Causes!
Name one cause of a blackened toenail.
underlying medical condition, trauma, fungal infection, or pigmentation change.
What are 3 symptoms of hammer toe?
Corns, calluses, difficulty walking, inability to wiggle your toes.
What part of the toe is affected in hammer toe?
The of the muscles and ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to bend.
What is one thing hammer toe and blackened toenail have in common?
Bad footwear choice, happens over a period of time.
what are all the symptoms of a fungal infection? *Hint there are 5*
a crumbling corner of the toenail, discolouration, flaking white areas on the surface of the nail, thickening or warping nails, or scaling under the nail.
When does hammer toe happen?
when the middle joint becomes flexed or bent downward.
Who is most susceptible hammer toe? *Hint there are 4*
people who have arthritis, often wear pointed tip shoes, diagnosis at birth/young age, and people who have tightened ligaments or tendons in the foot.
What is a symptom of melanoma?
dark/discoloured skin patches or blackened toenail.
What type of shots do you receive as an immediate treatment of hammer toe?
cortisone.
Where is the damage in a blackened toenail?
Under the nail bed/ soft tissue damage.
What tape job is used for hammer toe?
buddy tape job.
name one of the facts.
throbbing sensations in toes or thumbs happen because as your heart beats, blood pressure varies causing the pressure in your thumb or toe to build up.
Fungal infections affect 1-2 billion people per year
Bob Marley died of toe cancer
Women are more prone to hammer toe
3 percent of U.S. adults age 21 and older (about 7 million people) have experienced hammertoe a year
Hammer toe surgery costs $14,900 on average