{"id":1852,"date":"2025-03-25T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/?page_id=1852"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:57:00","slug":"hammertoes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/hammertoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammertoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;DM Serif Text&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: xx-large; font-family: 'DM Serif Text'; font-weight: normal; color: #333333;\">Hammertoes<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #800000;\">Overview<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A hammertoe is the unnatural bend in a toe, most commonly seen in the second and third toe. Hammertoes and mallet toes are slightly different; while hammertoes bend in the middle joint of the toe, mallet toes bend at the joint closest to the nail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #800000;\">Causes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Wearing ill-fitting shoes, or shoes which squeeze and put pressure on the toes can cause hammertoe to form, but it can also occur because of the biological construction of the foot, such as having an unnaturally high foot arch. Other preexisting health problems can also be a huge factor in developing hammertoe, like arthritis and pressure caused by a bunion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #800000;\">Symptoms<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">An unnatural looking bend in the toe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Stiffness within the toe, as well as trouble moving it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Foot pain after\/ during wearing shoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Discoloration and swelling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #800000;\">Treatment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In order to properly correct the affected toe&#8217;s position, splints or straps to keep it flat are viable. Certain exercises can also help the toe&#8217;s posture, as well as NSAIDs. In more severe cases where surgery is needed, a wide range of surgical procedures are available such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Tendon Transfer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Arthrodesis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Basal Phalangectomy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Arthroplasty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Weil Osteotomy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hammertoes Overview A hammertoe is the unnatural bend in a toe, most commonly seen in the second and third toe. Hammertoes and mallet toes are slightly different; while hammertoes bend in the middle joint of the toe, mallet toes bend at the joint closest to the nail. Causes Wearing ill-fitting shoes, or shoes which squeeze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1852"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2214,"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1852\/revisions\/2214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crimsonfootcare.com\/staging\/3867\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}