There are a number of different causes of toe walking in children. All cases need to be looked into by a paediatric health professional to identify the reason for the toe walking. this is because a number of neurological conditions can cause the problem. The most common cause of toe walking in children is what…
Read MoreThe rigid inserts or insoles such as the Morton’s Extension Carbon Fibre Insole Plate and the Full Width Carbon Fibre Insole Plate are generally indicated for conditions where flexion at the joints across the ball of the foot is painful such as hallux rigidus (osteoarthritis of the big toe joint), turf toe (a traumatic injury…
Read MoreThe rigid carbon fibre plates are often used for making the shoes stiffer or more rigid when you walk to restrict the motion of the joints in the big toe and ball of the foot. These shoe-stiffening inserts are used for things like osteoarthritis of the big toe joint, turf toe injury of the big…
Read MoreFreiberg’s disease or Freiberg’s infarction is a painful problem of the lesser metatarsophalangeal joints in the foot, most commonly the second next to the big toe joint. It typically causes the joint to flatten and collapse like a crushed eggshell (see the x-ray above). It is more common between the ages of 11 to 17…
Read MoreA turf toe is a sprain of the big toe joint in which the damage is done when the joint is hyperextended. It got its name from American Football where it become more common on the artificial turfs. However, it can occur in any sport on any surface. All that is required that the toe…
Read More‘Hallux rigidus‘ is typically a painful stiff big toe joint that is caused by osteoarthritis in the joint. Walking is painful in that big toe joint (the ‘hallux’ joint) and becasue of the osteoarthritis in that joint it becomes stiffer and does not move as well (the ‘rigidus’). We need and use that big toe…
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