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Your Friend Has Just Taken Up Running and Is Complaining

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Your friend has just taken up running and is complaining of pain as he rubs the dorsal regions of his feet.As an astute anatomy and physiology student provide your friend with an explanation for his current condition.


Definitions:

Fine Motor Skill

The coordination of small muscles, typically in the hands and fingers, enabling actions such as writing, grasping, and manipulating objects.

Typing

Typing refers to the act of inputting text into a device, such as a computer or smartphone, by pressing keys or using a virtual keyboard.

Rooting Reflex

An innate reflex in infants that prompts them to turn their head towards anything that strokes their cheek or mouth, aiding in breastfeeding.

Babinski Reflex

A reflex action in infants when the sole of the foot is stroked, causing the big toe to move upward or toward the top surface of the foot, and the other toes fan out.

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