When your feet feel good, your world seems better.

Balhousie Street Podiatry - When your feet feel good, your world seems better.
Balhousie Street Podiatry - When your feet feel good, your world seems better.

6 Balhousie Street
Perth PH1 5HJ
Tel 01738 621321

25% of your bones are in your feet
Each foot contains 26 bones, making up about 25% of all the bones in your body (52 bones out of a total of 206).
Essential for balance and movement
Your feet contain around 200,000 nerve endings, which are crucial for proprioception – your body's awareness of its position and movement in space. This allows you to balance and move without consciously thinking about it.
Rapid growth in early years
Children's feet grow very quickly, especially in the first three years. By age one, most children reach nearly half of their adult foot size.
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Sweaty feet
Each foot has over 250,000 sweat glands, more per square centimetre than anywhere else on the body and can produce up to half a pint of sweat daily.
Not all toes have the same number of bones
Your big toe (hallux) has only two bones (phalanges), while each of the other four toes has three.
Each foot has numerous joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons
Besides the 26 bones, each foot has 33 joints and over 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons that work together for movement and support.
Toes have superpowers
Your toes, especially the big toe, are vital for balance and propulsion when walking or running. They help you push off the ground and maintain stability.
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Feet can be surprisingly versatile
Some individuals who have lost the use of their hands have learned to perform tasks like painting, writing, and even driving using their feet.
Walking a long way
The average person takes thousands of steps daily and may walk over 100,000 miles in a lifetime – enough to circle the globe multiple times.
Feet can continue to grow in adulthood
As you age, your feet may flatten and elongate, causing your shoe size to increase. Weight gain and hormonal changes (like during pregnancy) can also affect foot size.
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Unique shape and size
Just like fingerprints, no two feet are exactly alike. It's common for people to have feet that differ slightly in size and shape.
Arches act as shock absorbers
The arches of your feet (longitudinal and transverse) help to distribute your body weight and absorb the impact when you walk, run, or jump.
Feet can expand
Your feet can expand up to half a shoe size throughout the day, often due to swelling from prolonged standing or walking.
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Toenails grow slower than fingernails
Toenails grow about 1mm per month, significantly slower than fingernails. It can take 5-6 months to grow an entirely new toenail.
Feet can reveal overall health
Changes in your feet can sometimes be early indicators of systemic health conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, and circulatory problems.
Feet can continue to grow in adulthood
As you age, your feet may flatten and elongate, causing your shoe size to increase. Weight gain and hormonal changes (like during pregnancy) can also affect foot size.
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Your foot has the largest and strongest tendon in the body
The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the body and is located in the foot and ankle.
Newborn feet are mostly cartilage
A baby's foot bones are still developing and are mostly made of cartilage, which gradually ossifies (hardens into bone) over time, a process that continues until the late teens or early twenties.
Appreciate your feet

Your feet are your most constant and intimate connection with the Earth. Our feet are our primary point of contact with the ground, supporting our entire body-weight and enabling us to move through the world.

Feet on the ground

Our feet are almost always in contact with the Earth and when they’re not – like when we’re swimming – our feet feel this too. The constantly changing pressure and sensory input are fundamental to our balance, posture, and movement.

Sensitive feet

Our feet are packed with nerve endings that constantly send information to our brain about the terrain, temperature, and pressure. This sensory feedback is crucial for our spatial awareness and how we interact with our environment.

A firm footing

Feet are the foundation upon which we stand and move. This intimate role in supporting our entire being creates a deep, albeit often unconscious, relationship.

Expressive feet

Our feet are instrumental in how we express ourselves physically – walking, running, dancing, jumping. They translate our intentions into physical action.

Delicate feet

Despite their strength, our feet are also vulnerable to injury and discomfort, reminding us of their constant work and our reliance on them.

Happy feet

We often take our feet for granted until they cause us pain or discomfort. Take care of your feet, because when your feet feel good, your world feels better.

Foot care services

Balhousie Street Podiatry‘s services encompass the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a variety of conditions affecting the feet, ankles, and lower limbs. We are experts in foot and lower-limb care, dealing with a wide range of issues.

Personalised advice

At Balhousie Street Podiatry we provide personalised self-management advice to help you maintain mobility, prevent complications, and improve the overall quality of life for our patients. Because when your feet feel good, your world seems better.

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