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Causes of Toe Pain

Pain, occurs because of certain reasons. listed the causes of pain in the toe.

  1. Inappropriate shoes.
  2. Flat feet can result in hammertoes, this is due to poor mechanics of the foot.
  3. High arched feet can also result in wrinkled toes.
  4. A major cause is hereditary, all the toes because the conditions could be acquired, hereditary factors.
  5. Bunions are one of the main causes of hammer toes.
  6. Claw toes are usually the result of a shoe that is too short. For many people the second toe is actually longer than the big toe, and if shoes sized to fit the big toe is the second (and perhaps even the third toe) must bend to fit into the shoe. Shoes that are pointed make matters even worse. Combine pointed shoes with high heels, the foot under similar pressure as if it was constantly pushed downhill into a wall.
  7. Rheumatoid arthritis can also result in bales, which can lead to hammer toe

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