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Toefix Hammer Toe Corrective Sock.

Background

Hammer toe most frequently results from muscle imbalance aggravated by wearing poorly-fitting shoes that force the toe into a bent position, such as excessively high heels or shoes that are too short or narrow for the foot. Having the toes bent for long periods of time can cause their muscles to shorten, resulting in the hammer toe deformity. It can also be caused by muscle, nerve, or joint damage resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease or diabetes.

The main cause is intrinsic muscle degeneration.

Treatment

The product works through mimicking the direction of intrinsic muscles pull, having a pivot at the metatarsal pad site and utilizing weight load bearing as a source of the corrective force during walking (a person performs 6000 steps a day on the average).

The corrective sock provides gradual correction of the deformity. Do not try to accelerate the process by applying more pressure than advised. This can impair treatment! The restraints are placed anew every day under slight tension which is increased slowly and gradually over the treatment period, allowing a gradual elongation of soft tissues.

Safety

The entire assembly should not cause any discomfort when worn properly. Numbness, impaired sensitivity, pallor or other change of color of the toe, cold sensation or ligature marks indicate that the restraints are fastened too tightly. For your own safety and effectiveness of the treatment the correct amount of pressure should be applied. Inspect your feet daily both before putting the product on and after taking it off, pay attention to any visible changes! If you suffer from any type of impaired sensitivity you should inspect your feet visually during the treatment time too.

Instructions for use

The product is pre-rolled for your convenience, after the first use you must re-roll the sock for ease of application.

The application:

1) Open the buckle on the restraints for ease of use.

2) Put the sock on. The pear-shaped pad should be under the forefoot area just behind  the sole "knuckles".

3)The protective pad in the rear part of the sock should be situated over the Achilles tendon (~3 cm above the heel).

4) Insert the affected toe into restraint loop.

5) Ensure that the protective silicone cover is placed over the prominent "hammer" joint between the near and middle phalanx and fits comfortably.

6) Fasten the toe restraint in a way that ensures that light pressure is exerted on the toe by gently pulling it backwards and locking the buckle, situated in its rear part.

Caution! Ensure that no excessive pressure is exerted: if you feel discomfort, sensitivity is impaired or the toe becomes pale or cold it means that the restraint is too tight, release it immediately. Excessive pressure impairs blood flow, possibly impairing the treatment process.

7) Roll down the frontal cover, and ensure a comfortable fit.

Walk a few paces. If you feel discomfort, readjust by repeating the aforementioned steps.

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