Toe

Toe Off/Pre-swing Gait Phase Gait is the manner in which a person walks and can be described using terms such as stride, stride length, step, step length, and cadence. According to Lippert, (2011) stride is defined as the distance from the point when one foot touches the ground to the point when the same foot touches the ground again. Stride length is the total distance traveled during the gait cycle. A step is one half of a stride and cadence is walking speed (p. 339). In addition, there are…

Annie, 40years old female has been admitted in Emergency department with chief complain of excruciating increasing pain in her big toe for the last two days. In addition to this, she also stated that she has not sleep for the last two days. On examination her toe appears red and swollen and warm to touch. Also, during palpation throbbing pulsation can be felt. According to Annie she cannot bear weight on her right foot. According to past medical history Anne has been diagnosed with gout. Her…

As to advertise their work boots, the company Justin Boots, produced a commercial that shows a construction worker “on his feet all day…building [the] country brick by brick”, who wears his Justin Boots in order to feel comfortable and protected, whether he’s working or hanging out with friends. The Justin Work Boots commercial “construction” encompasses the narrative of an average man who wears Justin Work Boots to carry him through out varied conditions of his day, as well as provide him with…

many of these people felt. It wasn’t the physical nature of the ailment that weighed me down, but rather the subtleties that accompanied the illness - the impact on my family, the financial burden, and the uncertainty of my own future. Standing toe-to-toe…

Ingrown toenails is a condition when the corner or one side of the toenail grows into the soft flesh of the finger. This results in pain, swelling, and skin around the nails become reddish. The condition of the ingrown toenails needs to be treated before it extends to more serious health problems. If not immediately treated, the infection can occur in the tissue around the bones in the toes and fingers. Anyone who has ever had ingrown toenails maybe knowing how much pain, annoying, and this…

the joint located at the end of the big toe. The increasing pain you are experiencing in your foot as you move through your daily activities each day could, in fact, be caused by just one digit on your foot. So what is this condition, and how do you go about fixing the problem? Hallux Rigidis Explained 'Hallux' is the Latin term for toe, and 'rigidis' is Latin for rigid. Therefore, this condition literally translates to rigid toe or stiff toe. Having a toe that is stiff causes pain because…

medical term for a raised lump at the base of the little toe. During the early stages of a bunion, there will be minimal symptoms with only a slight noticeable alteration in the position of your little toe. Tailor's bunion received its name centuries ago, when tailors sat cross-legged all day with the outside edge of their feet rubbing on the ground. This continuous rubbing was believed to lead to a painful bump at the base of the little toe. Symptoms A tailor's bunion is a progressive…

the patient was within normal limits. There was no history of any congenital condition which might point towards any syndrome. In detailed local examination of Left foot, the patient had a single great toe which was broader than the right great toe. The skin condition was normal. The second toe was completely absent while there was cutaneous syndactyly in third and fourth…

Hallux valgus is commonly known as a bunion. This is where the big toe begin to deviants from its axis and point toward the pinky toe. This causes a bony protrusion to stick out from the side of foot, on the joint of the hallux, or large toe. This is usually in women, women who wear pointy toed shoes, tight-fitting shoes, or high-heeled shoes. These types of shoes can cause deviations to occur on the joint. This can cause severe pain, and a n un-pleasing look to the foot. The bunions are caused…

4/5/2017 JD hospice nurse Dawn Knight observed a pick spot on his left big toe and instructed Susan (Facility Wellness Director)to put warm compresses on the toe to help circulation. RP reported that after being instructed staff never proceeded with the compresses. RP stated on 4/8/2017, his mom Jeanne was visiting JD and she asked “what’s wrong” and JD replied “his toe hurts”, so she took off his shoe and observed his toe exploded in his shoe. RP stated there was puss and blood in his shoe. RP…