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Childrens toenail

My grandson who is 7 has a toenail that is looks like it has been mashed but hasn’t.
It started on the corner and has sprea to the entire nail.
It is brown in color and you can’t clip the nail.
Is it fungus?

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difference…

I don’t know whether or not I should go to the doctor, my foot hurts on top and I can’t walk on it for 3 days, it is bruised and swolen. I don’t know if this is something that will heal on its own or if I should go to the doctor.
Also if I don’t go to the doctor and it is a fracture what could happen? or if I had a fracture would I know it..would I be in so much pain I wouldnt be able to tolerate it? Can you tell me the difference between a fractured metatarsal and a bruise or pain on the top of a foot.

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Heel Throbbing

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The heel on my foot keeps throbbing or pulsing.
Do you know why and what I can do?

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doc?

i think I fractured my 3rd metatarsal but my parents wont take me to the doctor it is bruised and swolen and painful. what are the risks of not going to the doctor if it is a fracture?

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ossatron therapy for heal pain

my husband is about to have ossatron procedure on friday for chronic heal pain.. all the infomation I find on the web is sponsored by the manufacture.. I want to know more about possible complications. and what to do so he recovers quickly… the clinic mentioned a foot cast fot 7 days and then surgical shoe I would like to see what both are going to look like and what I should do to pamper him.

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Heel Pain & white lumps

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Hi I have flat feet ~(fallen arches) since I was a child. I have in latter years (I am now 32) felt pain in the backs of my legs and the heels of my feet. one day I happened to be standing in my bare feet and had put pressure on my heels. I noticed quite a number of white soft lumps appear underneath my skin on the heels of my feet. Are these dangerous? Should I get them looked at? What causes them?

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partially ruptured anterior tibial tendon

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About 6 weeks ago, I had an MRI due to pain in top of left foot.
I had been hiking on hills in addition to usual routine of jogging and some biking.
The MRI indicated partial rupture of the anterior tibial tendon.
I have been doing physical therapy, have gotten orthotics and have limited exercise to light biking, swimming and some walking.
My foot does not seem much better however.
When can I expect to heal and be able to run again and is there something else I could be doing to speed up the process?

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jones fracture

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I fractured my foot in august 2013.
I am still trying to get my jones fractured healed.
I have rebroke it 3 times.
The fracture was never healed completly before I was allowed to walk on it.
I have had four surgeries, 1st surgery put in screw.
2nd to remove screw because screw not in right and hurt.
3rd put new screw in fracture rebroke with screw in.
4th to remove screw and put in bone graft from hip. .
Last doctor was ortho and said the bone is soft now. What are my chances of ever getting this fracture to heal?

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stump neuroma surgery question

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My neuromas came back 5 years later – stump neuromas.
The dr. wants to make the cut LONGER from the top of the foot.
Can that may recovery more difficult or is it more risky to the muscles around that area?

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Foot pain

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Is it normal to have a constant burning tingling sensation in your foot when you have torn ligaments?

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