Claw and Hammer Toes Stretching

[@shorelined1]

If those feet have been using this technique its hard to have faith. I see improvement right after doing an extensor stretch by putting pointed foot, knuckle side down so bottom or ball of foot is facing ceiling. Best with pad or cushion underneath and letting the weight of leg stretch the tendons. Your hammertoes will lay flatter after a few rounds of this type of stretch. Love it.

[@Andarovin]

How does the bottom of the foot face the ceiling if you're putting the knuckles down under your leg?

[@user-gw2mq8sr4s]

This is not a solution

[@mikewright3029]

if i focus i can stretch my toes flat as i pick up my foot, else it curls. it took me seeing my toes in a really reflective church mirror to realize how bad it looks. I heard picking up marbles might also help. Thank you!

[@headhuntergaming0210]

i think this just same with twisted teeth

[@dr.phillnaadoftennessee.9788]

And 50 years later it will still look the same lol! SMH....

[@newblakestone]

I can’t find shoes that don’t kill my tendon that runs up the foot to yhe 4th toe. What the deal

[@danpurcell9764]

What if the toe is frozen in that position?

[@poindexter1387]

What skool did you go to.

[@timyatcak3292]

SAVE your time, especially if you are over 45: THIS DOES NOT WORK EVER!!!

[@honii27]

How do you know?

[@timyatcak3292]

@@honii27 Practiced lower limb othopedics for over 30 years that's how

[@branem.2254]

@@timyatcak3292 whats the best solution? My big toe is ok, the other 4 toes are really curled up

[@timyatcak3292]

@@branem.2254 if they are BOTH flexible and NON painful, leave them alone

[@timyatcak3292]

@@branem.2254 curled toes are NOT pathological PERIOD

[@timyatcak3292]

More charlatans you can't stretch them ...amazing

[@shorelined1]

If you can't stretch them straight you may have to work at loosening the joint. I had one pinky toe locked in place but massaging and working joint hot it back to normal. You shouldn't tell everyone there's no hope. That's not right. I know first hand. Its much more work than this video shows but it can be done...and it IS a deformity...it is pathological.

[@timyatcak3292]

connnective tissue gets fibrotic with age and will not stretch

[@shorelined1]

@@timyatcak3292 Well my podiatrist said I did a great job getting mobility back to the joint. He was referring to the solidified pinky toe he had planned to cut the tendon on, when I was scheduled for spur removal on a big toe. On my 1st visit he said breaking up scarring or even bone was possible but there's potential to cause problems if you crank away and bits of bone dislodge, possibly becoming a point at which new spurs can develop. But he wished me luck and said don't be too aggressive with it. I'd massage it whenever I had time to, then carefully stand on it with constant pressure. After maybe a week it moved the tiniest bit. So exiting. It was gradual improvement but it now moves just like the other pinky toe. I bet had I waited another decade it wouldn't have been so encouraging. I don't get why you seem so against people trying to better their feet and health? It's not going to hurt if nothing stupid and reckless is tried, like forcing a rigid joint to move by sheer force. Why dissuade anyone? If u were in a traditional conservative medical setting, I bet they don't prescribe alternative or DIY therapy. Modern medicine is very limited and thanks to KZbin anyone wanting to improve their body can find unlimited ways to go about it. Everyone's unique and nobody should say "nothing will help but surgery". That should only come from the patient after thorough exams AND trying alternative methods.