What causes toenail blisters and black toenails (and what you can do about it)

Here’s something I want to show you about toenail blisters under the big toe nail. Some people’s big toe big toe is hyperextended at the middle joint in the toe which makes the nail angle upwards. But look what happens when we put this simple piece of padding under the big toe. This is all about biomechanics.

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This is a good time to talk about something that’s absolutely critical to the way I teach people about foot blisters. That is, although every blister is caused by skin shear, there are different reasons for that skin shear at different locations of your foot. It’s not a matter of throwing the same strategy at every blister. Like I used to go straight for taping – for every blister location – no matter what. Taping is not going to help this toenail blister.

You have to look at what’s causing the skin to stretch too much at each anatomical location. For this person, if they were getting blisters under their toenail, where’s that shear coming from. It’s coming from the end of the nail being pushed back by the shoe upper because of its angle. I’m not sure if you realise but your nail is adhered to the skin directly beneath it – the nail bad. So when you push on the end of the nail, the nail moves backwards ever-so-slightly, and so does the skin of the nail bed. Then think about the bone of the toe when your foot plants. It moves forward. It will be worse if you’re running or walking downhill. And worse again if your shoes are too shallow in the toebox.

I’d be looking at foot mechanics and improving something called the windlass mechanism. I’d be looking at toebox depth and showing this person a special lacing technique to keep the toe from jamming into the end of the toebox. Will moisture-wicking socks help – probably not, because moisture-related friction levels aren’t really implicated here.

See, this is what I specialise in – understanding the cause of blisters at different locations of your feet. And how to match the exact strategy or combination of strategies to that blister. And I specialise in teaching you how to do this too so focussed and repeatable blister prevention is in YOUR hands.

I can show you the best strategies for all of these blisters.

Now tell me, how often have you seen or heard blisters discussed in this way?
• In terms of skin shear, not heat moisture and friction
• In terms of HOW prevention strategies work (I mean, really how t they work)
• In terms of a thorough and unbiased account of a strategies strengths and weaknesses
• In terms of how what works for one blister location might not be best for another blister location

My guess is never. And that’s why you’re still battling with your blisters, not sure why what you’re doing isn’t working, or lost and not knowing where to start. But this is the key to your success and it’s what sets this training, Fix My Foot Blisters FAST apart from any other form of blister information out there!

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