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Claw Toe

Claw toe normally is caused by nerve damage from diseases like diabetes or alcoholism, which can weaken your foot muscles. Having claw toe means your toes "claw," digging down into the soles of your shoes and creating painful calluses. Claw toe gets worse without treatment and may become a permanent deformity over time.

Common symptoms include:
  • Toes bent upward (extension) from the joints at the ball of the foot.
  • Toes bent downward (flexion) at the middle joints toward the sole of your shoe.
  • Corns on the top of the toe or under the ball of the foot.
Claw toe deformities are easier to repair when detected early, but they harden into place over time.


Socrates, a Greek philosopher once said, "When our feet hurt, we hurt all over."