Toe Stretcher ads usually ask the questions – Do you suffer from sore and tired feet? Do you stand all day and need relief? Do you have plantar fascitis, bunions or hammertoes? They asked all the right questions but do Yoga Toes work?

Toe Stretchers, or as as they are also commonly called after the brand name, Yoga Toes, are a gel device that separates your toes and gently pulls them apart from one another. To use Toe Stretchers, all you have to do is place your toes into the holes and wear them while relaxing. No exercising needed. The Toe Stretchers do all the work while you kick back.

I was lucky enough to receive a pair of HealthyToes Toe Stretchersas a gift last Christmas. Two days later I had the chance to give them a try. That morning I slipped them on for 15 minutes per instructions that came with the stretchers. The initial stretching out of my toes felt great but by the end of the 15 minutes my feet were beginning to ache. Over then next few days of using them the aching went away as my toe became used to the stretching.

After using the Toe Stretchers for two weeks the biggest change I saw was in the way my arches felt. I didn’t have the burning pain in the balls of my feet at the end of the day as I normally do. That was the biggest surprise. I had expected some change in the way my toes felt but the improvement with foot arch pain was a blessing.

I don’t have bunions or hammertoes so I can’t say how much pain relief the HealthyToes Toe Stretchersmay give you for that type of foot pain. I can say for sure though that toe stretcher go a long way towards relieving foot arch pain if use on a regular basis. At least in my case.

Doctors talk Yoga Toes in this video.

Turf toe by definition is an injury to the big toe due to forced hyper extension (bending back in a upward motion) of the toe.

Treatment: Turf toe is usually treated by icing, rest and anti-inflammatory medication. Wrapping tap around the big toe and a stiff insole insert in the shoe may help prevent hyperextension of the toe. Turf toe gets it’s name from it being a common occurrence on the artificial playing surfaces used in American football. Turf toe can also come about from other sports played on artificial turf, in grass sports, and even from participation in ballet. Medically speaking turf toe is referred to as a metatarsophalangeal joint sprain.

What does an ingrown toe nail look like:

The side of the nail usually penetrates deep and it is difficult to see the edge of the nail. The appearance of the nail problem will vary. Some nails will just have a deeply embedded part down the side or sides of the nail. In some a small spike of nail may penetrate the skin, just like a knife. This may result in an infection and the development of proud flesh. The toe will then be red, inflamed and often very painful.
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Bunions are a very common forefoot deformities. A displacement of the bone under the big toe occurs. This makes the big toe point in towards the smaller toes. This movement of the bones causes a bony bulge on the side of the patients foot. Over time the big toe may come to rest under or sometimes over the 2nd toe.

A bunion is much more prevalent in women than men due to women wearing tighter fitting shoes. This condition has been known to cause a variety of different soft tissue and bony complaints which may result in severe pain.

Symptoms usually include redness, swelling and pain which may be present along the inner portion of the foot. Often patients feet may become too wide to fit into their normal size shoe and may experience severe discomfort when the patient is wearing tight shoes. A “hammer toe” can occur at the 2nd toe. This is when the toe contracts and presses on the shoe. As a result this may cause a corn on top of the 2nd toe.

Calluses and corns may occur on the soles of the feet, in between toes and on the bunion joint. Stiffness will often occur at the big toe due to secondary arthritis, this is known as Hallux Rigidus. Other foot conditions which may occur are in growing toe nails and in severe cases the bunion joint may have a fluid filled sack called a bursitis. This usually is very painful and can become infected.