Posts for tag: Toe Nails
Listening carefully to you feet and you will notice important in signs to your daily routine. When your feet hurt or develop problems, your body's is sending a message about your lifestyle choices. Your feet are the furthest from your heart and brain. This means that to reach your feet, nerves and blood vessels must travel the furthest making them easier to damage. Other reasons your feet give important information is because they support the body's weight during movement. Changes in weight or bone structure can cause pain with the tremendous force applied to the bones and joints during walking or running.
Your toenails give important clues to many aspects of normal walking. Ingrown toenails can be due to improper trimming or too much pressure on the feet in tight fitting shoes. Ingrown nails are can also come from poor foot structure, heredity, trauma, or foot deformities. These nails result in redness, pain, or swelling around the nail. If you notice ingrown nails, do not use nail polish to cover the discoloration and change in shape. Instead, avoid tight fitting shoes and socks. Be sure to trim nails straight across using a toenail clipper and visit your podiatrist to see what treatment is best. Fungal nails can result from trauma or infection. These nails become thickened, discolored, loose or deformed. It is often caused by athlete's foot but may also be a sign of diabetes or arthritis. Keraloac Gel and Lamasil tablets have proven to be effective in treating this problem and can be prescribed by a podiatrist.
Bone and ligament problems are often due to overuse or ill-fitting footwear. Tendinitis is an overuse injury commonly due to an increase in physical activity or wearing worn out and improperly fitted shoes. Rest and ice is a great starting point to relieve the pain but your podiatrist can also prescribe anti-inflammatory medicine to help. Plantar Fasciitis is pain on the bottom of the hell or arch of the foot. It can be caused by excessive weight, pony overgrowth on the hell, muscle imbalance, extreme arches, improper shoes, or excessive activity. A podiatrist can conduct a detailed examination to see what medications or treatments are needed. Exercise, stretching of the feet, and supportive shoes are also good treatments. Blisters are cause from friction in shoes that do not fit right or are too soft. To prevent blisters keep feet dry and wear socks with properly fitted shoes. If blisters are very painful, try opening a corner of the blister close to the bottom of the foot with a sterilized instrument. Drain the blister and immediately put on an antibiotic cream and bandage.