In this video, Dr. Ray McClanahan, a sports podiatrist at Northwest Foot and Ankle and the inventor of Correct Toes, discusses the foot and toe condition called hammertoes and compares conventional podiatric treatment techniques with natural, preventive, and conservatives techniques. A hammertoe is an upward shifting of the first toe bone, and this shifting, notes Dr. Ray, is caused by two common design features in conventional shoes: Heel elevation and toe spring. These features create an imbalance in the muscles and tendons that act on the toes.
Conventional care for this foot health problem includes the use of an arch orthotic to somehow restore biomechanical balance, or surgery to release ligaments around the affected joint and fuse the involved bones. A natural approach, on the other hand, involves avoiding injurious footwear and rehabilitating the foot using exercises such as the Toe Extensor Stretch and the Hammertoe Stretch & Mobilization technique. Correct Toes and metatarsal pads are also a crucial part of hammertoe rehabilitation.
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A hammertoe is a type of crooked toe that involves unnatural contracture, or bending, of the affected toe. In most cases, a hammertoe is characterized by a toe malposition in which the end of the affected toe points down while the first bone of the same toe—the proximal phalanx—points up. A hammertoe resembles an upside-down letter “v” when viewed from the side. This crooked toe syndrome usually leads to toe...
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In this video, Dr. Ray McClanahan, a sports podiatrist at Northwest Foot and Ankle and the inventor of Correct Toes, demonstrates a two-part stretch that can be used to help rehabilitate hammertoes and restore toe alignment. Hammertoes are caused by an imbalance between toe flexor and extensor tendons. The stretches shown in this video help restore tendon balance and realign the toes to the position that nature intended.
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I have been able to almost completely release my previously fixed hammertoes by stretching them 5 minutes or so every night.
This is a fantastic course. I only wish I had seen it 20 years ago before my hammertoes became fixed. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Hi, Rosemary,
Thank you for your comment. And thank you for your positive feedback! We are thrilled that the stretches are working for you and that you are increasing your foot health daily! Incorporating Correct Toes into your daily foot health routine (if you haven’t already done so) can help accelerate your progress toward optimal foot health. Also, we have a free e-course on hammertoes (if you haven’t already signed up for it) that you may be interested in:
www.naturalfootgear.com/pages/do-you-have-foot-pain
If you have any questions, please just send them our way!
Kind regards,
Laura Trentman