claw toe
curled under toe digits
Toes are meant to lay flat against the ground and stay flexible enough to wiggle and spread freely. This allows them to help you balance and push off the ground when you step. Problems like claw toe, which stiffen and curl your digits, can make it uncomfortable and difficult to wear shoes and walk normally.
If you are struggling with one or more painful claw toes
know that you don’t have to suffer!
The sooner you treat the condition, the sooner you’ll relieve the discomfort—and the less likely you’ll develop a permanent problem.
Let Dr. Darren Silvester and Dr. Gregory Larsen here at Next Step Foot & Ankle Clinic know if you have toe troubles. We can help you relieve your discomfort and heal your feet.
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claw toe
treatment options
This condition does not improve on its own. Typically, it gets worse with time. If it goes untreated for too long, it may even become a permanent problem. The key to relieving the discomfort and restoring your toes is to invest in properly treating the problem before it has a chance to advance too far.
Dr. Darren Silvester and our team here at Next Step Foot & Ankle Clinic will carefully examine your lower limbs to not only diagnose your deformed toes, but also determine the source of the issue. Then, we can help you begin a targeted treatment plan to manage the condition.
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conservative treatment options
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CHANGE YOUR SHOES
A first step, conservative treatment option for Claw Toe is to consider the shoes you wear everyday.
You will most likely need to change your shoes to models with wider, deeper toe boxes. Keep roughly half an inch of space between the end of your toes and the tips of your shoes so your digits are not squished.
Avoid footwear with a pointed toe box or high heels that can force your forefoot into the cramped front of the shoe.
You may need special toe sleeves to protect your feet from corn and callus formation.
Special pads or orthotics can help relieve pressure on your forefoot that may be aggravating the position, too.
At Next Step Foot and Ankle Clinic, we are the first to bring San Antonio and surrounding areas Custom 3D Orthotics with our FitStation by HP(Hewlett Packard), digitized for unparalleled accuracy.
Our FitStation provides thousands of data points on not only the pressure points of your foot standing still (like a cast would) and when your feet are in gait (a person’s manner of walking), giving the doctors a view of how your body as a whole is affecting each foot for your perfectly tailored fit. Helping relieve that pressure off the big toe joint.
Keep in mind, shoes that are narrow don’t work too well with orthotics.
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STRETCH & STRENGTHEN YOUR TOES
Here are a couple minimally invasive tips to help relieve pain caused by Claw Toe:
1. Stretch out your toes regularly to relax tightened tissues. Balance this with exercises to work the muscles in your toes. Strengthening the digits can help you straighten your digits back out again overtime.
2. Stretching your toes backwards and picking up small objects with just your feet are two excellent actions that benefit your lower limbs in this way.
If nerve issues led to the problem, you’ll also need additional treatment to manage whatever caused the issue in the first place.
Click here for 5 Quick Stretches for Relieving Toe Pain
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