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- 2012
- February (14)
- Surgical Procedure can correct Crossover Toe, Keep Seniors Active
- Sunscreen on Your Feet?
- Runners: Fit Feet Finish Faster
- Old Ankle Sprains Come Back to Haunt Baby Boomers
- New Years Resolutions Solutions
- Heel Pain in Youth Athletes
- Foot and Ankle Surgeon Advises Athletes
- Female Runner? You've Got Some Nerve
- Enjoy Pregnancy without Foot Pain
- Don’t Ignore Flat Feet
- Daily Care Helps Avoid Diabetic Foot Complications
- Back to school Flip Flop Foot Pain
- Amputations Due to Diabetes can be Prevented
- Achilles Tendon Surgery Helps Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- 2011
- December (12)
- How to Wear High Heels Pain Free
- ENJOY ZUMBA BUT BEWARE
- FROSTBITE
- Skiing and Your Feet
- A Team Approach to Diabetes
- Kick Athlete's Foot to the Curb
- Stress Fractures
- How To Prevent Clots (DVT) During Travel
- Heel Pain is Real Pain
- These Shoes Were Made for Walking (and running)
- Is Your Foot Fracture an Early Sign of Osteoperosis?
- 5 Signs Your Child Might Have a Foot Problem
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Enjoy Zumba but Beware!
Zumba participants get lots of exercise but have orthopedic problems as time goes on possibly. Some injuries that have been reported are compartment syndrome in the heel which is usually caused by trauma crushing injuries like auto accidents.
Others have noticed hip problems such as snapping hip syndrome from a salsa movement in the Zumba class. Over 12 million people worldwide now do the cardio dance Zumba.
Other injuries include ankle sprains as there are a lot of lateral moves and stress fractures are also common. Most people have these problems because Zumba is fun and they tend to do it all the time, kind of too much too fast.
To prevent these injuries work on a low impact exercise at first to tone and strengthen the body and then as you lose some of the weight start increasing the impact intensity. The body usually takes about 6 months to go from a sedentary life style to being able to withstand high impact exercise.