At RNV Podiatry, Dr. Rachel N. Verville provides you with the best medical advice regarding your feet, the most advanced treatments for your foot condition or disorder and the best patient care available in Plano, Frisco, and Dallas, Texas. http://www.rnvpodiatry.com/arthritic-foot-ankle-plano-texas.html

1. Looking for Hammertoe
Surgery?

2. At RNV Podiatry We Provide treatment for
wide range of foot and ankle disorders such
as foot pain, ankle pain, bunions, corns,
hammertoes, plantar fasciitis.

3. Hammertoe
•Hammertoes are a contracture of one or both joints
in the toes.
• People with hammertoe may have calluses or
corns near and around the joint and feel pain in their
shoes.

4. Cause of Hammertoe
• muscle/tendon imbalance.
• Hammertoes may be aggravated by shoes that
don’t fit properly.
• A hammertoe may result if a toe is too long
and is forced into a cramped position when a
tight shoe is worn.

5. Symptoms
• Pain or irritation of the affected toe when wearing
shoes.
• Corns and calluses on the toe, between two toes, or on
the ball of the foot.
• Inflammation, redness, or a burning sensation.
• Contracture of the toe.
• In more severe cases of hammertoe, open sores may
form

6. Treatment for Hammertoe
• It depends upon the severity of your
hammertoe and other factors.
1. Non-surgical Treatment.
1. Surgical Treatment.

7. Non-surgical Treatment
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Padding corns and calluses.
Changes in shoewear.
Orthotic devices.
Injection therapy:
Corticosteroid injections are sometimes used to
ease pain and inflammation caused by hammertoe.
• Medications:
Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, may be recommended to
reduce pain and inflammation.
• Splinting/strapping.

8. Hammer Toe Surgery
• Depending on the severity of your condition
and the cause, you may require a hammertoe
surgery to best treat your hammertoe.
• Hammertoe surgery involves removing
the swollen tissue and bone around your toe
joint and straightening your toe.

9. • At RNV Podiatry, Dr. Rachel N. Verville
provides you with the best treatment for
your hammertoe in Plano, Frisco, and Dallas,
Texas.

10. Contact Us
Address:
RNV Podiatry
6300 West Parker Road
MOB 2 Suite 425
Plano, TX 75093
Phone: 214-385-8822
Fax: 877-713-4299
Website:
http://www.rnvpodiatry.com/