Pedicures

Question 1

List 5 points that painful feet can lead to:

Answer 1

Bad posture, fatigue, headaches, muscular cramps and backache.

Question 2

What time of day should shoes be purchased? Explain your answer.

Answer 2

The afternoon, since the foot can increase in one size in length during the day.

Question 3

A callous is a normal function of skin due to _____ and _____

Answer 3

Aggressive friction and pressure

Question 4

List 3 descriptions, one cause, and 2 treatments for corns.

Answer 4

About a pea size, grows from the outside inward, situated on pressure areas (toes and balls of the foot)
Cause: continuous pressure and friction in pressure points
Treatment: footlogix callous softer leave 2-5 min, use pedi-wand to relieve pressure on surface

Question 5

List 3 descriptions of interdigital corns.

Answer 5

Are found between the toes, kept soft due to perspiration, people who suffer from this may have increased discomfort

Question 6

What is the cause of warts?

Answer 6

Caused by human papilloma virus (HPV)

Question 7

What is the technical term for common wart?

Answer 7

Verruca vulgaris

Question 8

Where are verruca plana commonly found?

Answer 8

face and hands

Question 9

What is the technical term for plantar wart?

Answer 9

Verruca plantaris

Question 10

What is the inherited trait of bunion called?

Answer 10

Hallucinating valgus

Question 11

Athletes foot is a ____ infection?

Answer 11

Fungal

Question 12

List five symptoms of athletes foot.

Answer 12

1. Painful itching between toes
2. Cracked skin
3. Scaly skin
4. Small blisters
5. Red/irritated skin patches

Question 13

List four causes of an ingrown nail.

Answer 13

• Accident to the nail dropping on the toe
• Wrong cutting
• Congenital
• Nail breaks the skin of the nail wall and grows into the skin

Question 14

If your client presented with a non-inflamed ingrown toe nail how would you help relieve the discomfort?

Answer 14

Use corner file to relieve pressure in the nail grooves, buff the nail to thin down giving the nail more flexibility.

Question 15

List six symptoms of poor circulation.

Answer 15

1. Persistent
2. Unusual feeling of cold
3. Numbness
4. Tingling
5. Burning or tiredness in the feet and legs
6. Discoloured skin

Question 16

List two origins of foot problems. Give 3 examples for each:

Answer 16

Congenital: not enough toes, too many toes, web toes
Acquired: hammertoes, flat foot, callous

Question 17

How many bones are in a pair of feet?

Answer 17

52 bones

Question 18

List 3 contraindications for diabetics:

Answer 18

Do not cut callous or corns, don’t use products with salicylic acid