"The foot has almost as many bones as the hand and wrist, so it's a complicated piece of real estate," says Rick Olderman, a physical therapist in Denver, and author of Fixing You: Foot & Ankle Pain. "Yet we don't pay much heed to our feet until there are problems."
For women, this may be particularly true. According to a recent survey, women are nine times more likely to develop a foot problem than men are, likely because nine out of 10 women wear shoes that are too small for their feet. The result? More than seven out of 10 women develop conditions like bunions, hammertoes, or other painful foot deformities—all of which can take the spring out of your step.