Broken Nails Tips

Tennis toe is also known as runner s toe since athletes are mostly runners; skiers and tennis players also get this injury often. Due to its ugly appearance, tennis toe is also known as a black toenail. This injury causes bleeding under the toe along with moderate to heavy pain. Although it is not considered to be type 1 serious injury, it can still force an athlete to abstain from participating in any events. The blood from the toenail might take its own sweet time to get out of the way. As a r...more

Ingrown toenails have become a common trouble these days and there are many causes that are responsible for the same. Nail edges or corners mostly get affected by this trouble. It often appears to be a toenail infection while it is not so. Bigger toes are highly prone to this toenail issue; therefore you need to be very careful.

Before the issue can become serious, you should take careful steps to prevent the same. Medical advice is required so that the right treatment can be chosen, wh...more

Many of us face the problem of red swollen fingers and toes in the cold season. It occurs primarily because the blood vessels in the distal part of your body get constricted when exposed to cold temperature. This results in the decreased blood supply of the tissue and ischemic injury and subsequently red swollen toes and fingers.

Preventive measures are most important if you want to avoid having this problem.
Avoid exposure of hands and feet to cold water as far as possible
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Teeth are remarkably strong, but they can chip, crack (fracture) or break. This can happen in several ways:

Biting down on something hard
Being hit in the face or mouth
Falling
Having cavities that weaken the tooth
Having large, old amalgam fillings that don't support the remaining enamel of the tooth
When a tooth chips or breaks, it may not hurt. However, your tongue usually feels the sharp area quite quickly. Minor tooth fractures usually don't cause pain, but if a...more

What are periungual warts?

Periungual warts also are known as nail warts or fingernail warts is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Hpv can enter the skin through a cut or scrape. They are a cluster around the nails (fingernail or toenail). They appear as thickened, fissured, cauliflower-like skin around the nails. Nail-biting increases susceptibility to these warts.

At first, they are about the size of a pinhead smooth, shiny and virtually impossible to spot. But after a wee...more

Fit and strong nails can be achieved by dipping them into lukewarm mustard oil daily for 8-10 minutes.

When a blow or a fall causes an injury, where the top of your arm bone pops out from your shoulder socket, it s called shoulder dislocation. It is a very painful condition and you need to get this relocated to its position immediately. The tissues and bone related to that particular joint get damaged.

If you ignore this situation or keep the shoulder like this, it will be more harmful and painful for you. There may appear a bump in front or at the back of your shoulder that hurts.
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It is important to replace your missing teeth, as there is drifting of adjacent teeth leading to open contact areas and further decay. Moreover, abnormal contact areas put further stress on temporomandibular joint leading to clicking sound or pain while opening the mouth.

Fungal infection in the nails, otherwise called onychomycosis, is a frequently seen issue. Side effects include irritation, swelling, yellowing, thickening or itching of the nail. It is normally not painful, unless the infection spreads further.

The fungal infection has a tendency to occur under specific conditions, like unusual pH levels of the skin, a weak immune system, nonstop introduction to a damp surrounding including sweat-soaked shoes and socks, poor cleanliness and diabetes.more

Many times we feel as if we are unable to extend the finger by itself, or we cannot bend, once the finger is fully straight. This may be associated with pain at the base of the finger or thumb. Although any finger can be involved, the ring and middle fingers are more commonly involved, and the thumb is also involved often. When we feel the finger at its base, a nodular swelling is also felt. If you have such a problem, then the possibility is that you may be suffering from an entity hand surgeon...more