Why can’t I wiggle my toes one at a time, like my fingers?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...
ZME Science

Why Humans Lost the Ability to Wiggle Each Toe Separately and What We Gained Instead

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move ...

Why can’t you wiggle your toes one at a time, no matter how hard you try?

Struggling to wiggle individual toes? It's not you, it's your anatomy! Human feet evolved for balance and support, not fine ...
WebMD

Foot Fetish: What You Need to Know

What's a Foot Fetish? People with a foot fetish, or podophilia, are sexually excited by feet. They get sexual pleasure from feet and may consider them a necessary part of sexual gratification. People ...
WebMD

What Are the Health Benefits of a Foot Soak?

A foot soak, also called a foot bath, feels great after a long day on your feet. This relaxing bit of self-care can benefit your health, too. But doctors typically recommend them only in certain cases ...
BMJ

The foot core system: a new paradigm for understanding intrinsic foot muscle function

Correspondence to Dr Patrick O McKeon, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca College Hill Center, Room G66 953 S. Danby Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 ...