http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/11/17/Learning-How-to-Walk-to-Reduce-Pain.aspxFew of us think we need a course in walking any more than we’d need a course in breathing, but Jonathan FitzGordon, a yoga teacher and owner of Yoga Center of Brooklyn, insists that most Americans don’t have a clue how to step, a problem he first noticedenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/11/17/Learning-How-to-Walk-to-Reduce-Pain.aspx#130154Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:54:35 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:130154Sally_CarrI'd like to add to this the importance of chiropractic and spinal alignment.&nbsp; <br /><br />I'd never been to a D.C. in my life, and had bilateral joint replacements on my big toes because the cartilage was worn out. I had no real symptoms until it was too late and surgery was inevitable.&nbsp; Even after the surgery, I was having pain and difficulty walking.&nbsp; The M.D. told me "sometimes that happens - I don't know why."&nbsp; I started going to a chiropractor regularly for back pain and commented to him that I felt like I was walking differently.&nbsp;&nbsp; Low and behold, the pain I had when walking disappeared!&nbsp; I now run on an elliptical machine 1.3 miles/day as part of my exercise program!&nbsp; <br /><br />Now I can't help but wonder if I had started going years before, if I could have saved my joints!&nbsp; <strong>So if you're having pain (or even if you're not) don't forget to see your Chiropractor!</strong><br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=130154" width="1" height="1">