Claw toes, as the name implies, are toes bent into an abnormal claw-like shape. The condition usually happens to the four smaller toes of your foot and it’s the middle and end joints (the joints furthest away from your ankle) that buckle.
Claw toes are often associated with a muscle imbalances or occasionally a neurological condition. Ulcers may develop in people with diabetes because of decreased foot sensitivity.
If you don’t get treatment for your claw toes, they may become permanently stiff.
THERE ARE TWO STAGES
Flexible: This is the early stage. Your toes still flex at the joints, although they’re stiff.
Rigid: This is the late stage where your toes are stuck, unmoving.
Surgery is most effective during the flexible stage.
Talk to our chiropodist about Tenotomy.