PediFix Double-Toe Straightener #P57

Worked well for me.

These work really well to help with Hammer toes and plantar plate tears. I have three plant plate tears on the 3,4 and 5 digit along with hammer toes on 4th and 5th toes. The best way to use these is in conjunction with KT pro tape. Tape the toe down that is in the hammer position and then put this splint on. Watch a you tube on how to tape the toe down properly. The two combined straightened my hammer toe out and relieved pressure on my plantar plate tear. I also stuck on a metatarsal cookie to the splint which helps offload pressure off the metatarsal capsules. Proper placement of the cookie is very important. Remove the splint at night but leave the KT tape on.Wear these in a wide toe box shoe like Altra's Lone Peak or New Balance. Its important to wear a zero drop shoe with a stiff sole to allow the plantar plate to heal.Heels and narrow toed shoes are the worst thing you can wear. Make sure you wear a shoe size large enough for your foot and that your foot is not cramped. You should be able to wiggle your toes in the shoe. I order an entire shoe size larger than what I normally wear and then use heal pads to keep the shoe from slipping.

It is the best support and straightener on the market. There isn't a lot out there that I could find. I got my first one from my orthopedic surgeon. It works, but it ends up getting crumpled over time (does not lay flat because there is nothing to keep the bottom piece from staying straight). I have to replace it with a new one after about 3 weeks. Occasionally the plastic base that is covered by the fabric ends up wearing through the fabric and causing irritation on the big toe. I think the manufacturer could make some improvements on this product to make it more comfortable and functional.

The loops that go over your toes are in a straight line...the joints of my hammer toes are not. The loops are single band...meaning that if you want to increase or decrease tension, you have to fight with the single band over two toes. I attempted to wear it for one day at work (~10 hours). Couldn't do it. It had bunched up under my toes and was causing discomfort. The pad is now ruined and un able to be worn a second time. Maybe you will have better luck.

Great product. I bought these over a year ago they are very effective and keeping my hammer toe down. The ones I bought recently is my second pair.

I tried these on badly deformed, arthritic feet. I already use the single toe loop model. I thought these might be better but, for me, not so. Did not return ...will try again. I feel it is a little pricey.

I have CMT and therefore hammer toes. My 2nd toe was getting sore on the big toe side so I needed to try something. This works great. Word of caution: don't make it too tight because that can cut off circulation further and cause it's own set of issues. Also, the layers separated over time and bunch up under the tip of the toes so I just need to take time to ensure it gets unbunched. I'm going to try to glue it and see if that works. I will order another one as it is worth it.

As a Physical Therapist, I have worked with dozens of different hammer toe correction products, toe spacers, toe straighteners and hallux valgus orthoses. In order to determine my tolerance, I wore this device around the house (in my slippers without a sock) for a few hours over two days. It felt fine, so on the third day I wore it to work under my usual cotton sock and loafer style shoe. The entire day the product was comfortable and it worked perfectly, it stabilized my second toe and prevented it from crossing over onto the first toe. My skin looked fine when I removed it after 12 hours of wear on a hot NYC day, but then moments later the area of my foot that was in contact with this product developed an intractable itch. I have never experienced and itch like this, it was incredibly intense and unrelenting. After a few minutes of scratching without relief, I noticed the itchy area that was in contact with this product felt slightly tacky, evidence that the itch was related to some kind of adhesive residue left behind by this product. The itch remained even after I vigorously scrubbed the area with soap and water, so I scrubbed it with 91% isopropyl alcohol which removed the adhesive and relieved the itch. I thought the adhesive was a superficial remnant of the manufacturing process, so I attempted to wash it out with soap and water but that only made things worse. The water liquefied the adhesive, which turned the entire product into a wet sticky mess. The Pedifix Double-Toe Straightener is described as having "dual layer foam padding". As I was washing it the two layers of foam padding split apart. After the split it became evident that this was the origin of the adhesive because the bottom side of the upper pad was covered with an extremely sticky substance. Apparently the two layers of foam are attached together by an adhesive. Other than the adhesive itch, this product was comfortable and kept my second toe in place, so I really wanted to salvage it. The adhesive was only on the upper pad, so my plan was to remove the adhesive from the upper pad then sew the two pads back together.So I soaked the upper pad in hot soapy water overnight but the adhesive remained, even after I repeatedly wrung it out. Then I soaked the pad in 91% isopropyl alcohol for 12 hours but the adhesive remained, so I gave up. I removed the elastic toe loops and threw out the top pad. This adhesive problem was a minor inconvenience to me, but it could potentially be a very dangerous situation for someone with peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, or any other disease that causes impaired lower extremity circulation. The reason I gave this product a two star rating is because it did keep my toe straight and I managed to salvage this adhesive nightmare. I attached the elastic toe loops to the adhesive free lower piece of foam, then stitched a piece of adhesive free moleskin to the bottom. A number of reviewers who used this product reported pain. As a PT I feel compelled to weight in on that issue. As the product info states, this product is only appropriate for flexible deformities, but there's more to it than that. The likelihood of developing pain is directly proportional to the length of time the wearer had the deformity. In other words, the longer a person has had an overlapping toe, the more likely that person will experience pain or discomfort when they use any device that attempts to correct it. In addition, age can also be a factor when considering tolerance. Generally speaking, the likelihood of discomfort is going to be greater if someone implements the correction at age 70, than if they implement it at age 40.