Toes

When you look at this toe deformity, you'll notice it bent upward at the middle joint, with the end of the toe starting to angle downward, resembling a hammer! If you have a flexible hammer toe, the good news is...

The human foot, a marvel of design. Is not impervious to the occasional twist, leading to the development of hammer toe – a prevalent condition observed in podiatry. Imagine toes that were once dutifully aligned deciding to take on a...

Conservative care options for toe dislocations and poorly aligned toes It never ceases to amaze me how many people come into my office with different shapes and sizes of toes. Why do our toes change over time? What are the...

When a podiatrist speaks about the 1st ray, the 1st ray refers to the first metatarsal bone and the great toe. The 1st ray has a unique range of motion that requires plantarflexion of the first metatarsal to enable dorsiflexion...

Wounds of the lower extremity have a host of different contributing causes, but in diabetic patients, the vast majority of wounds occur as a result of loss of protective sensation. Protective sensation is the ability to feel pain. Diabetic peripheral...

For well over a year, we've worked tirelessly to create a product that will target specific regions of the foot to correct Hallux problems and alleviate big toe pain. It needed to be thin enough material to fit into most...

The term mallet finger fracture describes an avulsion fracture of the top of the finger, just behind the fingernail. Mallet finger fractures are the result of forced flexion of the finger while the long extensor tendon resists the flexion. If...

Painful interdigital callus – treatment options Callus is a direct response to friction. When callus appears between the toes, it is often a sign that the friction is directly related to a bone spur on one or more adjacent toes....

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As Patrick Mahomes trains for The Super Bowl, a carbon fiber technology is there to assist in healing Twenty five year old Patrick Mahomes has lead The Kansas City Chiefs through an exciting year and is scheduled to the meet...

Tips for selecting the best hammer toe pad for your needs The term hammer toe is used to describe how the tip of the toe hammers against the ground with each step. As the attached image shows, hammer toes come...

Managing foot wounds in the decompensated patient. One of the greatest challenges in foot care is wound prevention and wound management. Wounds come in all shapes and sizes, but there’s always one common denominator in wound care; a decompensated patient....

First round draft choice Zion Williamson, who plays for the New Orleans Pelicans, was recently sidelined with an injury described as a toe sprain. Although the 19 year old starter described the injury as “no big deal”, it did side...

Summary Symptoms Read More Summary Turf toe is a hyper-extension or impaction injury of the great toe joint that injures the joint cartilage and soft tissue structures supporting the great toe joint. Turf toe is most often described as a...

Summary Read More Summary Tumors of the foot are classified as benign or malignant. There are a number of benign tumors specific to the foot that affect the skin, soft tissue. and bone. Primary malignant tumors of the foot represent...

Summary Symptoms Read More Summary The most common injury to the nail is a bruise beneath the nail called a subungual hematoma. The bruise (hematoma) forms beneath the nail (subungual) when the nail is compressed or avulsed (pulled away) from...