What is the reason for the pain on the toenail

If your toenails hurt, you should pay attention to the causes, because many bad habits in life can also cause nail pain, such as walking for a long time, or wearing inappropriate shoes. For example, women often wear pointed shoes and high heels, which can easily lead to pain, redness and swelling of the toenails or cause other adverse problems.

1. Strain

Long-term walking or wearing inappropriate shoes can cause damage to the toes and excessive stretching of the ligaments, which can cause toe pain. If it is caused by strain, you should pay attention to rest, change into soft and comfortable shoes, and perform local hot compresses, massage and other treatments.

2. Often wear pointed shoes or high heels

The front part of the pointed-toe shoe is triangular in shape, forcing the front of the foot to be squeezed into a narrow triangular area. In addition, the upper is made of leather and has no elasticity, so the big toe is forced to turn outward and the little toe to turn inward. High heels increase the pressure on the feet and over-stretch the ligaments in the joints, resulting in hallux valgus.

3. Genetic factors

Half of patients with toe headaches have genetic factors, which are mainly caused by defects in the bones and ligaments that make up the foot. Therefore, standing or walking for a long time will make the condition worse.

4. Gouty arthritis

This is one of the common causes of toe pain. It is a metabolic disease caused by purine metabolism disorder and reduced uric acid excretion in the body. The main symptoms are redness, swelling, pain and other symptoms in various joints. Gout involving the toes can also cause toe headaches.

If you suspect gout, you can go to the hospital to check your uric acid. If the uric acid level is above the standard, it means you have gout. You should pay attention to eating less high-purine foods such as broth, seafood, etc., eat more vegetables and fruits, exercise appropriately, and take oral anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs and glucocorticoids to treat it.

5. Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatism can also cause pain in various joints, and toe pain may also be caused by this disease. If it is rheumatism, you can use Chinese herbal medicine to treat it, which is very effective. Normally, penicillin can be injected intravenously in the rheumatic active area to control the rheumatic activity.