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Best shoes for Morton’s neuroma / hammer toe problems?

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Best shoes for Morton’s neuroma / hammer toe problems? Can’t keep # 4 and 5 off of the side of the Toebox EDIT it appears my left foot is now starting to do the same thing like one of the podiatrists said. Has anyone else been in this position where u thought ur problems were just one foot but the other foot started doing it too? A big part of me just wants to blame shoes that aren’t right for me. I’ve tried so many shoes but they

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Community comment#1

I have to tape my worst hammertoe down at the base of the toe. If I don't, it hurts even in athletic shoes. Try looking up some utube videos for hammertoe taping. It's cheap to invest in some tape and may help with your painful toe.

Community comment#2

Wayne Young XLfeet have work boots with etrawide toe box. I tried them but my super high arch and instep wouldn't fit. Good luck.

Community comment#3

the only one that gets frustrated because I don’t know what inserts I need or anything anything else and the doctors just won’t help

Community comment#4

I went to the podiatrist. They gave me insoles and a sock to wear. The only thing that helped was the cortisone injection in my heel. Which hurt almost as bad as the heel pain. And it wore off after 2 months. I just didn’t go back. I just limp around and deal with the pain.

Community comment#5

I’ve done absolutely everything and used every product but haven’t had surgery as I have too many ailments I’m on meds for gout that I didn’t even know I had Someone recommended a chiropractor so we will see

Community comment#6

Why are my toes so twisted and bent?

Community comment#7

Shoes and age. As we age our ligaments and tendons begin to loosen. These looser parts become unable to keep your foot in proper form. They begin to look like the shoes you wear. Deformed. Conventional shoes are not natural foot shaped. Pointed

Community comment#8

Possibly bad fitting shoes. Are you a wide fitting?

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