Foot Health Tips & Care » Bunion http://www.foothealthtips.com All about your foot! Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 List of Foot Disorders Part 1 http://www.foothealthtips.com/list-of-foot-disorders-part-1.php http://www.foothealthtips.com/list-of-foot-disorders-part-1.php#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:10:13 +0000 jk http://www.foothealthtips.com/?p=57 Each of our feet is made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, and tendons,muscles and ligaments numbering up to 100. The disorders of the foot and ankle can be listed as

1. Disorders of the skin

2. Disorders of the joints

3. Disorders of the bones

4. Disorders of the nerves

5. Combined disorders

6. Genetic disorders

7. Specific manifestations of systemic disease

Disorders of the skins:

  • Athlete’s foot: A disease caused due to fungal infection also called tinea pedis. The infection can mitigate to other areas of  the body.
  • Callus and Corns of the Skin: A toughened area of  the skin formed due to high wear and tear and friction which helps in the protection of tissues inside it.
  • Onychocryptosis (Ingrown Toenail): A very painful condition usually seen in the toe nail in which the nail cuts into one or both the sides of the nail bed.
  • Keratosis palmaris et plantaris: formation of thick ,scaly and hard patches of skin.

Disorders of the joint:

  • Hallux valgus (bunion): It is a structural deformity of  the bones ,the surrounding tissues and the joint connecting the foot with the big toe which can be very painful.The surrounding tissues may be swollen and the big toe nail may turn to the second toe nail.
  • Hallux varus: t is caused due to the deformity of the great toe joint.
  • Diabetic Arthropathy (Charcot Foot): It is caused due to the degeneration of the weight bearing joint causing bone and tissue damage and excess pain.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis: An inflamatory disorder attacking  the jointswhich produces an inflammatory synovitis.
  • Osteoarthritis: It is a degenerative disease causing the degeneration of the joints.

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]]> http://www.foothealthtips.com/list-of-foot-disorders-part-1.php/feed 0 Hallus Valgus http://www.foothealthtips.com/hallus-valgus.php http://www.foothealthtips.com/hallus-valgus.php#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:10:07 +0000 jk http://www.foothealthtips.com/?p=36 Hallus valgus is the other term for Bunion. It is a structural deformity of the joint and the foot where the big toe is slightly bend to the second toe.  This condition is very painful . The enlargement of the mesophalangeal joint contributes to this painful condition . An enlargement of the bursal sac accompanies  this deformation. irritated skin ,pain around the bunion,swell etc are the  symptoms of bunion. Biomechanical abnormality  where certain tendons, ligaments, and supportive structures of the first metatarsal are no longer functioning correctly causes bunion. The big toe may deviate to the second toe. Walking and standing postures also contribute to the increase in difficulties associated with bunions. Application of topical ointments ,ice etc may provide temporary relief . Surgical procedures can provide complete relief and these include removal of the extra bone growth in the metatarsal region.

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]]> http://www.foothealthtips.com/hallus-valgus.php/feed 0 Bunion Removal – Hallux Valgus Repair http://www.foothealthtips.com/bunion-removal.php http://www.foothealthtips.com/bunion-removal.php#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:17:33 +0000 admin http://www.foothealthtips.com/?p=11 The surgical treatment of bone deformity in the big toe and bunion foot is called a bunion removal treatment or hallux vagus repair.

The patient is in a state of unconsciousness and with a cut into the bone area of the foot, the deformity is corrected and it is let to stabilize with the help of pins or moulds. This removal of bunion is very much recommended by doctors as it gives a lot of relief to the patient suffering from it.

This surgical removal of bunion helps in better physical movement of the patient. Also, after the surgery for bunion removal is done, the patient maybe tied with up a big bandage.

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The bone at the bottom of the big toe is usually called a bunion. It happens sometimes that this bunion tends to be a painful and problematic deformation of your bones. This can be caused due to prolong irritation from a disease like arthritis, or sometimes it is hereditry too. This causes the base joint of your big toe to thincked and become large. This problem changes the shape of your feet making it difficult to find footwears.

This problem with bunions is very common and happens with misaligned bone structure at the joint and women tend to find this problem happening as they wear small shoes. This common foot health problem is usually curable with treatment options available.

Foot Orthotics are order to made equipments used to stabilize your body and prevent you from too much of pronation and suppination which can be a problem for your foot health while you do your daily activities like walking or cycling or others.

Metatarsalgia is a symptom which indicates that you are giving your feet more stree like high heeled shoes or are weighing too much or have a condition like arthritis or gout.

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