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A hammer toe is a deformity that causes your toe to bend or curl downward in its middle joint to look like a hammer instead of pointing forward
This painful condition forms due to an imbalance in the surrounding muscles, tendons, or ligaments that normally keep the toe straight.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Symptoms” tab_id=”74fc03db-f4ae-2″][vc_column_text]
- A toe that bends downward
- Corns or calluses form on the top of the toe and the ball of the foot due to the rubbing and pressure from footwear on the toe.
- Difficulty walking
- Inability to flex your foot or wiggle your toes
- Claw-like toes
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- A traumatic toe injury
- Arthritis
- An unusually high foot arch or flat foot
- Wearing shoes that don’t fit properly
- Tightened/ imbalanced ligaments or tendons in the foot caused by a structural or neurological change in the foot.
- Pressure from a bunion, which is when your big toe points inward toward your second toe
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- Taping the toes in the correct position
- Custom orthotic devices for shoes can help correct and restrict further progression of the hammertoe
- Wearing proper footwear with plenty of room in the toe region
- Stretching exercises for excessively tight tendons and strengthening of foot intrinsic muscles
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- Shoes with deep toe box
- Toe Separator
- Orthotics
- Toe Gel Caps
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