Bunions (Hallux Valgus) are one of the most common causes of foot pain. It is characterized by a large, hard protrusion at the base of the big toe. It can become swollen and feverish. This is a condition that is usually caused by wearing shoes with pointed or narrowing toes. The bump is, in fact, a bone sticking out and turning toward the inside of the foot. The big toe often is found resting under or on top of the second toe which is called overlapping toes.
By far the most common cause of Bunions is the prolonged wearing of poorly fitting shoes, usually shoes with a narrow, pointed toe box that squeezes the toes into an unnatural position. also may be caused by arthritis or polio. Heredity often plays a role in bunion formation. But these causes account for only a small percentage of bunions.
While the most common nail fungus occurs on the Halux Valgus (toenail fungus) this can also present itself as finger nail fungus and even worse is can start to affect the skin around your nail.
Keep your feet clean and dry. Regularly wash, scrub and moisturize your feet to avoid any kind of bacterial or fungal growth. After washing/ bathing dry your feet well. If you wear shoes that completely cover your feet, such as sports shoes, for a long time, then daily wash off the sweat thoroughly and then seal the moisture using moisturizer. But do not put oil and cream between the fingers. They can also lead to fungal development.
This terrible situation is made doubly worse when the pointy shoes have heels that are over two inches high. Below two inches is tolerable, but over that is bad news. Then this force called gravity just pushes the foot hard in a real mean way and the foot can't fight back. It's trapped and can't get free. There's no way to get away from all that pressure.
Generally, if you have Foot Pain there is something that is not correct. You may have other signs and symptoms. You may have hip, back or knee pain and not connect it to your feet.
Try this: stand in first position and take a tendu a la second. Your heel should be the first thing that leaves the floor, then the ball of your foot, then your toes point. You should feel the resistance against the floor. Now bring your foot back in to first position. It should be ball of foot then heel. When you put the ball of your foot down, you should be thinking of Barbie shoes (You know how Barbie is perptually walking on her toes, almost like she is on pointe forever?). Think of bringing your heels together as well as your thighs. Now try a saute in first position. When you land back on the floor, are you going toe, ball, heel? You should be.
Many people call them flip flops. Flip flops are essentially the exact same thing although "flip flops" to be precise tend not to be made from leather. One thing that they both have in common tends to be the strap that runs up along side the big toe.