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Weekend Doctor: Cracking the barefoot code

Posted by Staff on April 20, 2024 - 6:43am

By Thomas Vail, DPM
Podiatry Staff, Blanchard Valley Health System

Read your footprints and discover how you roll! Like a good detective story, your bare footprints can leave clues to your foot health and drop hints about possible problems. Before we crack the barefoot code, here's a quick course on walking patterns.

  • The heel usually hits the ground first.
  • As the foot moves forward, the arch flattens, and weight is transferred to the ball of the foot.
  • As you push off from the ball of the foot, the arch springs upward and does not touch the ground.

At least, that's how normal feet are supposed to work. Unfortunately, many feet aren't normal. In normal feet, this movement is straight. If the foot rolls to the inside, it's called "overpronation" and can strain the arch and hurt the knee. If the foot rolls to the outside, it's called "underpronation" and can lead to stress fractures and ankle sprains.

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Annual university athletic awards celebrate success

Posted by Staff on April 20, 2024 - 6:40am

Above) Kelly Armentrout (Lima, Ohio), Bill Hanefeld (Bluffton, Ohio) and Cole Kropka (New London, Ohio) received awards as outstanding athletes and contributors to Bluffton University athletics.

“Success is a Choice” was the message given at the Bluffton University Athletics Award forum on Tuesday, April 16. Awards were also presented to standout senior student-athletes and a dedicated supporter of Bluffton athletics. 

According to guest speaker Jamy Bechler, former college coach and current author, podcast host and leadership consultant, the individual decisions made every day lead to success or failure. 

When people are sidetracked by distractions, Bechler said, “We sabotage our goals.” He asked the audience of primarily student-athletes to name their distractions. “We know what to choose. We don’t always choose correctly.”

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PHOTO Beavers play in Comerica Park

Posted by Paula Scott on April 20, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton University baseball will travel north, all the way to Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, to take on Alma College on  April 24. Tickets are available at www.bluffton.edu/tickets for $10 each. First pitch is at 7 p.m. Head Coach James
Grandey notes, “This will be an awesome experience that will include full on field ... practice!”

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Suspect in Leipsic fatal shooting captured in Allen Co.

Posted by Staff on April 19, 2024 - 9:43am

Statement issued on Facebook

On April 18, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. the Putnam County Sheriff's Office received several 911 calls of shots being fired at 6302 Pro Tec Parkway, Leipsic Ohio at Kitchen Enterprises Trucking Company.

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Sprunger collaborates with BVHS on Health Connect podcast

Posted by Staff on April 19, 2024 - 7:20am

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has launched a podcoast featuring connections between its services and the communities it serves. Health Connect will spotlight new physicians/providers and technology, untangle the complexities of healthcare, and give listeners a glimpse into healthcare offerings in Northwest Ohio. 

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ODOT kicks off 2024 construction season

Posted by Staff on April 19, 2024 - 6:55am

Work zone safety emphasized; 43 ODOT crews struck so far in 2024

LIMA__The Ohio Department of Transportation officially kicked off highway construction season in northwest Ohio with a media event held at the County Road 99-Interstate 75 interchange in Findlay, where a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) will be constructed. The project will begin early this spring and conclude in 2026.

Notable highway projects in the Icon readership area:

  • U.S. 68/State Route 15 interchange ramp relocation and roundabout construction, Hancock County
  • U.S. 30 resurfacing between U.S. 68 and State Route 37, Hancock County

WORK ZONE SAFETY 

So far this year, 43 ODOT crews have been struck while working. This compares to 56 ODOT crews hit all of last year. 14 ODOT workers and nine contractors were injured in work zone crashes in 2023. Sadly, one contractor was killed. 

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