Morton's Toe Problem

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:41:24 -0400, "Ham String" <ham@spam-blam>

Quoted message said:

I've had a problem for years but never asked about it - on my left foot, the
toe next to my big toe extends about 1/4-1/3 inch beyond my big toe
(Morton's toe). I always get a callous on the tip and/or lose my toenail on
this toe (next to my big toe) after after weeks of running. Usually the
callous builds up, but the toe is always tender after a run of 10k or more.

My shoes do not appear to be too small; if I increase by a 1/2 size (from a
12 to a 12.5 or from a 12.5 to a 13, depending on the shoe), the shoes are
too big. My right foot is fine.

I've never had any metatarsal pain from Morton's toe, only pain on the very
tip of my elongated toe.

Any ideas/solutions to this problem?

sure. do like i do. wrap a bandaid around the end lengthwise.
tighten up your laces so your foot doesn't slip forward.
really not much you can do. cut the nail as short as you can.
....thehick

"Ham String" <ham@spam-blam> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've had a problem for years but never asked about it - on my left foot,
the toe next to my big toe extends about 1/4-1/3 inch beyond my big toe
(Morton's toe). I always get a callous on the tip and/or lose my toenail
on this toe (next to my big toe) after after weeks of running. Usually
the callous builds up, but the toe is always tender after a run of 10k or
more.

My shoes do not appear to be too small; if I increase by a 1/2 size (from
a 12 to a 12.5 or from a 12.5 to a 13, depending on the shoe), the shoes
are too big. My right foot is fine.

I've never had any metatarsal pain from Morton's toe, only pain on the
very tip of my elongated toe.

Any ideas/solutions to this problem?

Thanks

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