Hammertoe Treatment

West Coast Foot And Ankle Center in La Quinta, CA, Palm Springs, CA and Rancho Mirage, CA is here to help with your hammertoe problem.  If you know or suspect you have hammertoe, reach out to us today to schedule an appointment.  Our hammertoe experts will analyze your hammertoe to determine if splinting or taping will keep it straight.  We might also determine it is in your interest to perform specific exercises to maintain joint flexibility.  In some cases, the application of ice packs helps mitigate the pain of hammertoe.  Additional treatment modalities include the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines and surgery. 

Surgery is reserved for hammertoe diagnoses in which the toe in question lacks flexibility.  Such a procedure involves the use of a local anesthetic numbing medicine to ensure you are completely comfortable throughout the duration of the procedure.  However, we exhaust all possible treatment modalities before resorting to surgery.  Meet with us and we will determine the optimal course of treatment reviewing all potential options ranging from shoes with soft insoles to pads that are non-medicated, cortisone injections and beyond.