Indeed, it is unfortunate but true that if we live long enough, nearly all of us will suffer from being bipedal. Not just aching feet, sprained ankles, or arthritic knees and hips, but a whole host of conditions that are as unique to our species as is our peculiar way of walking. For example, only our species regularly endures such common maladies as fractured hips, bunions, hernias (inguinal and femoral), fallen arches, torn menisci, shin splints, herniated intervertebral discs, fractured vertebrae, spondylolysis, scoliosis, and kyphosis—just to name a few.
