The most common foot diseases
July 10, 2009
Foot diseases are extremely common. They can range from small infections to diseases that can end up causing serious harm to your whole leg. Foot diseases mostly arise because the feet have not been taken proper care of.
Foot diseases:
The common foot problems that people face are fungal and bacterial conditions, dry skin, corns, warts, bunions and ingrown nails. Fungal and bacterial conditions such as athlete’s foot occur due to wearing shoes for long periods of time. A shoe is a dark, humid, warm and hospitable place for fungus to grow. Signs to watch out for are dry skin, blisters, redness, itching and peeling. If not treated properly, they can take a long time to cure or may ever reoccur.
Symptoms to watch out for:
Dry skin can be detected by symptoms such as itching and burning feet. Corns and calluses can also arise due to a certain part of your foot being in constant pressure or they can be caused from friction against the inner surface of the shoe. There are also skin viruses known as warts, which at times can be painful if left untreated. Bunions on the other hand occur when the joints of the big toe do not fit together.
Another common condition is the ingrown toe nail. An ingrown toe nail can be the result of cutting your toe nails incorrectly. The nail then tears into the nail bed.
There are more dramatic illnesses such as hammertoe, which is due to an enlarged toe knuckle. This is usually the result of ill fitting shoes. Spurs is another condition which can affect your feet and spurs are the development of extra calcium on the bones of your feet.
With so many diseases and illnesses affecting feet, it is extremely important to take good care of your feet.