You get home from work and your feet ache and all you want to do is throw of your shoes and put your feet up on the couch. Does that sound familiar? This should not be the case. You should be able to get through the day and not have sore, aching or tired feet. […]
Too much pressure under the big toe joint in the foot can cause a painful callus to develop there over time. However, that too much pressure can also inflame and irritate the small sesamoid bones that are under the big toe joint. So how do you tell if the callus is the source of the […]
Metatarsal pads can be good way to treat callus under the ball of the foot (plantar callus). The most common reason for a callus under the ball of the foot is an overload on the metatarsal heads. The purpose of a metatarsal pad is to be placed just behind the metatarsal heads under the foot […]
After a callus or that hard thick cracked skin around the heel has been removed, what is next? If the skin is dry, then the use of a cream is often advised. The research has shown that those with dry skin conditions that the amount of urea that is in the skin is substantially reduced, […]
‘Toe jam’ is not exactly a medical diagnosis and is a lay term for that yucky stuff that can build up between your toes and can have a foul odor. It is not pleasant to have or to talk about it. Toe jam is a collection between the toes of a number of things that […]
The foot filer is simply a hand held file, like sandpaper, that can be used to remove callused or dry skin, especially around the heel. It is particularly useful for cracked heels. The foot files are actually really easy to use and you simply file the callused skin with it. Obviously, you need to take […]
Cracks in the skin around the heel are common and never look good and can become painful. The cracks, technically known as heel fissures, occur in the dry callused skin that can develop around the heel in many people. Once that skin cracks, it can not heal as it is dead skin and the crack […]
Those who have corns on the toes are always looking for ways to get rid of them. The most important step for permanently get rid of corns on your feet is to understand exactly what corns are. There are lots of misunderstandings on just what corns are and that drives so much misinformation about them. […]