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Claw Toe

People often blame the common foot deformity claw toe on wearing shoes that squeeze your toes, such as shoes that are too short or high heels. However, claw toe also is often the result of nerve damage caused by diseases like diabetes or alcoholism, which can weaken the muscles in your foot. Having claw toe means your toes "claw," digging down into the soles of your shoes and creating painful calluses. Claw toe gets worse without treatment and may become a permanent deformity over time.

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Claw Toe

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  1. Ians Podiatry Claw Toe September 08, 2022 People often blame the common foot deformity claw toe on wearing shoes that squeeze your toes, such as shoes that are too short or high heels. However, claw toe also is often the result of nerve damage caused by diseases like diabetes or alcoholism, which can weaken the muscles in your foot. Having claw toe means your toes "claw," digging down into the soles of your shoes and creating painful calluses. Claw toe gets worse without treatment and may become a permanent deformity over time. What causes claw toes? Most of the time an imbalance of foot muscles typically causes claw toes. Speci?ically, your toe muscles contract too far, tighten the tendons and bend the joints. Foot muscles become unbalanced due to the following factors: ·Genes. ·Ill-?itting shoes. ·Nerve damage caused by diabetes. ·Rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.

  2. ·Nerve damage cause by alcoholism. ·Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. ·Spinal cord tumors. ·Polio and cerebral palsy. ·Stroke The stroke-side foot is affected. ·Trauma. Symptoms ·Your toes are bent upward (extension) from the joints at the ball of the foot. ·Your toes are bent downward (?lexion) at the middle joints toward the sole of your shoe. ·Sometimes your toes also bend downward at the top joints, curling under the foot. ·Corns may develop over the top of the toe or under the ball of the foot. Evaluation If you have symptoms of a claw toe, see your doctor for evaluation. You may need certain tests to rule out neurological disorders that can weaken your foot muscles, creating imbalances that bend your toes. Trauma and in?lammation can also cause claw toe deformity. Treatment Crawled Toes Townsville : Claw toe deformities are usually ?lexible at ?irst, but they harden into place over time. If you have claw toe in early stages, your doctor may recommend a splint or tape to hold your toes in correct position. Additional advice: ·Wear shoes with soft, roomy toe boxes and avoid tight shoes and high-heels. ·Use your hands to stretch your toes and toe joints toward their normal positions. ·Exercise your toes by using them to pick up marbles or crumple a towel laid ?lat on the ?loor. If you have claw toe in later stages and your toes are ?ixed in position then you surely need a Crawled Toes Treatment in Townsville: ·A special pad can redistribute your weight and relieve pressure on the ball of your foot. ·Try special "in depth" shoes that have an extra 3/8" depth in the toe box. ·Ask a shoe repair shop to stretch a small pocket in the toe box to accommodate the deformity.

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