Skin & Hair topics
Foot health
Find out about conditions that affect your feet and discover the treatments for those conditions.
Athlete's foot
Athlete's foot is a fungal skin infection that is also known as tinea pedis. It commonly causes skin itch, especially between the toes.
Blisters
A blister is a lump filled with fluid that appears when the skin's outer layer is injured. Find out the common causes and what to do when you have a blister.
Bunions
A bunion is a swelling, usually over the joint between the big toe and the rest of the foot. It is one of the more painful conditions to affect feet.
Bunions cause more than foot pain
Bunions (hallux valgus) may lead to low back, hip and knee, as well as foot, pain, and significantly affect general health, vitality, social function and mental health, a study shows.
Chilblains
The basic cause of chilblains is sensitivity to cold. Find out more about the symptoms and how to treat chilblains.
Children's foot health
Tips for taking care of your child`s feet. Information about babies' and toddlers' feet, walking, normal development and problems, choosing shoes and more.
Corns and calluses
Among the most common causes of sore feet are calluses and corns.
Corns and calluses: what you need to know
Our feet play an important role in getting us around. When we walk or stand, our feet carry the burden of our body weight.
Cramp
Cramp is a painful spasm of the muscle, usually in the calf, in which the affected muscle feels hard.
Diabetes and your feet
Diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body is unable to use it properly.
Diabetes can affect your feet
When you have diabetes you need to take very good care of your feet to prevent serious complications. Diabetes can damage the nerves adn the blood supply in your feet.
Diabetic conditions affecting the legs and feet
Special attention is needed to prevent circulatory disorders and infections that can occur in the lower extremities of people with diabetes.
Don't live with foot pain
Only 2 out of 5 people who suffered foot pain in the past 12 months sought professional treatment, according to research released by the Australasian Podiatry Council recently.
Feet facts
Here are 10 fast facts about your feet, including information on foot pain, heel pain, stress fractures of the feet and growing pains in the feet and legs.
Feet: checklist for foot health
Quick questions to help check the health of your feet.
Feet: how to care for your feet
Foot problems such as smelly feet, athlete's foot, plantar warts, corns and infected toenails can all be alleviated through good foot care.
Foot health and ageing
As our feet grow older, they naturally develop more problems.
Foot Health Month
Foot Health Month is an initiative of the Australasian Podiatry Council to promote foot health in the community.
Foot problems: treatment
A number of different products are available for the treatment of smelly feet, athlete's foot, and other foot problems such as corns, calluses, verrucae and warts.
Fungal nail problems
Fungal nail infections: who is at risk, what are the symptoms, how are they treated and how to prevent fungal infections.
Heel pain
Heel pain is most commonly caused by plantar fasciitis, an inflammatory condition of the sole of the foot.
Heel spurs
A heel spur is a pointed bony outgrowth of the heel bone. They can occur under the heel bone on the sole of the foot where they are associated with plantar fasciitis.
Leg ache
One of the more serious causes of leg pain is intermittent claudication. Find out more about this condition.
Paronychia
Paronychia is an inflammation of the skin bordering a fingernail or toenail. This inflammation can be classified as acute or chronic, depending on your symptoms, the cause of the inflammation and how long you have had it.
Pigeon toes
Many children have intoeing, or 'pigeon toes', a condition in which the feet point inward.
Raynaud's disease
Raynaud`s disease causes spasm of the arteries leading to fingers and toes, which causes them to feel numb and cold and turn white, blue and red then tingle and feel painful.
Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome causes unpleasant sensations and symptoms in a person's legs compelling them to move and making it difficult to sleep.
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy is a useful treatment for unwanted, visible spider veins and varicose veins.
Support stockings
Support stockings help with tired, aching and swollen legs as well as varicose veins and leg ulcers.
Thongs considered healthy footwear for kids
Thongs may actually be healthy footwear for children for short periods, academics say.
Toenail fungal infections (onychomycosis)
Unsightly toenails may be due to the nail being infected by a fungus, a condition called onychomycosis.
