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...situation also left the Crimson more vulnerable to counterattacks, which the Tigers took strong advantage of. Further hindering the Crimsons defensive efforts was the absence of senior defender Jason Andersen, who aggravated his right toe in practice on Friday. Senior defender Zach Chandis started in his place, and Kerr said he was unsure if Andersen would return for tomorrows game against Providence...
...Junior goalie] Ryan [Johnson] just told us...that his toe got in the way of that last kick and deflected off his toe, into his hand and out,” Crimson coach John Kerr said. “So that was huge...
High heels pitch the body forward, so that walking becomes more like controlled falling and maintaining a healthy heel-to-toe stride is difficult. High heels also point the foot downward, which destabilizes the ankle and prevents it from flexing properly and absorbing the considerable shock--three times our body weight--of walking. Instead, that shock is transferred to the knee and hip joints, a condition that can aggravate arthritis...
...Calif., 76% of American women suffer from foot deformities or afflictions such as bunions, hammertoes, pinched nerves, calluses and ingrown toenails as a result of wearing inappropriate shoes. More than 50% of U.S. women are limping around with a bunion--a bony bump at the joint of the big toe. Compare that with a rate of less than 10% for men and 5% among unshod populations like Fiji Islanders. "There's nothing wrong with the human foot," says Frey. "It does not need shoes. It doesn't want shoes. The only reason we have to wear shoes is to protect...
Narrow, pointed toe boxes crunch feet into improbably small spaces, and, says Frey, "the shoe wins the battle. The foot will deform." Tight shoes pinch or even damage nerves and compound existing problems, such as bunions and hammertoes, which happen when toes buckle in cramped quarters and curl under...