Is your toe/s bent? Have you thought that it may be a disorder or are you considering it normal? You should visit a podiatrist at the earliest and find if it is a hammer toe.
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A hammer toe is a bending or contracture of the first joint of the digit of the toe, known as the proximal interphalangeal joint. Due to this bending, the toe looks like an upside-down V when you look at it from a side.
A hammer toe can affect any toe, but usually affects the 2nd to 5th toes, which are called lesser digits. Also, women are more affected by hammer toe than men.
Hammer toes are of two types:
The main cause of hammer toes is an abnormal balance of toe muscles. Because of this abnormal balance, an increased pressure is formed on the tendons and joints in the toe, causing its contracture.
Other causes of hammer toes are heredity and trauma.
Still another cause may be arthritis because in arthritic people, balance around the toe is upset.
Too tight shoes can also cause hammer toes by squeezing of toes.
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Before you visit a podiatrist, you can try certain home remedies, such as:
You can get the information of how hammer toes are diagnosed and treated by visiting the ModPod Podiatry website or your trusted podiatrist’s clinic.
You’ll find that treatment may vary according to the type and severity of the condition. However, recognising the disorder right during the developmental stage is necessary to avoid surgery.
An expert sports podiatrist Sydney from ModPod Podiatry, for example, will examine the affected area and take an X-ray and then suggest a treatment plan particularly for your condition.
Treatment may include padding and taping, medications like NSAIDs and cortisone injections, orthotic devices or surgery.
Hammer toes can be prevented by wearing supportive shoes, avoiding shoes having narrow, pointed toe boxes and wearing custom orthotics prescribed by your podiatrist.
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