A leading expert in the field of foot health has unveiled three disastrous – and surprisingly common – that people make when it comes to taking care of their feet.
Maddie Tait, a London-based podiatrist, says that wearing shoes that are too small, cannot hydrate the feet, and trusting flip-flops can all lead to painful problems, including blisters, swelling, cracked heels and eelluses.
In a recent video on her Tiktok account @mtpodiatry, she said that the most harmful habit is to wear shoes that are too tight.
“Your feet will swell and expand during the day,” she said. “So you will probably cause a blister fairly soon.”
Blisters are small pockets filled with liquid that form under the skin as a result of frictional mestic on the feet.
Although painful, the NHS warns against the popping of them, because this can increase the risk of infection.
To help prevent a blister and prevent infection, pharmacists can recommend a plaster or dressing to keep the area clean and protected.
Last year, one survey Of the 2,000 adults, 44 percent of people had developed foot problems, such as bunions and calluses of wearing shoes that are too small.
The study, commissioned by DB wider fit shoes, also showed that Bunions reduced 36 percent of people’s ability to walk.
Bunions are bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of the big toe, so that it has to lean in to the smaller toes. They can be extremely painful and are usually caused by poorly fitting shoes or inherited structural problems in the foot.
If you are unhappy enough to develop a bunion, treatment options include surgery or non-surgical measures such as pain relief and wearing broader fitting footwear.
Another common problem is calluses – sown, hardened pieces of skin caused by repeated pressure or friction.
These can often be managed at home by soaking the feet in hot water, although in more serious cases a reference to a foot specialist may be needed.
The next mistake that podiatrist Maddie Tait warns is not hydrating your feet – especially during warmer months.
“During the summer on the beaches or on the sand or in the sun, our feet need a little more moisturizing cream,” she said.
“We can develop cracked healings or corns or callus, so make sure you hydrate your feet all year round, but certainly in the summer.”
The foot expert did not warn that your feet do not hydrate, especially in the summer can lead to corns, calluses or cracked healings
Unlike calluses, countries are smaller, usually round or oval, and can be quite painful to put pressure on deeper skin layers.
The NHS advice for corns is also to soak them in hot water to soften them, but again, in some cases they may need specialized treatments.
If a corn or a callus or corn appears to be inflamed or pus or clear liquid seeps, this can be infected and an antibiotics treatment.
The third mistake she warned was to wear flat slippers when you walk away.
She said: “I don’t think they are very around the beach or around the pool, but I wouldn’t recommend you to walk too far in the classic sandals in string style.”
Although wearing slippers for short distances is probably not harmful, there can be a long -term run in the risk of problems.
Earlier study have shown that when people wear slippers, they take shorter steps and their toes often curl to keep them.
This has been found Until the natural corridor and reduces muscle involvement that can cause foot and joint pain over time.
It is not only dangerous for your foot health if Other studies While driving, you have shown to wear slippers coupled with serious traffic accidents.
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