Foot Problems that can be caused through wearing tight footwear!

Unlike wearing a pair of too tight pants wearing shoes that are not wide enough for you will cause more than just a muffin top

• Bunions - this was something the older ladies had when I was growing up, due to pointy toe shoes being the trend, not to mention ladies wearing heels all the time. I am noticing a trend though of it coming back again though. A bunion is caused when pressure is placed on the toe area through there not being enough toe room, it causes the toe to go sideways towards the second toe and pushes the ball joint out of line. Some people also experience pain. The only fix if they get bad enough is surgery.
• If your toes are crushed in your shoes with no room to wiggle then you can also cause fricton which can also result in corns. These are treatable by using corn pads from the chemist and if you wear footwear with enough room they will also not come back.
• Hammer Toes - I see this one more in the ladies and it is usually caused through wearing high heels that are too tight in the toe box area, instead of the toes lying flat they will end up curling and one will curl over the toe of the other. Again this damage is not something that can be fixed without surgery or using aids to hold the toe in place.
• Ingrown toenails, I have had these before in my life and they are not nice, especially if you kick your toe :-). This generally happens when the toenail has been cut short and then due to shoes not having a roomy enough toe box the shoe pushes against the toenail which causes it to grow inward into the skin = painful'
• Finally pressure points can also cause nerve damage which is normally referred to as a neuroma which is when you get a benign growth of nerve tissue along a nerve pathway that causes pain and often a burning sensation