Rainier Foot And Ankle

  Claw Toe Hammer toe and claw toe mean a bent toe. There is no clear cause for the development of hammertoes or claw toe. There are always two types of muscles in the body: muscles that allow you to stretch your limbs and muscles that will enable you to flex your limbs. These muscles are in balance. With hammer toes or claw toes, this balance is disturbed, causing the toes to bend excessively. The balance can be upset because the function of the small foot muscles is lost. Some of the reasons for the failure of this function can be - -           diabetes -           rheumatism -           joint wear -           earlier injury There are two types of hammertoes that differ in flexibility: Rigid hammer toes Rigid hammertoes are stiff. The toes cannot be straightened, even w...