Rock G. Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH, DSc, Founder and Director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service and the Heel Pain Center at HSS, shares how to keep your feet vacation ready in an interview with Forbes. 

“Your feet never go on vacation. They are constantly working and never on holiday,” was his latest bit of wisdom. “The best travel insurance is healthy feet.”

According to Dr. Positano, a painful foot can ruin a $40,000 vacation even before it starts, so why aren’t people more proactive when it comes to protecting the “Michelin tires” of the body?

“People often ignore and underestimate how important the feet are, especially when going on vacations that often require a tremendous amount of walking and standing, climbing hills, and uneven terrain,” he says. “What baffles me is the patient who comes to see us at our center at HSS, complaining of foot and ankle pain, the week or even the day before they are leaving on their voyage.”

Read the full article at forbes.com.