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Stretching a toe box upwards?

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Callistemon21 Thu 02-Mar-23 17:05:12

Widerfit shoes have deeper toe boxes and removable insoles to fit orthotics if needed.

I had a hammer toe straightened by the NHS years ago, it had caused me a lot of problems for years.

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Ailidh Thu 02-Mar-23 16:13:32

shysal - thank you, I'll investigate these! You're right, it IS a pain. I've never worn "inappropriate" shoes in my life, always "sensible" ones - I'm not even paying back a life in wild child stilettoes!!

vintage1950 - thank you. I saw her last week. Her advice was to wear shoes with a deep toe box. I didn't say "duh", well, only inwardly. It'd be nice to view find deep toe box And fashionable!

Blossoming - thank you, good thought. I've always ignored ads for these because they don't actually cure the problem but yes, the toe straightens slightly, so it might be worth seeing if it could be made to lie a bit straighter just for the occasional, given shoe.

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shysal Thu 02-Mar-23 16:01:15

I have some of this type of shoe stretcher. I have the same problem with my second toe next to a bunion. I have stretched the top of a shoe by attaching either the 'bumps' supplied or a more bulky item such as a torch battery! Damping the shoe first helps. It is a pain isn't it? Good luck!
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vintage1950 Thu 02-Mar-23 15:57:13

Could you ask a chiropodist for advice?

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Blossoming Thu 02-Mar-23 15:54:28

Can you straighten the hammer toe or is it rigid? A toe straightener on your foot might be more helpful than trying to alter the shape of the shoes. There are some shoe stretchers on Amazon that claim to be multi directional but I don’t know if they work.

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Ailidh Thu 02-Mar-23 15:28:44

I have a manky right foot, to use the technical term, with a bunion on my big toe, and the next one to it is a hammer toe.
The bunion has stopped moving, hurrah, but the hammer toe is a real pain.

It's getting harder to find comfy shoes.
I bought my first ever Docs a year or so ago: they are So comfortable sole wise but they nip the hammer toe.

I've recently bought some shoes from Irregularchoice - some fabulous shoes and a 70% sale on currently - one pair some "high heels", 5.3 cm, that's high for me, one pair trainers. Again, very comfy in the sole but just catching the hammer toe.

I can find shoe stretchers to lengthen or widen shoes but not to deepen them.
Has anyone come across such a thing?
Has anyone got any good ideas about how to stretch a toe box upwards?
Has anyone a cunning plan for protecting a hammer toe if I wear these shoes for a special treat?

Ta.
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