Page 8 August 2, 2012 A Student’s Perspective Seniors Empathy Not Apathy Foot Care Tips to Keep Boomers Moving By Glen Abalayan, and show the evils some individuals choose (ARA) - Just a few decades ago, the phrase is important. Treatment options may include Torrance High School Student to do during such a tragic moment. I found “granny shoes” implied a tragic lack of cool- physical therapy, exercise or medication. Tragedies have always exposed the best it odd when I visited Facebook and hardly ness, and that the wearer had allowed comfort Diabetes and worst in people. It has always been, saw a status about the incident and, to my to trump style in their slow shuffle toward Foot-related complications are common and will continue to be, true ever since our disgust, even encountered a few untimely getting old. Those days are definitely gone. among the nearly 26 million Americans who species developed sentiments. As the saying and bitter jokes about the incident during a Today’s baby boomers and seniors are step- have diabetes. Proper diet, exercise, medical goes, there are always two sides to every visit to a few Internet forums. It is one thing ping out in everything from frisky flip-flops care and careful home management can help story and just like in every story, there are in failing to act, but completely despicable and hot heels to righteous running shoes and people with diabetes avoid the most seri- the righteous and the sinful. In one end are when someone makes such a tragic incident powerful hiking boots. Footwear is no longer ous complications of the disease, including those who willfully give up a piece of their into an untimely joke. This is nothing but dictated by age, but rather by the activity amputation. pride to help someone less fortunate. On the disrespect and an injustice to everyone af- level and fashion sense of the wearer. In addition to regular checkups with their other side of the spectrum are the individuals fected and killed in the calamity. Still, like everything else about our bodies, podiatrist, people with diabetes can reduce who give in to their arrogance and exploit It appears that some people have grown our feet change with age. Because of this, their risk of complications with some basic one’s grief for their own selfish motives. accustomed to calamities and merely shrugged the steps we take to keep them healthy have foot care, including: The tragedies which occurred throughout our off the tragedy. But who can blame them, to adjust accordingly. * Inspecting their feet daily. lifetime, and those before us, will always be as the news bombards its viewers with daily “While staying active is a great way to * Choosing thick, soft socks without seams remembered in history by how people choose reports of rape, robberies and murders as preserve overall health and can positively that could rub or cause blisters. react to the circumstances given to them. if it was something to expect in daily life. impact foot health, aging can naturally increase * Exercising daily. The disaster in Aurora, Colorado is an in- These daily reports, which mostly contain the risk of certain foot ailments,” says Joseph * Having new shoes properly measured stance when humanity’s integrity is exposed negative content, gradually condition view- Caporusso, DPM, a podiatrist and president and fitted. as well as its wickedness. The incident needs ers to become apathetic and belittle matters of the American Podiatric Medical Associa- * Avoiding going barefoot. no introduction, as anyone who woke up that would be considered front-page news tion (APMA). “It’s important to know the * Seeing a podiatrist for treatment of cal- on Saturday, July 21 is now very familiar in past decades. A deadly freeway shoot- symptoms of age-related foot ailments and luses, corns or warts, rather than trying to to how far hatred can shatter even the most ing, which could have been headline news take steps to minimize their impact on your treat these conditions themselves. blameless souls. But in contrast to the horrors before, would now be used as filler between overall health.” Heel pain of the evening were also small glimpses of the day’s main headline and the quarterly APMA offers some information on com- One of the most common foot complaints, hope and heroism. weather reports. In the high-speed world that mon foot ailments to watch for as you age: heel pain can be caused by walking gait In the midst of such confusion were a hand- we live in, some individuals expect a story Arthritis abnormalities, an injury, wearing poorly ful of individuals who set aside their petty worthy of three pages to be condensed into While many health issues can cause arthritis, constructed footwear over the long term, or differences to save those around them. One a three-minute blurb. and it can affect people of any age, those being overweight. of those brave few were Stephanie Davies, But the fact is that what most people older than 50 are most prone to it. The feet Heel pain is often very treatable. A who saved her best friend’s life by apply- consider a simple news report is a disaster are more susceptible to this painful inflam- podiatrist can examine the heel, and may ing pressure on her friend’s wounded neck, to the ones affected. Although it may seem mation of the cartilage and lining of the take X-rays to rule out bone problems as and Jon Blunk, who saved his girlfriend’s insignificant to those viewing it safely at joints because each foot has 33 joints - all the source of the pain. Treatment may life by using his own body to protect her. home, millions of lives have been changed of which help bear the weight of the entire include anti-inflammatory medication, Within minutes the effects of the incident forever through events that have been over- body every day. Arthritic feet can lead to exercise and shoe recommendations, tap- spread throughout social media sites and looked by most viewers. For example, a a loss of mobility if the condition is not ing or strapping, or use of shoe inserts or quickly became filled with people offering short two-minute blurb about gang violence diagnosed and treated. orthotic devices. their condolences, prayers and thoughts to in South LA would rarely be listened to and The causes of arthritis can range from To minimize risks of developing heel those affected. A large number of generous would most likely be forgotten once the heredity to injuries to bacterial or viral in- pain, wear shoes that fit well and have individuals have even offered their own commercials come. Unfortunately, a news fections that affect the joints. Arthritis may shock-absorbent soles, rigid shanks and services and donated substantial amounts of story like the one listed above would hardly take several forms, so if you’re experiencing supportive heel counters. Wear the proper money as their way of assisting the victims. scratch the surface in showing how such an foot pain, it’s best to have it diagnosed by a type of shoe for the activity you’ll be In the days following the incident, hundreds event has changed the lives of those affected podiatrist. Symptoms that indicate it’s time doing. Warm up before exercising, and of people all over the country, including actor and hardly gives the victim’s families the to see the doctor include: pace yourself while participating in ath- Christian Bale, who played as Batman in the sympathy they deserve. * Swelling in one or more joints letic activities. movie, joined candlelight vigils to pay their In the interconnected society which we * Recurring pain or tenderness in any joint “Foot pain does not need to be an in- respects to the victims. President Barack now live in, it is unacceptable that victims * Redness or heat in joints evitable part of growing older,” Caporusso Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney, of such tragedies still mourn alone and others * Loss of mobility in a joint says. “Wearing the right type of footwear have also decided to put their political and exploit this resource to rudely poke fun at * Stiffness in the early morning for your needs, and paying attention to ideological differences aside to mourn with such a sacred moment. Although our minds * Skin changes such as rashes or growths foot health can help keep boomers mov- those affected in the incident. may have become numbed to the bombard- Arthritis can be treated, but early diagnosis ing into their senior years.” • During the minutes in which the shooting ment of negative news in our daily lives, occurred, individuals overlooked another’s we should not let it turn us into apathetic different skin color, religion and background creatures and use it as an excuse not to El Segundo Herald* and instead considered them as their own sympathize with those affected. The acts of Manhattan Beach Sun ing of individuals from various walks of life example to people on how others should Hawthorne Press Tribune*selflessness shown in Aurora should set an- brother, sister and companion. This gather assisting complete strangers shows mankind coexist and cooperate for a common cause. Inglewood News* in its most altruistic form. 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