Stretching the affected hammertoe manually can help keep your joint flexible and be less likely to get stuck in
a bent position. Using your hands, bend the affected hammertoe into a more straightened-out position and then bend it back to the bent position. Working your toe muscles manually may help correct a minor imbalance that led to the development of the deformity. It will also help keep the hammertoe from becoming too rigid.
Toe Scrunches
Toe scrunches are another way of keeping your joints limber and the hammertoe flexible. This exercise is also known as "towel pick up" or "towel scrunch". Place a cloth on the floor and pick it up with your toes. Once you have mastered that, try picking up a larger item, like marbles. Toe scrunches are a great exercise because you can be doing something else, like reading, watching television, or even working at the same time.
Toe scrunches are another way of keeping your joints limber and the hammertoe flexible. This exercise is also known as "towel pick up" or "towel scrunch". Place a cloth on the floor and pick it up with your toes. Once you have mastered that, try picking up a larger item, like marbles. Toe scrunches are a great exercise because you can be doing something else, like reading, watching television, or even working at the same time.
Calf Exercises
Muscles imbalances can sometimes be the cause of hammertoes. When your muscles are weaker in one leg or foot, your gait can change and you might hold your foot differently, causing your toes to become hammertoed. Calf strengthening exercises help repair and prevent muscle imbalances that cause joint deformities.
Sit on the floor with your feet straight out ahead of you. Place a towel or resistance band around the sole of your foot and hold the end of the towel or band with both hands. Pull up with the towel as you arch your foot upward, toes toward the sky. If you are doing it properly, you will feel a pull in your hamstrings.
Another great exercise for strengthening your calf muscles is the toe raise. Stand on a staircase, facing up stairs. Hold on to the banister and rise onto your toes. Hold the position for 5 seconds and repeat.
If you are suffering from hammertoes, call our Glastonbury or Middletown office to make an appointment.
Ayman M. Latif, DPM
Connecticut Foot Care Centers
Foot Deformity Doctor in CT
Podiatrist in Glastonbury and Middletown, CT
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If you are suffering from hammertoes, call our Glastonbury or Middletown office to make an appointment.
Ayman M. Latif, DPM
Connecticut Foot Care Centers
Foot Deformity Doctor in CT
Podiatrist in Glastonbury and Middletown, CT
Visit our website, friend and like our page on Facebook, and follow my tweets on Twitter.
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