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The Canadian Champion, Tuosday February 12, 2002-21 Q. 1 ws told tisas 1 have metatarsalgia. What in this condition and itou is it treated? A. Melatarsalgia in a general terni used to denote a painful foot con- dition i tite metatarsal region of te foot (tite area junt before the toits, more comssonly referred to as thte bail-of-the-foot). This iu a common foot disorder tit cao affect the bonies and joints at tite bail- of-the-foot. Metatarsalgia if often located under the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsal heada. Cause Witit titis cotndition one or more of tite metatarsal heads become painful aid/or inflamed, usually due to excessive pressure over a.long period of time. It if common toi experience acute, recurrent, or citron- ir pain witit titis commson foot condition. Ball-of-foot pain is often cauued from improper fttting footwear. Other factors cao cause excessive pressure i te balI-of-foot ares titat cao resuit i mesasarsalgia. These include sitoes witit heels tisas are too bigh or participating in high impact activities wititout proper footwear aid/or ortitoties. Also as we get older, te fat pad in our foot tends to tin out, making us mucit more susceptible to pain i ste baIl- of-foot. Taiment and Prevention The first ntep i trealiasg mesatsaagia is to determine te cause of ste pain. If improper fittsing footwear is te cause of ste pain, ste footwear mus be citaiged. Unloadig pressure to tise bali-of-foot cao be accomplinited witis a variety of footeare producta. Ortisotica designed tu relieve bali-of-foot pain usually feature a metatarsal pad. 3îî~7r~ÎeT~7O~I M Se TANNINO SPAZ« MWN mwm ~~6Lht 05 35 On. Why does our sikm tan? Au Our sins ability to tan is to provide us wfth natu- rai ultraviolet light protection. Without ultraviolet Iight theme would be no Ite on our pianet, however too much uv iight can be potentaiiy harmful. For this rea- son our skin, when exposed to ail "uv" iight, wIiIII begin to tan. The tan tseif is like body armour which heips protect us against overexposure, better known as sunbum. A tan needs tUme to deveiop, so we try to expose our skin to short controiied doses of uv iight gMvng our skin time to deveiop a tan without buming. The best environment for controiied uv iight exposure is at a reputabie indoor tanning faciiity, whereas out- door tanning is not as precise. With a certified staff and the most advanced tanning technoiogy, Sun Haven Tanning Spa assures you of your own natural tan with less risk of buming. Whether tanning indoor or ouldoor.. remnember Sun Havent golden nule, VON'TBLIRN! 1 have had pain along my thumit and was told that it la a type of tendonitis calied "De Quervain's". Caa you explain titis? - DeQuervain's tenosynovitis is an inflammation of thte tendons of ste titumb. The tendons invotved either extend ste titumit or tift tl out to ste side. The tendons are enctosed in a covering catted a sheatit and the tendon itecomes inftamed inside the sheatit. - This type of problemn commonty occurs with repesitive use of the hand and titumb during work tasks or teisure activities. - Pain is often fett over the top or ousside part of the thumb and may Life insurance: it's for the people who live Lite insurance is a practical way to profeet your family's financial hos and dreaurs. Thte death of a family member can be devastating to survivora bofh er tionally and financially. Lite insarance can provide cash t0 help wifhy famnily's immediafe and long-tarm needs. - Immediafe needs includa funeral axpenses, unpaid medical buist taxes. - Long-term needs include care for a disabled child or etdery parent, lega expensas andin general, tIhe chanca for members of pour tas to continue to live the lite t0 which they are accustomed. 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