Wellness

[Mom in NY]

Can anyone recommend to put on hammertoes. Thank you in advance

[Krimpette]

I have one hammertoe.  I buy a hammertoe corrector from Amazon.  They have a variety of devices to choose from.

[Mom in NY]

Which did you get

[Krimpette]

@Mom in NY I haven't had to order recently (they last me a long time), but mine was called a "hammertoe crutch". Looks like Wellnove Hammertoe corrector.

[ahoymate]

Hey Mom in NY. You have 2 identical posts on this topic. Please delete one.

[Desertdi]

@Mom in NY 

If the muscles on that toe are still FLEXIBLE, you can stretch it out yourself...several times a day for a couple weeks.

I have done this myself, and the toe finally flattens out.

[NYCLatinaMe]

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@Desertdi wrote:

@Mom in NY 

If the muscles on that toe are still FLEXIBLE, you can stretch it out yourself...several times a day for a couple weeks.

I have done this myself, and the toe finally flattens out.

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@Desertdi  I just read about something like this yesterday.  I have been postponing going to the doctor, and I am thinking I would like to try this.  I can stretch/pull the toe straight without pain, but not perfectly straight.  Do you think it might work for me?  How much time did you spend stretching the toe each day?

TIA!

[Desertdi]

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@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

@Mom in NY 

If the muscles on that toe are still FLEXIBLE, you can stretch it out yourself...several times a day for a couple weeks.

I have done this myself, and the toe finally flattens out.

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@Desertdi  I just read about something like this yesterday.  I have been postponing going to the doctor, and I am thinking I would like to try this.  I can stretch/pull the toe straight without pain, but not perfectly straight.  Do you think it might work for me?  How much time did you spend stretching the toe each day?

TIA!

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@NYCLatinaMe       

Gosh...it's been a couple years.....but I did it at least 3 times a day.....maybe about 5 minutes at a time.     I was determined to NOT have surgery on a FOOT!     (I was still working.)     

One MORE thing --   If there is a callus on the sole of your foot....near the metatarsal bone...be sure and keep THAT area filed (or sanded) down, too.    There was also a callus on the tip of my toe where the curled end of the toe was rubbing my shoe.   I filed that area clean also.    

All-in-all.......It took at least a month for that toe to "recover".    And I STILL keep my feet as callus-free as possible.    

After all....when your feet hurt, your whole body hurts.    Best of luck.   di

[NYCLatinaMe]

Thanks @Desertdi!  I didn't think I could fix my 2-3 hammertoes without surgery.  I tried a bunch of gadgets I saw on Amazon but they were ineffective (they would bunch up below the bend in the toe) or they hurt.  But I ran across toe exercises in the internet that said they could possibly fix my toes.  I'll try for sure.  I am already wearing shoes with more toe room and found shoe insoles appropriate for my underpronating feet, and I think these things have helped.  The toe exercises don't seem that difficult a thing to try, so I'll go for that.  I may try some of the toe things mentioned here I haven't tried.