Claw toes and mallet toes are both forms hammer toes. How do you know what pad treats each kind of hammer toe? This article explores the differences in these toe problems and how each are conservatively treated.
Hammer toe products come in all kinds of shapes and materials (foam, felt, gel, etc). What is the bet hammer toe pad for your needs? This article explores the various hammer toe pads available on Myfootshop.com.
What's the best pad for your sore hammer toes? That depends to a great degree on the location of the problem that you are trying to treat. Is the toe sore on the top of the toe, the tip of the toe or between the toes? Let's take a closer look at hammer toe products based upon how they treat the top, the tip or between the toes
A subungual exostosis is a bone spur that forms beneath the great toe nail. The spur is found equally in men and women and usually presents with an onset between the ages of 30 and 50 years of age. Diagnosis is made with a lateral x-ray of the foot that shows a pronounced bone spur on the dorsal, distal tip of the distal phalanx of the great toe.
