Foot related sports injuries affect the body by causing pain to the feet, but can also spread pain, stress, and injury to other parts of the body as well. For example, runners may develop excessive pronation, which occurs when their foot arch flattens to the ground. The feet then cause problems with the knee as a result. In other cases, in an attempt to protect the injured foot, extra weight and stress may be put on the opposite leg, which can cause pain, injury, and other problems.
Foot-related sports injuries change the way you walk which can then put stress on different parts of your body. Your body has a certain balance it has developed over the years, a certain way that it functions when you walk and play sports. Your entire balance can get thrown off by an injury and this can cause hip, knee and back problems.
Best advice: tackle foot problems aggressively early on so they have less time to affect other body parts and impact your performance in more than one way.
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