The title of this entry doesn't refer to the "feel the burn" or "no pain, no gain" mantras that some exercise enthusiasts live by. No, I'm talking about pain from an injury or condition that makes it more difficult to exercise or stay active.

Last summer and fall, I started to experience crippling pain in my left foot whenever I walked more than usual. I was in New York several times on business, and with Manhattan being the great-for-walking city that it is, I trekked miles each day after work as I explored the Big Apple. Mind you, this pain wasn't just the tired-feet-and-legs variety of pain, which I've experienced before and tends to disappear within a few days. No, this was severe pain that was particularly intense after I had been sitting for a while and tried to put weight back on my foot, as well as when I first got out of bed in the mornings.

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