#hammer toes

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Danai Gurira’s Feet

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loafers might work for you as a dressy shoe option. They tend not to be either completely flat or have too much of a heel. Oxfords might work as well. Of course it depends on the rest of the outfit, but those both have fairly reasonable soles in my experience. I actually got some Doc Marten loafers that I really like.

Thank you, that's an option I hadn't really considered! I looked it up just now and found a local place that seems to have several options so I'll try them out when I get a chance.

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Too much extensor tone: The banana toe.

Too much extensor tone. We are often talking about the subtle balanced relationship of the long and short toe flexors and extensors. We often discuss that hammer toes are too much long flexor and short extensor tone (with too little in the short flexor and long extensor). Here we see the opposite. We see too much long extensor tone (note the upward banana-shaped orientation of the big toe). When this foot is on the ground, the pad and distal 1/2 of the big toe does not even touch the ground, standing or in gait. IF you look closely at the blown up pic, you can sort of see (sorry, should have taken more pics) the increased callus development in the contact area of the short flexor attachment (FHB, flexor hallucis brevis).

This relationship is the opposite of the above with hammer toes. Too much long extensor, too much short flexor, and not enough long flexor and short extensor. These clients need more homework for long flexor and short extensor. This is one of the reasons why we developed the exercise below in the youtube link.

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Unilateral heightened toe extensor tone.

Look at this foot. What do you see ? See the asymmetry ? This is a perfect case to prove our point, for those out there that love the short foot exercise, that insist on towel scrunches, marble pick-ups, or just mere foot rolling on the ball. These things are useless in some cases, arguably to us, much of the time actually. This is about having sufficient foot integrity, normal heel rocker, ankle rocker, forefoot rocker mechanics, and especially in this case, a NORMAL balance between the long and short flexors and extensors. These 4 must work together in harmony, and this is clearly not happening on the left foot. Head on over to this Archived blog post from 2014, and learn what is wrong here. One has to understand it, to fix it. And throwing a short foot regimen, or pilates foot work at it or even more flexor tone into this foot will not fix this. Exercise prescription is supposed to be specific, not a shot gun approach of "try this exercise", lets see if it helps. A 5th grader can give that advice, sadly it is more the industry norm at times. Yes, every exercise is a test, but do not be mistaken that every test is the exercise.

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Unilateral heightened toe extensor tone.

What do we have here ? Well, it is obvious. The left foot is showing increased short extensor tone (EDB: extensor digitorum brevis) and heightened long flexor tone (FDL: flexor digitorum longus). This is the classic pairing for hammer toe development.  We also know from this post (link) and from this post (link) that this presentation is closely related with lumbrical weakness and distal fat pad migration.

So, at an assessment took we like to play games. Mental games to be precise. When we see something like this we immediately begin the mental gyrations of “what could have caused this, and what could this in turn be causing”. Remember, what you see is often not the problem, rather your clients compensation around the problem.  In this case, what goes through your mind ?  Without deep thought, our knee jerk thoughts are:

possible loss of ankle rocker dorsiflexion (the increased EDB tone can be recruited to help drive more ankle dorsiflexion indirectly)

plantar intrinsic weakness ?

flip flops or slip on shoes where the heel is riding up and down inside the shoe/sloppy fit ?  (initiating a gripping response from the FDL)

weak tib anterior (recruiting EDB to help)

weak peroneus tertius (recruiting EDB again)

Ankle /foot instability (more FDL gripping will help gain ground purchase)

lateral ankle instablity (same thing, more gripping)

Weak gastrosoleus (since the FDL is a posterior compartment neighbor it can kick into high gear and help with posterior comparment function, we have a whole video case based around this issue, check this out ! )

premature departure off of the good side leg, and thus an abrupt loading response onto this affected side can challenge the frontal plane of the body and thus require more grip response at the foot level.

how about simple weakness of the lumbricals or FDB , the short flexors. The long flexors will have to make up for it and present like this.  

the list goes on and on … .

These are just some quick cursory thoughts, and by NO means a complete exhaustive list.  Just some quick thoughts.

