List 5 points that painful feet can lead to
- Bad posture
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Muscular cramps
- Backache
What time of day should shoes be purchased?
In the afternoon because feet can increase by one size during the day
A callous is a normal function of the skin due to what 2 factors?
- Friction
2. Pressure
List 3 descriptions, 1 cause, and 2 treatments for corns
Description
- Grow outside inward
- Size of peas
- On toes or ball of foot
Cause
- Continuous pressure and friction on pressure points
Treatments
- Corn pads
- Pedi wand
List 3 descriptions of Interdigital Corns
- Found between toes
- Kept soft due to pressure
- Humidity causes corn to swell
What is the cause of warts?
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)
What is the technical term for a common wart?
Verruca Vulgaris
Where are Verruca Plana (Flat Warts) commonly found?
Face and Hands
What is the technical term for planter wart?
Verruca Plantaris
What is the inherited trait of a bunion called?
Hallux Valgus
Athletes Foot what what kind of infection?
Fungal
List 5 symptoms of Athletes foot
- Itching between toes
- Cracked skin
- Scaly skin
- Small blisters
- Red irritated patches
List 4 causes of an ingrown toenail
- Accident to toe
- Wrong cutting
- Congenital
- Nail breaks the skin
How would you relieve a non-inflamed ingrown toenail?
- Cut nail
- Use corner file
- Buff nail
List 6 symptoms of poor circulation
- Cold
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Dry skin
- Cramping
- Burning
List 3 contradictions for diabetes
- Cutting callous
- Cutting corns
- Using products with salicylic acid
List 2 origins of foot problems and 3 examples for each
- Congenital
- Not enough toes
- Web toes
- Club foot - Acquired
- Hammertoes
- Flat foot
- Callous
How many bones are in a pair of feet?
52 bones in a pair of feet
