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Health Encyclopedia: Foot Pain Causes
Causes
Nearly all causes of foot pain can be categorized under one or more of the following conditions:
- Shoes. The causes of most foot pain are poorly fitting shoes. High-heeled shoes concentrate pressure on the toes and are major culprits for aggravating, if not causing, problems with the toes. Of interest, however, was a British study, in which 83% of older women experienced some foot pain. In the study, 92% of them had worn 2-inch heels at some point in their lives. Foot problems, however, were...
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Type 2 Diabetes
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