Corn is hardening of the skin arising on a finger of the foot. The core or root of the corn goes into the skin, pushing for a very sensitive layer of the periosteum causing severe pain. The tissue around the corn can be very much flushed, and even busy inflammation.
What causes corns?
cites four causes of corns. First, it is uncomfortable shoes too tight or too small shoes. Another reason may be incorrect, careless gait, and then they will not help even the most comfortable shoes. Corns can also arise when the ball of the foot is not correctly rounded. And finally, the fourth leading cause - indeed occurs very rarely - is a genetic deformity of the toes, which for example may overlap one another.
Symptoms
- red, sensitive to pressure points on the toe of the foot. Local
- hardening of the skin.
- pain when walking in tight shoes.
- After the pain when walking without shoes.
How corns treated?
corns method of treatment depends on their causes. And so, if the cause was too tight, uncomfortable footwear, should in future refrain from rushing into buying them, buying shoes very carefully, after a thorough przymiarce. If corn was due to an incorrect way of walking - especially children - should apply special exercises. When the reason is lack of height metatarsal, the formation of corns can be prevented by using contoured orthopedic inserts.
You can also buy orthopedic shoes with an increase in metatarsal. If none of these methods will not be effective, there remains a small surgery.
What you can do yourself?
It is best to prevent the formation of corns. So sorry you do not need the money for a comfortable and perhaps a bit more expensive shoes. If you notice the first symptoms of corn (redness, slight swelling), useful for felt ring available in pharmacies and drugstores, which seeks to the toe. Naturally, you need to say goodbye to uncomfortable shoes. If the corn has already risen, use a specific patch or ointment against nagniotkom. Ointment causes softening calloused skin that is removed in layers. Alleviate leg discomfort baths with boric acid. Of course, none
treatments fail to achieve the desired effect if the rate goes back to a tight shoe. To prevent corns, you just have to avoid pressure on your toes.
When should I go to the doctor?
When it appears, that the cause of corns is not too tight shoes, or when nagniotkom accompanied by severe pain.
behave as a doctor?
first try to find the cause of the emergence of corn. Sometimes minor surgery is performed involving a clash or husked corn. In some - indeed very rare cases - the doctor prescribed drops or ointment, or refer the patient to a specialist chiropody which is involved in the maintenance of the feet.
course of the disease
If you do not take the treatment of corns or not to resign for wearing such a tight shoe, it can lead to the fact that I always will feel the pain of walking.
Are corns are dangerous?
No, but can be unpleasant and painful.
How to choose good shoes?
- For shopping you must select either the beginning of the day or late afternoon, preferably after a rest. This may be even an hour before closing shop. During the day, because feet are swollen and then it is very difficult to choose appropriate footwear.
- Even before going out shopping, you can prepare yourself at home as follows: stand on a piece of cardboard foot and draw the contours. Then cut out the shape of the foot and bring to a shoe store. Even if the saleswoman will look a little bit surprised, cardboard insert foot into the shoe and see how much space is in the shoe.
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