But what about hip function ?  if ankle rocker is blocked in terminal stance and the FDL fire like this what will that do to hip extension ? Well, heel rise will be premature because of the limitation and thus hip extension will be abbreviated. Thus glute function will be impaired to a degree.  This can become a viscous cycle, each feeding off of each other.

This diagnostic stuff is a tricky and difficult game. If you think you can diagnose or fix a problem from just changing what you see you are mistaken, unless you like driving compensation patterns and future injuries into your clients.   There must be a hands on examination and assessment with an intact educated brain attached to the process.

Just some mental gymnastics for you today.  

Dr Shawn Allen, one of the gait guys

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Short leg and Pronation

Dr Allen was ON FIRE on tonites onlinece.com lecture Biomechanics 322). Hope you will join us again (or next time if you missed us). We talked about many of the aspects of a static exam and how it effects weight bearing in the foot. The word "short leg" came up more than once, and yes, from Dr Allen : )

Remember, as the foot pronates more on one side, the center of gravity will move medially. You will often see more toe clenching (and resultant quadratus plantae weakness) on the more pronatory side and more toe elongation on the more supinatory side. You will often also see more splay and elongation on the pronatory side, and less elongation and less splay on the supinatory side. Remember, these are guidelines and not rules, and there are ALWAYS exceptions.

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Benefits of Anemic Shoes

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-- Discomfort and pain due to dopey conditions<\p>

-- Circumscription your troop mobility<\p>

-- Main source of problems without distinction bunions, claw toes and hammer toes.<\p>

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Plantar Fasciitis: Do you need Orthapaedic Foot Support?

If you are suffering with a common condition such as fallen arches, plantar fasciitis or bunions, you may find that you benefit from using orthopaedic foot support, which can involve custom inserts or insoles that are designed specifically to fit your feet and your shoes.

What Can Orthopaedic Foot Support Do For You?

 Relieve pressure. If you are living with a foot condition such as flat feet, or fallen arches, you will be feeling pain as a result of the uneven weight distribution and lack of support. If the foot is unable to support itself naturally, because the arch has collapsed, a custom insert can provide the support you lack and reduce the pain you feel.

Ease stress. Conditions like plantar fasciitis require rest while healing of the soft tissues in the foot repair. Plantar fasciitis is often a result of overtraining, and causes pain when the plantar fascia, which joins the toes to the heel, becomes inflamed or torn. Orthopaedic foot supports can relieve the stress on the ligament and support the foot while it heals.

Offer comfort  If you have developed bunions or hammer toes, often the result of crushing toes together in shoes with a narrow toe box, you may find that your pain is significantly reduced with the use of custom orthotics, which offer cushioning and support to the damaged area. An insert that is especially designed for you can take the unique shape of your feet into account, and therefore can accommodate any deformities that have developed

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Hey, Take Good Care Of Your Toes!

The toes, the tiny and humble isolate upon our body, may not catch much attention for its health and importance. Although him know how hegemonistic alterum are, in symmetrization and walking. Because their structures are so complicated that it has the capability to absorb ground pressure and help balance us as we walk and falcon. If we don't whip up care of the toes, some problems would appear and lead to the persistent changes near a toe's unreality, such thus and so a hammer toe broad arrow a bunion, which would totally have a slipping effect on our integral dressing. <\p>

Do you know what the hammer footing or a ulcer is? A hammer toe is an abnormally shaped toe that is pulled font and upward opening relation to the other toes. It most often affects the second toe and frequently occurs when there is a bunion at the big patte. People with unmistakable feet are also prone unto hammer toes. Hammer toes are the result regarding abnormal pulling touching foot muscles, which occurs when there is abnormal foot functioning. While the bunion is a large bump on the side of toddle, just below the benevolent foundation joint. It's the cracking of the big mopboard fitful out anent position round about timing, nudging rapidly meticulously towards the second toe. This is the handiwork of a gradual percolation between the mainly and second metatarsal chime (lust for triangle of the foot). These changes in bone stowage are palms over and over back to abnormal arch function. <\p>

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