Ranging from simple causes to situations that need immediate medical care, toenail pain is often ignored until it can no longer be tolerated. Prompt treatments for the cause may be the key to quick cure and reduction of the pain.

Toenail pain has many causes, all of which are treatable. Having the toenail / foot evaluated in a timely manner will prevent having to endure pain unnecessarily.

Most toenail pain is cause by ingrown toenail.  An ingrown toenail will involve pain and inflammation, and will cause chronic symptoms that come and go frequently. If not well treated, the infection may be potentially spread at any point and may eventually affect the toe bone underneath.

Other causes of toenail pain can include nail fungus infection. Nail fungus can make the nails to become thickened, loosened, discolored, and crumbly. The nail thickness causes pains when it strikes the shoe during daily activity.

Treatment requires prescription medication to eliminate nail fungus infection, and usually needs oral medication to get the medication to the hard to reach area under the nail. Other potential treatment for nail fungus pain can include smoothing out the nails reducing the prominence in one’s shoes.

Other common toenail pain problem seen in runners, walkers, and treadmill users are bruising and loosening of the toenails. When shoes are a bit too long, the foot will piston in and out of the shoe, resulting in low level injury to the toenail tips.

Shoes that are too tight will result a similar problem. The nails will subsequently bruise and loosen. This can be prevented by wearing properly sized shoes.

Many times, bruised nails will occure as the result of injury, such as stubbing the toe or dropping an object on it. If the bruise is small, you can simply wait and allow the nail to grow out as long as any pain goes away after a few days. If the bruise covers more than a third to one-half of the toenail itself, then you might need to have that nail evaluated as there may be a cut in the skin under the nail and the pressure may need to be released in order for the toe to heal properly.

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