PedifixP55 PediFix Toe Straightener - One Size Fits Most

This is a long way review so please forgive the writer and crusader in me! I get passionate about products that really work the way it says it should!A few years ago I broke my second toe which now has a raised knuckle and has not yet gone back to the way it was. I went to my doctor and said, “I know that this is really shallow of me, with all of the tragedy in the world and much worse things that I’ve been through, but I can’t handle the fact that my foot will never be cute again in sandals.” He has a great sense of humor and appreciates my jokes. I was joking because I was embarrassed to be worried about such a small thing. He laughed and told me not to worry so I ended up ordering this product. It is not just for looks that I bought this product because it does help heal by very gradually stretching that shortened, damaged ligament. But you must wear it all the time so I also wear in running shoes and closed toe high heels. But in sandals, it is just what I needed! It is flesh colored and the elastic holds my toe down where it should be so it really looks nice with sandals. (Be sure to test the tightness.. too tight is not good for circulation and too loose won’t help... you will get used to what is perfect for you and you won’t even know you were wearing it.).I love how it works in sandals! I mean if somebody took a closer look they would see the elastic strap over the toe, but there’s no reason for anyone to want to take a closer look at your toes (unless they are 😜). The only problem is that the underneath flat part tends to slide out to the side and show when you are wearing sandals. But, AHA, I discovered a cure for this! I set it up where it needs to be. Then I put a SMALL spot of super glue under the center of the pad to secure it to the insole of my shoe. A small spot makes it very easy to just pull it out when you want to wash it or transfer it to a different shoe. Then another small spot on the next shoe. I actually have about three pairs of different colors that I wear in the summer. So I just glue one to my right shoe in each pair. I never have to remove the pad just for changing shoes. Because I rotate the shoes and try and stay out of the mud 😉, I don’t have to remove very often for washing either. AND I told my friend who has two arthritic bent toes side-by-side. She uses the double elastic product and it works equally well. The longer you leave a damaged or arthritic toe in that shape the harder it will be to actually correct it but even if it’s been a while, it will still look a lot better! Try soaking your feet In hot Epsom salts and massage the toes to relax the ligament before you put your shoes on. That’s just really good for your feet (and your hands massaging the toes) anyway to start your day with happy toes. If you think that this is just all too much trouble then I’m pretty sure you don’t have happy feet. It’s a well-known scientific fact, discovered by the Chinese for many centuries that there is a definite connection between your feet and your head.

On the first wearing, I forgot is was on until my toe got tired, some 5 hours later. I took it off and decided sleeping with it would have good effect, and I slept fine most of the night, so about as long, before taking it off. I wore it on the treadmill and again forgot it was on, realizing as I got ready for bed. I like it. I really like my foot working better. I should mention I've been stretching and working my toe daily for a couple of years, so it was ready for the support.

Of all the toe-straightening devices this one is the superior design. It can be worn inside a shoe and it can be 100% effective in straightening a FLEXIBLE hammer toe when slightly modified. The problem is with the flat platform part -- it's way too soft. When you tighten the loop enough to straighten the toe, after walking around for a short time, the platform material will pucker and rise beneath the toe, allowing the toe to bend and completely negating the straightening effect. I cut a piece of semi-soft plastic from the side of a 64 oz bottle of drinking water -- not the crystal clear bottle but the more flexible translucent type -- and, using the toe straightener as a template, cut it to match the platform of the toe straightener. Then, using the plastic as a template, I cut a piece of self-adhesive moleskin to match and applied it to the plastic. Finally, using a box cutter (or any razor cutter or Exacto knife) I cut a small rectangle angle out of the moleskin/plastic platform just large enough for the toe loop to fit through. Now, placing the platform I made between the foot and the toe straightener, and pulling the loop through the rectangular hole, I have the perfectly functional toe straightener. Pedifix is a good company; let's hope they discover this defect and start producing these with a stiffer platform, "ready to use"

This product doesn't work & neither do the double and triple toe straighteners. The concept is great but the design is flawed. You can pull the elastic strap so tight over your toe till it almost turns blue but as soon as you stand and walk it loosens up rendering it useless for even straightening out my mildly crooked toes! I don't even have hammer toe but what I've seen of the pictures of the toe bones with hammer toe there's no way elastic would be strong enough to keep a hammer toe straight especially since there is no way to secure the elastic. Don't waste your money, wait for someone to design a similar product, maybe with a moleskin strap that doesn't give and can be secured, and can put some muscle into the straightening process. Wish it worked but it doesn't!

I developed hammer toe in the toe next to my big toe. It now rubs on the inside tops of all my shoes and boots. I needed to find some way to try to get it down. So I tried an Oval-8 first. That definitely forces the toe back straight, but it can get pretty painful, so I tried PediFix. It isn't as "right now" a fix at an Oval-8 because it's soft, but it does pull the toe back down to where it should be. One warning, if you have a hammer toe, as I have, after a while any of these devices with make your toe feel like it's on fire. I can get about 2 hours max and the pain becomes so distracting that I just can't take it any longer. I believe with regular wear I might be able to straighten that toe out, or at least keep it from getting worse, but I'm no expert, so I might just be going through this pain for nothing. This device is so inexpensive that I say you have very little to lose by trying it as I have. I can say that after you wear it for an hour or so and take it off, the toe IS more straight and it feels as if a constant pressure has been relieved (not just the pressure of the PediFix, but the pressure of the shortening tendons that are causing the curling up of the toe in the first place). I'm going to stick with it daily, as best I can, for a month or so and I'll update this review with the results (around July 2013 if I remember).