Do shoes cause toenail fungus? Shoes are one of the important factors in not only our feet’ health but our body’s health as well. The shoes you wear can cause problems from the bones in your feet to the bones of your spine!

How do shoes cause toenail fungus?

The consequences of ill-fitting shoe wear can result in severe complications. This is because shoes are essential to providing muscular and skeletal support for your body. If you are always standing on your feet for your job or in general, be sure to always choose footwear that will provide your feet with an arch and strong support to avoid problems that can lead to pain and damage to your back, feet, or legs.

Shoes also protect your feet from developing circulation problems, calluses, and toenail fungus! Along with shoes, you should also wear socks, if they keep your feet dry- even better! This is because shoes are dark and moist environments that hold colonies of bacteria.

Tight shoes

If your shoes are too tight your feet have no room to breathe as the walls of your shoes are applying pressure to your feet. From these points of pressure, toenail fungus can use this added tension to develop toenail fungus. If you have a bunion, suffer from hammertoes, or have been callused your chances of infection are even greater.

Prevent toenail fungus beginning by getting to the bottom of your feet, and examining your footwear. Always pick out shoes that give your feet room to sit in comfortably. If you know your feet sweat a lot, try out socks meant to soak up sweat and keep your feet dry. Athletic socks are designed to do this since athletes sweat more doing their sport or exercise. However, when your shoes and socks are off it is still important to be taking care of your feet too.

Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus

If you have caught nail fungus, it can be easily treated using the FDA-approved PinPointe laser, which typically only takes on treatment. Other treatments like topical solutions and oral medication are not as effective. Topical solutions have a very low cure rate. This is because the solution does not penetrate all the way through the nail bed.  This is because it can lead to liver toxicity. You would need to have consistent blood tests throughout the course of taking the medication. 

Our nail doctor in Phoenix, AZ recommends this treatment for Toenail Fungus. The PinPointe Laser treatment has the highest cure rate in the market. It has no side effects and no recovery period. As a result, you can go about your daily activities right after the treatment. Also, there’s no pain.

If you have any signs of nail fungus, call us at (602) 962-6674 our Phoenix, AZ location, or visit our website for more information on our doctors at one of our over 150 locations.