“How can I reduce the growth of hammer toe? ”
After taking off my shoes, I noticed that I was developing a hammer toe. How can I fix this?
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No, once a hammertoe begins, it cannot be reversed. there are options out there with non surgery and surgery approaches. example: minimal invasive procedure can be done in office under only local anesthesia with no hardware, and patients walk on the same day, full recovery is 4-6wks. please look into my office's social media or website for patients my office has helped to regain their quality of life.
Once a hammertoe starts developing they are hard to reverse unless you do surgery. What you can do is purely for comfort such as wearing deeper toe box shoes and good supportive shoes for your feet. Hammertoes can be caused from a lot of things like a tight calf muscle, tight muscles in the foot and what is happening is the other muscles are compensating and causing the hammertoe. Should see a podiatrist to have your hammertoe looked at.
Its a biomechanical issue with tendons and joints and can only be fixed by foot and ankle specialist. This is what I do every day. The treatment depends on the severity of the deformity. This will progress if left untreated. There are multiple conservative options that work very well. Please, make an appointment with me in my Chandler office (480) 269-7130 and I will go over all of your options. Depending on Xrays (if needed) that I can take at my office and the clinical exam, I am able to diagnose and recommend different treatment options. I recommend you have this checked as soon as you can, especially since I can usually treat this without surgery very well in just one visit with me. My office is located on Dobson road, just north of Chandler Regional Hospital. Advanced Foot & Ankle Specialists of Arizona. Feel free to ask to be seen by me specifically and I will get you in the same day or latest the next day. I take all insurances, please do not go off of the insurance list on this website as it is not updated yet. Mention that I have talked to you on the internet. I can also do the entire visit with you over the phone or video call as well, which most insurances cover, even if you are out of state and my staff can verify this for you when you schedule. Thank you and have a good evening.
Stop hammering. Stop wearing tight shoes. alternatively, get it fixed by a professional.
The most important part about reducing the progression of the hammertoes is to wear proper, supportive shoes with possible addition of an orthotic to control the underlying biomechanical etiology of the hammertoe. There is no way to reverse the deformity outside of surgical intervention. Stretching may help reduce some of the tightness of the musculature, which may alleviate symptoms and/or slow down the progression.
Is usually secondary to second and third to being longer than the first big toe. Therefore if you choose shoes to fit and accommodate the longest toes, it stops the process. It would help if you place a ball of cotton in front of Big toe to adjust the length.
Not much you can do. There are some orthotics that may help. Surgery is very effective.
You can try commercially available splints. If that is unsuccessful and the deformity persists or increases, you may require surgical treatment
The only way to slow down development of a hammer toe is to make sure your shoe wear is proper. Tight shoes promote hammer toes. Loose shoes do not.
Hope it helps!
Dr. Bose
Hope it helps!
Dr. Bose
There is only one true way to fix a hammertoe and that is surgery. Although there are splints and other things such as padding and such, nothing will fix the appearance of a hammertoe without surgery. Depending on the type of hammertoe will determine the surgery and the extent of the surgery and recovery.
You can slow the progression of a hammer toe with appropriate shoe gear and orthotics, but it will likely continue to get worse over time. The only way to 'fix' a hammer toe is with surgical intervention. There are ways to make you comfortable with a hammer toe, even if you do not opt for surgery. But if the hammer toe is in its early stages, wearing appropriate shoes and orthotics (arch supports) may restore muscle balance to the point that the deformity resolves-but this would be rare.
You can try to use a splint. Sometimes inserts may help as well. If it is a rigid (stiff) deformity surgery would be needed
Wear supportive shoes along with an orthotic or tape/splints the toe in the straightest position possible
Hammertoes develop due to a muscle imbalance in the foot. Shoes can irritate the toe if the toe is prominent. I recommend you schedule an appointment with a foot and ankle specialist (podiatrist) to be evaluated
There is no way to 'fix' a hammertoe without surgery, however you can slow down its progression with cushioning/padding and hammertoe crest pads. We walk on our feet so with every step we are increasing any foot deformities. Hammertoes are an inbalance of intrinsic musculature and are likely to be hereditary.
