Morton's toe

Peewiglet <[email hidden]> wrote

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To add to that part of the litany of foot/ankle problems that I've
already described, I also have Morton's Toe i.e. my second toe (also
my third) is longer than my big toe. (How do I ever get out of bed
and actually walk, you wonder? I wonder too! Anyone who knows, please
drop me a line and explain... ;-)

Anyway, does anyone else have this? If so, do you, like me, have a
real problem with bruised toes going downhill? I suspect I end up
buying a boot that's a bit larger than it would otherwise need to be,
and that's part of the reason my foot slops around when I'm walking on
the flat. (Also, my right foot is half a size bigger than the left.
Aagghh....)

What on earth made you take up walking? ;-)

I and my previous walking partner both lost big toenails due to long
down-hills, and the only cure was keeping the nails strictly cut short.

But I expect you know that?

With all the problems you have with your support infrastructure (ie -
legs), I have to ask just how hooked are you on back-packing?
Without a doubt, many of the knee and ankle problems I read about here
are exacerbated due to carrying an unnatural load for a human being.
(Or maybe by a dedication to peak-bagging). :-)

I have always 'paced' myself, or restricted the punishment I give my
joints etc, and I'm still walking at 70, albeit with a limit of about 10
miles these days.

There are times when I wished I had been more adventurous when younger,
but I am also grateful that I did not do anything which might abruptly
terminate my walking. I have lost companions through joint
injuries...
--
Gordon

On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 08:43:23 +0100, Peewiglet <[email hidden]>

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Anyway, does anyone else have this?

Yeesssss... but only my right foot, it does get sore sometimes, but I
don't walk much these days...

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Quoted message said:

Anyway, does anyone else have this? If so, do you, like me, have a
real problem with bruised toes going downhill? I suspect I end up
buying a boot that's a bit larger than it would otherwise need to be,
and that's part of the reason my foot slops around when I'm walking on
the flat. (Also, my right foot is half a size bigger than the left.
Aagghh....)

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:-)

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Any ideas?

You might try and persuade Altberg to make a custom pair of boots for
you but if my experience is anything to go on you will have some
difficulty and, if you don't live within spitting distance of
Richmondshire, a good deal of travelling as well.

Make sure they make the boots in the right size. Despite measuring my
feet they decreed a size 10 for my first pair of boots which didn't do
my big toenails any good whatsoever.

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 64 summits
New - 47 (Marilyns 13, Sweats 5, Outlying Fells 35)
Repeats - 22( Marilyns 7, Sweats 16, Wainwrights 16)

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Quoted message said:

To add to that part of the litany of foot/ankle problems that I've
already described, I also have Morton's Toe i.e. my second toe (also
my third) is longer than my big toe. (How do I ever get out of bed
and actually walk, you wonder? I wonder too! Anyone who knows, please
drop me a line and explain... ;-)

Anyway, does anyone else have this? If so, do you, like me, have a
real problem with bruised toes going downhill? I suspect I end up

Yes - though I didn't realise there was a name for it! Who is this
Morton bloke. And yes, it did used to get bruised going downhill and I
regularly got a deformed nail (when it wasn't just falling off!).

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buying a boot that's a bit larger than it would otherwise need to be,
and that's part of the reason my foot slops around when I'm walking on
the flat. (Also, my right foot is half a size bigger than the left.
Aagghh....)

with my new boots (see other thread) I found that by buying a slightly
larger size and then using a footbed to get a better fit the problem
went away. I find now that I can get a good fit and no sore toe without
the need to lace the boot up overly tightly to hold my foot in place.

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Any ideas?

I've just sharpened my Swiss army knife ...

--
Darren

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Anyway, does anyone else have this? If so, do you, like me, have a
real problem with bruised toes going downhill? I suspect I end up

Yes - though I didn't realise there was a name for it!

I haven't quite got that problem; my situation is that my first
three toes are pretty nearly all the same length. Shoes, OTOH,
seem to be made for people with what I consider to be a most
peculiarly shaped foot. Who *are* these people with
symmetrically pointed feet? I've never seen any! Boots aren't
too bad - I ended up with a larger size than I thought I would
need and I've very recently bought a cheap footbed to go in in
addition to the one already in my Meindls. I decided that if I
want a more expensive footbed I'll get one, but I'll 'practice'
with something more affordable to start off with. I think the
pair cost me something like a fiver... I've stopped using the
orthoses under my heels because I can't possibly fit both that
and the new footbed in, and the boots seem remarkably
comfortable. Possibly that's what the problem has been all along
- needing a longer boot because of the shape of my foot, but then
having the foot sliding around a bit inside. Time will tell.
--
I try to be a good example to my children, but they just see me
as a dire warning.

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

To add to that part of the litany of foot/ankle problems that I've
already described, I also have Morton's Toe i.e. my second toe (also
my third) is longer than my big toe.

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Anyway, does anyone else have this?

No, but I've got one finger a couple of cm shorter than it should be which
makes finding a pair of gloves to fit a bit tricky.

Many thanks to all who replied 🙂

I bought some Reichle boots earlier today - ultra long posting in "In
2 minds about boots" thread for anyone interested in why.

Thanks again!

Best wishes,
--
Peewiglet