Below you’ll find information regarding the symptoms, treatment and prevention of Hammertoes, a common foot injury resulting in sometimes severe pain towards the front of the foot.
Hammertoes CAUSES:
- Hereditary predisposition
- Relatively long toes
- Tight muscles
- Flat feet-Certain muscles overwork to hold and stabilize the foot and cause contractures of toes
- High arch feet- Same concept of flat feet with muscles overworking in a stabilizing manner
- Aggravated by improper fitting shoe gear shoe gear
- Often seen in conjunction with deformities such as bunions
Hammertoes SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
- Pain in closed shoes
- Knuckles of the toes are prominent
- Redness and swelling over the toe knuckle
- Toes start to overlap each other
- Hard skin over the toe
Hammertoes TREATMENT:
- Wider shoes with high toe box(taller at front of shoe)
- Orthotic to balance out the low arch or high arch foot- this helps to reduce the muscles’ overload and pulling on the toes- this has benefit to not only prevent the contractures from worsening, but also to prevent recurrence after surgery, if performed
- Surgical straightening of the toes to allow comfort when wearing closed shoes
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We Treat Feet Podiatry Team
