My toes are curling and and becoming painful and deformed. What is this condition called and what treatment is available?
Hammertoe deformities cause a curling of the toes and pain develops because they are becoming less flexible and are developing arthritis. Cause can be hereditary or a result of wearing improperly fitting shoes. Wearing a buttress or toe crest pad generally helps if the hammertoes are still flexible and reduce pain. When hammer toes are a fixed rigid deformity there is a surgical procedure which can straighten the toes if the pads do not provide enough pain relief.
