Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 >Fingernails should have ridges. Well, I just know that I have never seen a child with ridged fingernails. And, these are pretty deep ridges, BTW. Esp on the thumbs. Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 >>>>I did a web search and it seems to be about nutrition (biotin, iron, B vites, depends who you read) and aging. Thin, breakable nails with ridges are seen to be the most problematic: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003247.htm And, I'd guess, genes. All my nails are smooth except one thumb, which has a very thick, healthy nail with lots of ridges. So maybe that thumb is missing the biotin! In my case I'd say it's age: the ridges have gotten worse lately though my nails are generally healthier and stronger. In a kid I'd worry more: http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num1/case_reports/zabawski.html ****Yikes! The photos on that first link look pretty frightening! The second link had a pretty good closeup of the girl's ridged nail. Mine look nothing like that - mine are generally very fine and shallow, with a few more prominent ridges. But hers look much deeper and wider than mine. It made me think that perhaps ridging itself is normal, as mentioned, but relatively deep, wide ridging may be a sign of deficiencies/imbalances..? Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 > > >Fingernails should have ridges. > > > >Well, I just know that I have never seen a child with ridged > >fingernails. And, these are pretty deep ridges, BTW. Esp on the thumbs. > >Sonja > > I did a web search and it seems to be about nutrition (biotin, iron, B > vites, depends who you read) and aging. Thin, breakable nails with ridges > are seen to be the most problematic: > > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003247.htm > > And, I'd guess, genes. All my nails are smooth except one thumb, which has > a very thick, healthy nail with lots of ridges. So maybe that thumb is > missing the biotin! In my case I'd say it's age: the ridges have gotten > worse lately though my nails are generally healthier and stronger. In a kid > I'd worry more: > > http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num1/case_reports/zabawski.html I would assume that someone with a healthy nutrition would have stronger and more supple nails than someone who has nutritional deficiencies. But the basic fact of engineering remains: all else being equal, flat surfaces with ridges are sturdier. Fold a piece of paper so it looks like /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ when lying on its side and try to bend it compared to a regular peice of paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 > > I would assume that someone with a healthy nutrition would have > > stronger and more supple nails than someone who has nutritional > > deficiencies. But the basic fact of engineering remains: all else > > being equal, flat surfaces with ridges are sturdier. Fold a piece of > > paper so it looks like /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ when lying on its side and try > > to bend it compared to a regular peice of paper. > > Thanks for the visual. I knew what you were talking about before, but the > visual aid got me thinking. You're right, of course, about the engineering > principle that you're talking about. I'm not convinced, however, that > fingernail " ridging " involves the same structural principle. The ridges > I've seen in pictures and on my own right thumb, seem more like mini-cracks > than a natural occurrence of the engineering principles behind arches or > triangles. In fact, it almost seems to me like a side-angle view of plywood > that was made with too little glue so that the individual layers aren't > fully bonded to one another. Does anyone know for sure how the keratin is > biologically formed into a fingernail? > Not me. But you description of your ridges are interesting. Mine look like very fine grained rows, shaped more like UUUUUUU (but upsided down) than /\/\/\/\. So in my case the idea of worrying about ridges seems wierd - my nails just look stronger for having them. But if there are two kinds of ridges, that would be differant. Maybe the tissue remodelling process goes awry if you're deficient in certain nutrients and new nail doesn't get laid down properly? We need a unified fingernail theory! The nobel prize and eternal fame await! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 When we went duck hunting as kids, my brother once asked me if I knew why when ducks fly in a “V”, why one side of the “V” is always longer. I told him I didn’t know. He told me that it’s because there are more ducks on that side of the “V”. (You have to entertain yourself somehow when you are waiting for ducks.) Your answer, in addition to the thickness of the fingernail being greater and less causing ridges, the most common cause is dehydration. Drink a ton more water, use lotion every night and after using strong soap and detergent, wear gloves for awhile when out in the cold, quit setting chokers for a month. More grave conditions are easily found on the internet: Symptoms and Signs • Raynaud phenomenon Autosomal dominant conditions • Yellow nail syndrome Autoimmune conditions • Psoriasis Chemicals • Arsenicals Drugs, hormones and mediators • Arsenic trioxide http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/result.asp?glngUserChoice=30838 & bytRel=2 & blnBW=False & strBB=RL & blnClassSort=True ( E. Abrahamson, D.C.) Chiropractic physician Lake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic 315 Second Street Lake Oswego, OR 97034 503-635-6246 Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com From: " Larry Oliver, DC " <dro@...> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:33:49 -0800 ChiroListServe < > Subject: Ridged Fingernails A pt asked about her ridged thumbnail today and I was sure I could find the answer post haste. Not so. Does anyone have a good reason for and thus tx for ridges on fingernails running from cuticle to tip of finger? Thanks in advance. Larry L. Oliver, DC 408 NW 7th Corvallis, OR 97330 dro@... voice 541-757-9933 fax 541-757-7713 The information contained in this electronic message may contain protected health information which is confidential under applicable law and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the recipient of the message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received the communication in error, please notify Heresco Chiropractic & Associates, 408 NW 7th St, Corvallis, OR 97330, 541-757-9933 and purge the communication immediately without making any copy or distribution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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