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Feb 26, 2021 · Joints are moveable connections between the bones of the body. Everywhere bones meet is a joint. For example, the big toe has two joints, and the other toes have three. A layer of cartilage...
- Fungal Nail Infection. Tiny fungi can get inside your nail through a crack or break, causing an infection that can make nails thick, discolored, and brittle.
- Avoid a Sandal Scandal. Is a bunion, corn, ingrown toenail, or a bad case of athlete's foot causing you pain? Keep your feet happy and healthy -- learn the symptoms of common foot problems and what you can do to treat them.
- Bunion. This bony bump at the base of the big toe causes that toe to veer toward the others. It throws foot bones out of alignment and can be painful due to pressure or arthritis.
- Corns and Calluses. Friction or pressure causes these thick, hard, dead areas of skin. Corns look cone-shaped and point into the skin, usually forming on pressure points from poorly fitted shoes or a bone spur.
- Cold Feet, Many Culprits. If your toes are always cold, one reason could be poor blood flow -- a circulatory problem sometimes linked to smoking, high blood pressure, or heart disease.
- Foot Pain. When feet ache after a long day, you might just curse your shoes. After all, eight out of 10 women say their shoes hurt. But pain that’s not due to sky-high heels may come from a stress fracture, a small crack in a bone.
- Red, White, and Blue Toes. Raynaud’s disease can cause toes to turn white, then bluish, and then redden again and return to their natural tone. The cause is a sudden narrowing of the arteries, called vasospasms.
- Heel Pain. The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis, inflammation where this long ligament attaches to the heel bone. The pain may be sharpest when you first wake up and put pressure on the foot.
- Athlete’s Foot. Caused by a fungus that likes warm, dark, moist environments, athlete’s foot (also called tinea pedis) commonly affects the areas between the toes and the bottoms of the feet.
- Blisters. “Most blisters are caused by friction between the skin on the foot and the inside of your shoes,” says Allan M. Boike, the dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine at Kent State University in Ohio.
- Bunions. A bunion is a bony bump at the base of the big-toe joint. The changes within the foot that cause the bump also cause the big toe to turn inward, toward the smaller toes, according to Mayo Clinic.
- Corns and Calluses. Corns and calluses form after repeated rubbing against a bony area of the foot, usually by shoes that don’t fit well, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Apr 15, 2024 · Symptoms of peripheral vascular disease in the foot include pain, cramping, and tingling. Find images and learn about causes, treatment, and prevention.
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Jan 21, 2018 · The bones of the foot are organized into rows named tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, and phalanges. These make up the toes and broad section of the feet.
Nov 21, 2023 · Keep reading to find out how to identify and treat common foot problems. 1. Athlete’s foot. Itchy, stinging, and burning feet and toes may be signs of athlete’s foot. This contagious condition...
