00:00Podiatrists warn, don't ignore these 11 signs from your feet.
00:05Sudden changes in arch height or foot shape.
00:08Sudden arch flattening or foot widening may signal posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.
00:13Early diagnosis prevents deformity, pain, and surgery.
00:17Whether or not the hair on the toes is still growing.
00:20Loss of toe hair or shiny hairless skin can indicate poor circulation from peripheral artery disease.
00:26Seek evaluation.
00:28Sudden pain in your big toe.
00:31Sudden, intense big toe pain with redness and warmth suggests gout from uric acid crystals and requires medical management.
00:38A red or irritated ingrown nail.
00:40A painful, red, swollen, or pus-filled ingrown toenail indicates infection.
00:46Prompt treatment prevents complications, especially for diabetics.
00:50Leg swelling that doesn't resolve itself with elevation.
00:52Persistent leg swelling, unrelieved by elevation, may signal heart, kidney, liver disease, or DVT.
00:59Seek immediate medical care.
01:02Numbness or tingling in the feet.
01:04Ongoing numbness or tingling suggests peripheral neuropathy from diabetes, vitamin deficiencies, alcohol misuse, or autoimmune disease, which increases injury risk.
01:14A dark streak in your toenail.
01:18A dark, widening, or changing streak under a toenail may be subungal melanoma.
01:23Do not dismiss it as bruising.
01:25An ankle that rolls all the time.
01:27Frequent ankle rolling or giving way signals chronic ankle instability from prior sprains.
01:32Untreated, it risks further injury and arthritis.
01:36An inability to pull your foot up.
01:38Difficulty lifting the front of the foot or foot drop indicates nerve or neurological issues.
01:44The causes range from pinched nerves to stroke.
01:47Sudden onset of pain, swelling, warmth, or redness of the ankle or mid-foot.
01:52Sudden ankle or mid-foot pain, swelling, warmth, and redness without injury may indicate infection, a stress fracture, or DVT.
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