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Foot binding. Foot binding ( simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú ), or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes.
Trench foot, also known by other names, is a type of foot damage due to moisture. [ 1] Initial symptoms often include tingling or itching which can progress to numbness. [ 1][ 2] The feet may become red or bluish in color. [ 1] As the condition worsens the feet can start to swell and smell of decay. [ 1]
Emerging adulthood, early adulthood, or post-adolescence refers to a phase of the life span between late adolescence and early adulthood, as initially proposed by Jeffrey Arnett in a 2000 article from the American Psychologist. [ 1][ 2] It primarily describes people living in developed countries, but it is also experienced by young adults in ...
There are also a number of other conditions that affect hands, feet, and parts of the face with associated skin color changes that need to be differentiated from acrocyanosis: Raynaud phenomenon, pernio, acrorygosis, erythromelalgia, and blue finger syndrome. The diagnosis may be challenging in some cases, especially when these syndromes co-exist.
Young adults are getting cold feet about their highly anticipated $84 trillion wealth transfer. Chloe Berger. May 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM. Richard Drury—Getty Images. Objects in the mirror are ...
Burning feet syndrome, also known as Grierson-Gopalan syndrome, is a medical condition that causes severe burning and aching of the feet, hyperesthesia, and vasomotor changes of the feet that lead to excessive sweating. It can even affect the eyes, causing scotoma and amblyopia. The condition occurs more frequently in women, and usually ...
The most common cause of foot pain is wearing ill fitting shoes. Women often wear tight shoes that are narrow and constrictive, and thus are most prone to foot problems. Tight shoes often cause overcrowding of toes and result in a variety of structural defects. The next most common cause of foot disease is overuse or traumatic injuries.
Footjob. A footjob is a non-penetrative sexual practice with the feet that involves one's feet being rubbed on a partner in order to induce sexual excitement, stimulation or orgasm. It can involve using one or both feet, or the toes in a massaging motion. [ 1][ 2] In some cases it can be part of a foot fetish. [ 3]