Toenail problems
Because they are so far away from our heart, our feet are often the first part of the body to show something is wrong with the way blood circulates in our body.
Athlete's foot is a fungal skin infection that is also known as tinea pedis. It commonly causes skin itch, especially between the toes.
Blisters
A blister is a lump filled with fluid that appears when the skin's outer layer is injured. Find out the common causes and what to do when you have a blister.
Bunions
A bunion is a swelling, usually over the joint between the big toe and the rest of the foot. It is one of the more painful conditions to affect feet.
Bunions cause more than foot pain
Bunions (hallux valgus) may lead to low back, hip and knee, as well as foot, pain, and significantly affect general health, vitality, social function and mental health, a study shows.
Chilblains
The basic cause of chilblains is sensitivity to cold. Find out more about the symptoms and how to treat chilblains.
Children's foot health
Tips for taking care of your child`s feet. Information about babies' and toddlers' feet, walking, normal development and problems, choosing shoes and more.
Corns and calluses
Among the most common causes of sore feet are calluses and corns.
Corns and calluses: what you need to know
Our feet play an important role in getting us around. When we walk or stand, our feet carry the burden of our body weight.
Cramp
Cramp is a painful spasm of the muscle, usually in the calf, in which the affected muscle feels hard.
Diabetes and your feet
Diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body is unable to use it properly.
Diabetes can affect your feet
When you have diabetes you need to take very good care of your feet to prevent serious complications. Diabetes can damage the nerves adn the blood supply in your feet.
Diabetic conditions affecting the legs and feet
Special attention is needed to prevent circulatory disorders and infections that can occur in the lower extremities of people with diabetes.
Don't live with foot pain
Only 2 out of 5 people who suffered foot pain in the past 12 months sought professional treatment, according to research released by the Australasian Podiatry Council recently.
Feet facts
Here are 10 fast facts about your feet, including information on foot pain, heel pain, stress fractures of the feet and growing pains in the feet and legs.
Feet: checklist for foot health
Quick questions to help check the health of your feet.
Feet: how to care for your feet
Foot problems such as smelly feet, athlete's foot, plantar warts, corns and infected toenails can all be alleviated through good foot care.
Foot health and ageing
As our feet grow older, they naturally develop more problems.
Foot Health Month
Foot Health Month is an initiative of the Australasian Podiatry Council to promote foot health in the community.
Foot problems: treatment
A number of different products are available for the treatment of smelly feet, athlete's foot, and other foot problems such as corns, calluses, verrucae and warts.
Fungal nail problems
Fungal nail infections: who is at risk, what are the symptoms, how are they treated and how to prevent fungal infections.
Heel pain
Heel pain is most commonly caused by plantar fasciitis, an inflammatory condition of the sole of the foot.
Heel spurs
A heel spur is a pointed bony outgrowth of the heel bone. They can occur under the heel bone on the sole of the foot where they are associated with plantar fasciitis.
Leg ache
One of the more serious causes of leg pain is intermittent claudication. Find out more about this condition.
Paronychia
Paronychia is an inflammation of the skin bordering a fingernail or toenail. This inflammation can be classified as acute or chronic, depending on your symptoms, the cause of the inflammation and how long you have had it.
Pigeon toes
Many children have intoeing, or 'pigeon toes', a condition in which the feet point inward.
Raynaud's disease
Raynaud`s disease causes spasm of the arteries leading to fingers and toes, which causes them to feel numb and cold and turn white, blue and red then tingle and feel painful.
Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome causes unpleasant sensations and symptoms in a person's legs compelling them to move and making it difficult to sleep.
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy is a useful treatment for unwanted, visible spider veins and varicose veins.
Support stockings
Support stockings help with tired, aching and swollen legs as well as varicose veins and leg ulcers.
Thongs considered healthy footwear for kids
Thongs may actually be healthy footwear for children for short periods, academics say.
Toenail fungal infections (onychomycosis)
Unsightly toenails may be due to the nail being infected by a fungus, a condition called onychomycosis.
Toenail problems
Because they are so far away from our heart, our feet are often the first part of the body to show something is wrong with the way blood circulates in our body.
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