Best Shoes For Hammer Toes

FAQs

• What shoes are best for hammer toes?

  Avoid high heels and other shoes that crowd your toes together (like pointy-toed shoes). Shoes with a wide toe box should also be worn to give the toes plenty of room. Wearing comfortable shoes for hammer toes with plenty of space is very important. Stiff shoes should be avoided, as they can lead to hammer toes.

• Do hammer toes go away without treatment?

  Hammer toe rarely goes away without treatment. If you have a flexible hammer toe, your doctor can show you simple exercises for stretching and straightening the toe. But if the muscles and tendons in your feet are tight, your toes won’t be able to straighten out well enough to relieve the pressure on the affected joints. Your doctor may recommend an orthotic device, or a specially designed shoe in those cases. These can take the stress off the toe joints and relieve pain.

• How can I straighten my hammer toes without surgery?

  • Some people find success with a toe stretcher, which you wear across your toes to stretch them gradually back into position.

  • Avoid wearing tight or pointy shoes. Try to wear wide, well-cushioned shoes.

  • Don’t wear high heels. Wear the best athletic shoes for hammer toes with good arch support and a roomy toe box.

  • When sitting down, flex and extend your toes and wiggle them to stretch them out.

• What widths do you offer? Do you have wide or narrow widths?

  KURU shoes come in standard and wide widths to fit a variety of foot shapes. Shop by width to see which styles come in wide!

• Can I use custom orthotics with KURU shoes?

  Due to the anatomical shape of the KURUSOLE, custom orthotics with a rounded heel fit best inside our shoes. If the underside of the custom orthotic (the part that sits on the footbed) is squared off, then it may not fit into our deep heel cup—which is rounded like your foot.
  
  That said, many of our customers tell us our three-part technology offers better support and stability than they expected, and that they don't need to wear their custom orthotics with KURU shoes.