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Venous ulcers Venous ulcers occur when valves in your veins which carry blood back to the heart donot work properly resulting in leg swelling. This leads to multiple dilated tortuous swelling in the leg along the inner and outer aspect of leg and thigh known as varicose veins. Venous ulcers occur commonly on inside of […]

Plantar warts What are plantar Warts? Warts are one of several soft tissue conditions of the foot that can be quite painful. Also known as verruca vulgaris. They occur on the bottom of the foot. Causes They are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) A break in the skin is required for infection to occur.

Plantar fascitis It  is the most common causes of heel pain . Plantar fasciitis is a chronic and painful disabling condition affecting your undersurface of  the heel, usually extending towards the metatarsophalangeal joints. Plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band which is similar to a tough tape used for packaging purpose. Plantar fascia gets inflammed

SWELLING OF FEET AND LEGS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS It is most commonly observed.Some of them suffer swelling in one foot, one leg but few develop swelling in both legs and feet.There might be different causes for swelling like keeping legs hanging for a long time, problems in circulation may be in the blood vessels or

Diabetic foot ulcer – Tsunami! Educational information to the public about Diabetic foot and prevention

EDUCATIONAL WRITE UP ON HAMMER TOES Hammertoes are bent toes or contracted toes.   Hammertoes can cause pain in shoes as well as create painful corns and calluses.  Hammertoe is a bending deformity of one or both joints of the second, third, fourth or fifth  toes. This abnormal bending can put pressure on the toe when

EDUCATIONAL WRITE UP ON peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy is loss of sensation, movement or function in the feet, legs. May be due to damage of the peripheral nerves. Your peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel to your arms and legs. When the nerves are damaged, they don’t function properly. People with peripheral neuropathy have

educational write up on Nail fungus It is one of the most common causes of thickened discolored nails.More common in diabetics.Toenail fungus( onychomycosis) is an infection underneath the surface of your nail caused by fungi. When the microrganisms penetrate the nail often becomes darker in color and has a bad odor. Debris may collect beneath

educational write up on ingrown toe nail Nails are tough structures . They have a protective protein called alpha keratin. As we know these nails protect our fingers and toes from injuries, it also helps us in extended actions like cutting and scratching. An ingrown toe nail also known as onychocryptosis develops when corner of

EDUCATIONAL WRITE UP ON CALLUS Calluses are areas of thickened skin that develop to protect that area from irritation. They occur when something rubs against the foot repeatedly or causes excess pressure against part of the foot. If the thickening of skin occurs on the bottom of the foot, it’s called a callus. Basically it