{"id":30432,"date":"2017-08-30T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitetest19.striveenterprisetest.com\/2017\/08\/30\/hammertoes-101-part-2\/"},"modified":"2017-08-30T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T08:00:34","slug":"hammertoes-101-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitetest19.striveenterprisetest.com\/2017\/08\/30\/hammertoes-101-part-2","title":{"rendered":"Hammertoes 101- Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Hammertoes 101.<\/p>\n

In the last blog, we learned all about what a hammertoe is, and about the different types that can occur. For a quick recap, a hammertoe is essentially a bent toe; it is when your toe bends or curls, instead of pointing forward.<\/p>\n

There are two types of hammertoes: a mallet toe (when the toe is flexing downward only at the very end of the joint) and a claw toe (when the toe\u00a0 flexes at both joints). There are also hammertoes that bend and rub against the neighboring toe. Though some hammertoes are worse than others, they all offer a certain degree of pain and discomfort.<\/p>\n

Today, you’ll learn about prevention & treatment<\/h2>\n

Before we delve into preventative measures, it\u2019s important to understand what causes hammertoes. A popular notion is that you can control whether you get a hammertoe or not. This may be true in some cases, which I\u2019ll cover later, but in most situations there is relatively little that can be done.<\/p>\n

There are several causes of hammertoes:<\/strong><\/p>\n