Dangerously Sexy Shoes
verything that is wrong with footwear today is represented in this pair of shoes. Impractical, can cause several foot deformities but is undeniably attractive. Something is wrong somewhere.
An Alternative to Sexy Heels – Really??
When visiting a foot Dr regarding foot problems such as bunions, corns and heel pain there is a very big chance that you will be advised to change your shoes. You may be advised to wear healthier shoes. So you may have to change from this: To something that looks a little more…
Pigeon Toe’d Walking
Intoeing or “Pigeon-toed” is a reasonably common condition. It occurs when the lower part of the leg, the tibia, is rotated inwards (internal tibial torsion) or when the upper part of the leg, the femur, is rotated inwards (internal femoral torsion) or both. The legs will look like picture A if the femur is the…
Warts on the foot
Humanpapillomavirus (HPV) is the virus responsible for viral warts (verrucae). There are currently more that 70 subtypes which cause specific types of infections. HPV enters our skin on the foot through portals created in our skin by for example, walking on abrasive pool side non-slip tiles, having very moist or very dry feet and…
Effective Ingrown Toenail Treatment + Video
Ingrown Toenails or Onychocryptosis is a really painful condition that occurs when the side of your nail pierces through the skin surrounding the nail (sulcus). It starts to swell and often times becomes infected resulting in a sharp, throbbing pain. Severe cases are painful to the slightest touch of a bed sheet while milder cases…
Could this happen to you?
This used to be a beautiful, pink and healthy big toenail. At some point in time it was infected by a nasty fungus. Infectious fungal spores can be found in places where many people walk around barefooted. Think gym showers, swimming pools, pedicure and reflexology places etc. Once the fungus enters the nail it eats…
