone fractures are causedby the exertion of external forces, in caraccidents, during sport activity or falls duringleisure or work time.Our feet are miracles of nature, and ingeniousall-rounders. We can run, walk and jump withthem. They carry our bodies and help to stopand move them. Some of us take over 5 millionstrides each year - no, not someone like amarathon runner. We cover this distance justwith normal everyday activity.All that can change within a tenth of a second.One trip, one fall, an accident - and everythingthat was taken for granted before suddenly nolonger functions.In everyday situations, uneven floors, stairs orsidewalk edges often hide potential dangers.If the force exerted from outside is largerthan the bone elasticity, the bone will fracture.Depending on the strength, direction andspeed of the force being exerted, the fracturemay be simple or more complicated.