Many injuries have occurred during confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The long time we have spent at home has caused many people, in order not to see their health suffer, to start practicing sports at home. These initiatives are always good, but not everyone is aware of the safety measures that must be taken when practicing sports in the event, both physically and on the ground. There have been many people who have wanted to “substitute” their exercise routines at home without the machines or the advice of their personal trainers. On the other hand, there have also been a significant number of people who have decided to start the sports habit at home without having previously prepared their muscles or their homes. In this article we are going to tell you what have been the most frequent injuries during confinement and how we can treat them.
Most common types of injuries during confinement
There are two types of injuries that have occurred most frequently.
Post-coronavirus dermal lesions.
Without those lesions that occur on the skin and nails of the feet. Among the most common we can find:
Ingrown toenails:
Known as onychocryptosis or ingrown toenails, this is a lesion produced between the nail and the surrounding skin. In many cases, to solve the problem definitively and whenever other resources have failed, the best solution is surgery.
Warts:
The stress generated in the pandemic has caused our immune system to weaken. This is the ideal terrain for the Human Papilloma Virus to be triggered more frequently.
Foot fungus or onychomycosis:
First of all, we should know that not all abnormalities we see in the feet turn out to be fungi. Let’s take athlete’s foot as an example. It has characteristics that make it very different from onychomycosis. So before you start trying to solve the problem with products or “home” remedies, consult a podiatrist for advice. consult a podiatrist for advice.
Musculoskeletal lesions post-Coronavirus.
This type of injury is usually caused by an excess of letter for a short period of time, which may cause the injured tissue such as muscles or tendons, not to be able to support the weight. The most frequent injuries in the confinement period framed on the feet are:
Plantar fasciitis:
This pathology consists of an inflammation of the plantar area of the foot. The patient has a more pronounced pain when standing up and usually occurs in the heel area. This is due to an excessive tension of the same one.
Metatarsalgia:
This type of injury is caused by overloading the forefoot. During confinement, many people have somehow “thrown themselves” into high intensity exercises that they were not prepared to perform. This has led to a large number of injuries of this type.
Sesamoiditis:
This injury consists of an irritation of the sesamoid bone of the foot. The injury is produced due to an elevated load produced by an increase in the pressure framed in the area. If you have or think you suffer from any of the above mentioned pathologies. Calm, luckily, all of them can be solved or improved so that it is not an impediment to your day to day. For it, the diagnosis of a professional in podiatry is necessary if what we want, is not to arrive to have greater sequels. Contact us, together we will find the right solution to your problem. Article prepared for Clínica San Román 6/04/2021
