Write-up by Dr. Burton S. Schuler
Every thing that I write about in this write-up is based on the lifetime work of two crucial physicians. 1 who was President Kennedy's White Home doctor. I will write much more these doctors in an additional post but for now allow me to introduce you to the Morton's Toe.
"Morton's Toe" means having either 1 or both of two abnormal, inherited conditions of the first metatarsal bone of the foot.
1. The 1st abnormal condition, and the most noted one, that can cause Morton's Toe is where your initial metatarsal bone is shorter than your second metatarsal bone.
2. The second condition is when your first metatarsal bone is not as stable as it should be, and as a result, it has too significantly motion. Because of this excess motion, it can cause pains all over your body. This abnormal motion of the first metatarsal bone is known as "Hypermobility of the Very first Metatarsal Bone."
Do You Have a Short 1st Metatarsal Bone?
Look down at your feet. Socks off please! If your second toe seems longer, (and I mean even just a hair longer) than your very first toe, you could have a short very first metatarsal bone.
Yet another way to check to see if you have a short very first metatarsal bone is to hold your initial and second toes down. Proper behind the spot where the toes attach to the foot, you will see bumps pushing up from the top of your foot. These bumps are the heads of the initial and second metatarsal bones. Using a pen, lipstick, or marker, draw a line where the bumps end (flat location) and meet the leading of the foot. This spot is the really end of both of the heads of the initial and second metatarsal bones. Look at both lines. If the line of the second metatarsal head is farther down your foot toward your toes than the 1st metatarsal head, even just a really small, then you probably have a short 1st metatarsal bone.
Often it is not needed to draw a line on top of the foot because the length of the metatarsal heads easily can be seen. If this is the case, you can see without having difficulty that the second metatarsal head is farther down the top of the foot than the very first metatarsal head.
Frequently, individuals with short very first metatarsal bones will also have a webbing between their second and third toes. They will have a flap of excess skin that sort of looks like a "bat wing" in between the second and third toes. If you do, have this webbing of the toes, it is a very good tip off that you do have a short metatarsal bone and probably have a Morton's Toe.
Do You Have Hypermobility of the Initial Metatarsal Bone? Unlike the short first metatarsal bone, there is no straightforward reliable way that you can determine on your own if you have hypermobility of the initial metatarsal bone.
Why is having a Morton's Toe Essential, or Pain from Head to Toe
I have been treating Morton's Toe for over thirty years. Moreover, what I do know for certain is that it can be the missed reason for the following aches, and pains not only of the feet, but also of the entire body.
o back pain o hip pain o knee pain o leg pain o plantar fasciitis o calf pain o fibromyalgia o arthritis o corns and calluses o bunions o fallen arches o ankle pain o heel pain o arch pain o weak ankles o hammer toes o tired feet (all over) o neuromas o burning feet o shooting pains in the toes o tension and march fractures o night cramps (restless leg syndrome) o temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ) o diabetic foot ulcers
Millions of individuals suffer each and every day, with these torments and do not know why. I think that in many circumstances Morton's Toe is the explanation for this WHY, and the reason for aches and pains not only in their back, knee, and hip but also in alot other locations in their body. Look for more articles about the Morton's Toe in the weeks to come
About the Author
Dr. Burton S. Schuler is the author of of the newly published book Why You Truly Hurt: It All Starts In The Foot, about, The Morton's Toe. He has been a podiatrist for 33 years. In 1982, he published his first book, The Agony of De-Feet. His other internet site http://www.footcare4u.com has been rated #1 by Google, and # 2 by Yahoo for numerous years for "foot ailments"
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