PROPER NAIL CUTTING
posted: Apr. 11, 2012.
MOST FOOT SPECIALIST, INCLUDING FOOT DOCTORS, PODIATRISTS AND CHIROPODIST AGREE THAT PROPER FOOT CARE IS VERY IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ERRORS THAT PEOPLE MAKE IS CUTTING THEIR NAILS TOO SHORT. ALSO, THE NAILS SHOULD BE CUT STRAIGHT ACROSS AND NOT CURVED INTO THE NAIL BED. IF YOU DAMAGE THE UNDERLYING TISSUE DUE TO IMPROPER NAIL CARE, YOU SET YOURSELF UP FOR INFECTION, PARTICULARLY FUNGAL INFECTIONS. IF IN DOUBT, CONSULT YOUR FOOT DOCTOR.
FROM YOUR FOOT SPECIALIST, MARZ AND THE ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS TEAM