<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/305876c7-62f2-4510-a9f6-c3f9222db7e0/E4FC8B78-C2B9-44AB-A267-0BB979D374F0/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/News/Friendly-Footwear-a-Must-for-Those-Who-Work-Standing-Up.aspx" href="http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/News/Friendly-Footwear-a-Must-for-Those-Who-Work-Standing-Up.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.apma.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/News/Friendly-Footwear-a-Must-for-Those-Who-Work-Standing-Up.aspx">The average American’s foot pain often gets in the way of daily activities. Perhaps no group suffers from chronic foot pain more than those who are constantly on their feet. According to the <FONT color="#000000"><A target="_blank" href="http://www.apma.org">American Podiatric Medical Association</A></FONT>'s (APMA) <A target="_blank" href="http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/News/Surveys/2009-Foot-Ailments-Survey.aspx">2009 foot ailments survey</A>, 44 percent of respondents said they spend at least four hours standing every day. Additionally, nearly 78 percent of Americans have experienced foot problems as a result of wearing uncomfortable or ill-fitting shoes. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/News/Friendly-Footwear-a-Must-for-Those-Who-Work-Standing-Up.aspx"><P>"The excess strain put on the legs and feet of those standing for long periods of time can take a massive toll on the body—especially for those working in the health care community," said APMA President <A target="_blank" href="http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/News/MediaRoom/ExpertProfiles/DrRonJensen.aspx">Ronald Jensen, DPM</A>. "Without the proper footwear that provides necessary support to the ligaments and joints of the feet, these individuals are subject to a host of ailments that can lead to chronic problems such as metatarsalgia—a pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot.”</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E4FC8B78-C2B9-44AB-A267-0BB979D374F0/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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