This happens alllll the time Before it used to happen every night in my legs non stop

Hello doctor thanks for this informative video. I wear correct toes and have a mortons nerouma in left foot according to podiatrist i saw after he did a click test. My toes are still squeeze together if i take off my correct toes on my left foot. I have been wesring them for months. Question is can the foot confrom back to being spread out like my right one and toes spread out over a period of time? Can we reverse the toes getting bunched together and they spread out on their own naturally? I do physical therapy at home and wear correct toes and altra shoes. Any feedback would be great. I cant run anymore but i want to grt greater foot health back and have to a degree. 65 degree motion what does that mean in terms of big toe? Up and down or side to side? My left foot is not in great shape bc all tge toes squeeze towards one another.

Is this stretch recommended doing everyday?

Is it the same when the toes do the cramping? I wear barefoot shoes for about 2-3 years now. It is only recently that my toes have been cramping.

What about the DIP joint

All very good but for how long per exercise? How many times?

I’m getting extreme arch cramps that are really hard to rid. Never had it till a few years ago and it’s intense. I have to run to stop it! No idea what to do? My feet are quite flat though but I always wear trainers every day no heels ever!

Thank you, this was very informative and helpful.

My big toe spreads away from the others and the cramp travels like a Charlie Horse. It hurts so bad… I was a high heel abuser so I had already figured that was the issue. Cant wear them now at all

Dr. McClanahan, would you advise to already start wearing barefeet shoe gradually with toe socks, a met pad or toestretchers if one is ALREADY suffering from a neuroma? I'm already wearing Altra shoes simply because I am on my feet all day for work, I tried wearing barefoot shoes without any of the aforementioned tools but walking bigger distances made the neuroma sting.

I'm so glad I found this video.

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Why not wear them all the time (including at work during shifts)? Genuine question, not trying to throw shade 😅

I have polio to my right leg and arthritis got developed to the big toe My right leg is balanceed on the big toe. Now I am getting intense pain while trying to stand and some time can't put my foot on the floor. Is there any solution for my condition? I met lot of surgeons in india. They are just saying cant do anything as fusion make you worse. Thanks 🙏

These and Altra wide toe box shoes helped me so much!!! 👏

You should be a foot model ❤👣

I has a bunion should I buy 1 UK size bigger barefoot shoes ?

Can I get that t-shirt?

Thank you for your video as it describes my foot cramping perfectly. I would like to do the toe extensor stretches but I have had a great toe fusion so obviously that toe doesn’t bend normally now. Any other suggestions or exercises that I can do? Thank you for any help

which insoles do you recommend?

I've been wearing Correct Toes for 11 years and they are great. Although I have never been able to use them with the pinky spacer attached and always cut the entire thing off. I wear the widest shoes possible like Vivobarefoot and Bohempia and can't do it. One other issue when wearing them with shoes is there is too much extra silicone that must be trimmed. I really think DR. Ray should think about updating the design to be more low volume to fit better with shoes. In my opinion the extra silicone doesn't help them stay on the toes any better. Still a huge fan of this project though and it saved my feet from tremendous toe pain 🙏

Me! So weird! Hurts like hell!

Thanks for the info. Do you have a branch of your surgary in Northern Ireland? (where I live) Or maybe you could reccomend a contact in my area. Thanks Pat

Thank you.

6:01 I wore spacers for a while, and I think this is exactly what they did, and now all of my little toes just got crooked. Now I've quit using those and am just wearing toe shoes or going barefoot and trying to exercise my toes, but they have gotten so weird and deformed that it's hard to know what to do to correct them. I have just discovered this channel though, and it seems to have a lot of helpful tips.

Does non-surgery work??

“A lot of people who fall over will unfortunately pass away” But like, we will all pass away.

Don't use with regular socks which defeat the purpose of correct toes and squish your toes together. Use toe socks!

help i got leg cramps

Thank you! So informative in a sea of blah information.

I am nearly 77 never worn tight shoes in fact most of my life I have preferred bare feet or medical sandals to prevent compression. I have very high arches and can stretch and flex all my toes even the left big toe I have broken/dislocated 4 times. My question is why have I over the last 3/4 years developed bunions. I am still a barefoot person unless safety designates otherwise 😊

What if the bunion is on the outside middle of the foot?

Thank you for this. Going to start right away!

Thanks Doc . You saved my day .

Those are some bad toes!!!. Good thing your taking action towards fixing it !!

I am watching this in 2024 as an outgrowth of experiencing neuroma for the first time at Age 70. As a physics geek I enjoyed the bio mechanical focus of this talk. it helped to put into perspective how a quest for fashion and for fitting in has affected my feet. For years i was told good solid work boots were good for my feet yet most of which had a drop in excess of 3/4". Six decades of misuse of my foot by following social norms is over. With a set of correct toes some correct toes toe socks, some met pads, some toe socks by injinji and a pair of 4 mm drop shoes I am hopeful of moving towards getting things back in alignment so that i can move to zero drop shoes inside of a year. Thanks for an excellent presentation on bio mechanics and for relating foot symptoms to poor footwear choices over time.

Basically shoes and anything you put on your feet is bullshit. We need to go barefoot. I used to live barefoot and never cramped once, now shoes and thongs and getting weak feet and legs.

I got surgery to get my nerve removed. Its been a little over 4 months and it is not pain free yet. It is a lot less painful than when I had it, but I couldn't say I can go back to sprint work... Is this normal? Sports is my life

This was good. Thanks for the explanation and actionable step.

Thank you! Because I have a very wide toe box area and a normal heel width, can anyone suggest footwear with a built-in heel cup and regular arch support because most shoes, even "wide widths" cause my toes pain. 🙏

my foot doctor basically that the stretching doesn't work and i need to wear the orthotics. is my foot does feel better in a few months he said he was to do the surgery to release it. that already after having the two cortisone shots he gave me. right not my foot feels the same after the injection.

mark zuckerberg?

With 200k nerve endings in the feet then would grounding via feet be better than the rest of the body, except maybe the hands?

What if the stretch is really painful

Is it possible to correct a pincher nail with a wide toe box shoe and Correct Toes? Nearly all of my toenails have become the curved shape described in this video, possibly fitting the pincher description. I also have "nail damage" going on for several toenails. My chiropodist did not offer much in the way of explanation, and as for solutions just the surgery this video also mentions if I have repeated infections. A couple of the toenails don't really grow lengthwise anymore or only very slowly compared to the rest of the nails, but have thickened. My second toes on both feet have bent at the outer most joint sideways, away from the big toe (they used to be the longest toes on each foot). I have already switched footwear and am getting some Correct Toes, but I'd like a realistic expectation for what I can achieve in terms of repairing any of this stuff withOUT surgery. Thanks.

I have pain in the heel that goes up the arch. Does that mean my PF is severely damaged vs just localized heel pain?

What shoes do you recommend

What about people with knee issues? they're usually need a higher soft heel and round tip on the shoe

Omg thank you its a relief and helping me straighten my toe again i dont like having the callus on he toe

I was two days from going to surgery to remove part of the bone that's lump on the side of my small toe thanks for the video I'm hoping it's right also how do you address the lump on the side of your toe bone orthopedic doctor said he was going to cut that out