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We can always appreciate a great gait. Check out this slick gait.  He is taking that one all the way to the bank !

Lovin’ it……… until that right knee begins to complain from all of that hyperextension and until the leg quadriceps start screaming at him from all of those mini lunges onto that leg.

Boy, wishin we could parallel park a car like that !

Happy Friday Follies gang, have a great weekend !

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A Cure for Smelly Feet? Welcome to foot odor Friday. Today’s Theme: You guessed it! Here’s one paper we though had merit (sure, go to Pub Med and search foot odor. There were 119 entries). We think we may try this in the office… T…

A Cure for Smelly Feet?

Welcome to foot odor Friday. Today’s Theme: You guessed it!

Here’s one paper we though had merit (sure, go to Pub Med and search foot odor. There were 119 entries). We think we may try this in the office…

The Gait Guys: Yes, smelly feet are something we have to deal with at the office on a daily basis. One of the pitfalls of being a Foot Geek : )

Make sure to check back later for more on malodorous extremities…                        


J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2007 Jul 13;4:3.

A novel aromatic oil compound inhibits microbial overgrowth on feet: a case study.

Misner BD.

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West 1140 Glass Avenue Spokane, Washington, 99205, USA. drbill@omnicast.net.

Abstract

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND:

Athlete’s Foot (Tinea pedis) is a form of ringworm associated with highly contagious yeast-fungi colonies, although they look like bacteria. Foot bacteria overgrowth produces a harmless pungent odor, however, uncontrolled proliferation of yeast-fungi produces small vesicles, fissures, scaling, and maceration with eroded areas between the toes and the plantar surface of the foot, resulting in intense itching, blisters, and cracking. Painful microbial foot infection may prevent athletic participation. Keeping the feet clean and dry with the toenails trimmed reduces the incidence of skin disease of the feet. Wearing sandals in locker and shower rooms prevents intimate contact with the infecting organisms and alleviates most foot-sensitive infections. Enclosing feet in socks and shoes generates a moisture-rich environment that stimulates overgrowth of pungent both aerobic bacteria and infectious yeast-fungi. Suppression of microbial growth may be accomplished by exposing the feet to air to enhance evaporation to reduce moistures’ growth-stimulating effect and is often neglected. There is an association between yeast-fungi overgrowths and disabling foot infections. Potent agents virtually exterminate some microbial growth, but the inevitable presence of infection under the nails predicts future infection. Topical antibiotics present a potent approach with the ideal agent being one that removes moisture producing antibacterial-antifungal activity. Severe infection may require costly prescription drugs, salves, and repeated treatment.

METHODS:

A 63-y female volunteered to enclose feet in shoes and socks for 48 hours. Aerobic bacteria and yeast-fungi counts were determined by swab sample incubation technique (1) after 48-hours feet enclosure, (2) after washing feet, and (3) after 8-hours socks-shoes exposure to an aromatic oil powder-compound consisting of arrowroot, baking soda, basil oil, tea tree oil, sage oil, and clove oil.

CONCLUSION:

Application of this novel compound to the external surfaces of feet completely inhibited both aerobic bacteria and yeast-fungi-mold proliferation for 8-hours in spite of being in an enclosed environment compatible to microbial proliferation. Whether topical application of this compound prevents microbial infections in larger populations is not known. This calls for more research collected from subjects exposed to elements that may increase the risk of microbial-induced foot diseases.

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Welcome to Friday. Today we have a particularly gruesome post (literally). This was inspired by an NCIS episode we saw, sometime in the 8th season.

Zombies are a peculiar lot. Not wanting to limit our analysis to the living, we have begun to examine the undead.

In this clip (there are many available), we note that a common characteristic seems to be partial paralysis of an lower and/or upper extremity, along with the peculiar behavior of keeping their upper extremities in a flexed posture, similar to a stroke. They also seem to have an exaggerated gag reflex and difficulty with phonation (talking).  We believe this is a neurological phenomenon, based on the fact that the only way to truly kill a zombie is to kill their brain.

Have a great Friday!

Ivo and Shawn