Chilblains are an abnormal reaction of the small blood vessels in the skin to changes in temperature. The abnormal reaction results in a painful reddish itchy patch that then turns a darkish blue colour as waste products build up. The best treatment...
Chilblains are an abnormal reaction of the small blood vessels in the skin to changes in temperature. The abnormal reaction results in a painful reddish itchy patch that then turns a darkish blue colour as waste products build up. Normally when the...
Your foot callus keeps coming back because the cause of it is still there. Calluses on the feet are generally caused by too much pressure. It is reasonably easy to remove a callus, but they almost always come back. They do not come back because they...
Like corns on the toes a deep callus under the foot is caused by too much pressure on the area, usually under one of more of the metatarsal heads. In response to the excess pressure, the callus builds up and can eventually become so thick that it is...
Corn removal pads are popular but they really should not be used and can be dangerous. Corns are a discrete build up of hard skin from too much pressure on that area that may become painful. They only way to permanently get rid of corns is to remove...
There is only one thing that causes a corn on the toes and that is too much pressure on an area. When pressure on an area of skin increases, the skin thickens up to protect itself – this is a normal and natural process. If that pressure keeps...
Corns are a common problem on the feet and there is only one way to get rid of them permanently and that is to get rid of the cause of them. Corn remover pads do not get rid of them. Corns do not have roots that they grow back from after removing...
The Ipswich Touch Test is a simple screening tool to determine those with diabetes are at most risk for developing complications of the foot. To perform the Ipswich Touch Test: The patient is seated comfortably, and their shoes and socks are removed...
A congenital vertical talus is a rare congenital deformity of the foot in which the talus bone is in more of a vertical position than its normal horizontal position. This give the appearance of a rocker bottom foot. See the talus in this image: A...
Joseph Goebbels was Hitlers chief minister of proganda for the Nazi’s. He was thought to have had a clubfoot that he went to great lengths to hide so not to undermine the so-called superiority of the Aryan race and their genetic purity. There...
