The little toe is more important than you think

The little toe looked like there was no real function, except that it looked pretty cute. However, trying to break the little finger will have to find another alternative. This fifth toe has a surprising effect on your life.

Pinkie is a small part of the complex system of the foot. Each standard foot usually consists of 30 joints, 28 bones, more than 100 tendons and ligaments. If any one of these parts accidentally encounters an event, it will also make the foot extremely uncomfortable. The chief doctor of JustDoc.com's online medical counseling platform, Aditi Gupta Jha, said: "Any pain in this area is undoubtedly terrible, because the focus is mainly on muscle and blood. It can easily lead to inflammation and pain when swollen. "

Pinkie is a small part of the complex system of the foot.

You can live without the youngest toes, but there will be some difficulties, because the pinkie is closely related to the other toes and the rest of the foot."The purpose of the little finger is to provide motivation and balance , " specialist Bruce Pinker told Progressive Foot Care in Nanuet, New York. When we take a step, the foot moves the momentum from the outer cheek into the middle part according to the normal biological mechanism. This movement helps us "push" the next step up. When the little finger is destroyed in some way, the repulsive force will be limited, leading to influence on the gait. Sometimes, side effects may be more serious. Dr Jha said: " If the fifth toe is injured or amputated, it will lead to an imbalance".

In fact, we depend a lot on the balance of "tripods" (including heel, pinkie and thumb). When one of those factors is lost, it can significantly inhibit the ability to stop, run, or walk. The tiny little finger also helps us swim when swimming, which is very important for those who live by profession related to swimming.

The type of shoes you wear can also negatively affect your toes . "When wearing fashionable shoes, the pinky finger can be rubbed in the shoe until" bursa "(a bag of fluid between the skin and bone) develops, called bursitis, very painful." . Dr. Hinkes notes that the narrow head shoes are the killer for the young toe. Pointed shoes also cause the toe to be crooked, which means that the toe is abnormally bent in the middle. This is common on the second, third and fourth fingers in the middle joint, but sometimes also on the little finger.

The narrow head shoes are the killer for the young toe.

However, the possibility of causing damage to the legs has not stopped there. Dr Hinkes explains: "Pinkie is famous for developing soft tissue lesions on the top, top or middle of the toe. But this injury is called " corn injury " . Damage to corn kernels feels like a stone in a continuous, annoying shoe that sometimes requires surgery to remove it.

So it will be very serious and you should be scared if you accidentally broke your toe. What if the toe is broken? Do not try to fix it yourself - go to the doctor and get an X-ray. Not being treated properly will most likely cause arthritis.

"If the pinkie is bruised or seriously injured, it needs special care based on determining the specific type of injury , " Dr. Jha explained. " If it is just scratching the outside skin, the body can heal itself over time if it is well cleaned and using antibiotic ointments. If it is a muscle or bone injury, try to protect the injured part to the maximum. Mostly, the brace, along with the bandage, attached to the adjacent toe, limits walking to try to heal. "

In the worst case of having to remove the toe, specialist Hinkes said most people can practice adjusting to walking without the pinky finger. However, losing a toe can cause psychological disorders, so patients will be referred to a counselor before and after surgery . They can also use a special support base later. when surgery is done.