Guest guest Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi Rick Could it be that if you have a tight achilles tendon(s) you would also have hammer toes? I have both of both on each leg/foot and since I had the L achilles lengthened MANY years ago (age 11) my big toe tendon is non-operative i.e. the toe won't touch the ground at any point and the toe tendon is very weak. On the R foot though, although I had the achilles lengthened aged 12, I have a huge hammer toe and large toe knuckle. Wonder what causes that? Just interested.... Thanks Nina Bristol, UK -- > > > > > Dybowski said the following on 3/21/2011 1:44 PM: >> Thanks! >> Unfortunately they messed up my appointment, I was scheduled for the >> 21st of April!I think my doc is trained in Rehab also, my PT is pelvic >> only.... which I am no longer doing. No results after 14 sessions :(I am >> looking into this as well as Botox >> > I did botox for my aductors and toes, it works for about 90 days. The > physician must be very skillful in order to get exactly the right > muscles. Would you believe your toe muscles (that cause hammer toes) are > on the inside lower part of your calf? > > Good luck > Rick > > > ---------------------- Ms Nina Bunton Graduate School Senior Administrator Graduate School of Engineering Room 3.37, Merchant Venturers Building Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UB Email: nina.bunton@... Tel: 0 Fax: TBC Mobile: 0777 2470 111 Working hours: Monday-Friday 8.30-4.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just had my clawed toes repaired three weeks ago (tendon releases done on all toes with a procedure on the big toe along with bones snipped at the joints and pins placed in all toes except the smallest) - I was told that the claw toes are from muscle imbalance (in our case). The surgery is not a piece of cake. By the time the pins in my toes are removed next week, I'll have been nonweight-bearing for four weeks. Because I do not have great balance, I haven't been able to use crutches and have to use a wheelchair. I was told that I will not be healed for at least six months and as long as nine (swelling, pain, etc). It'll be worth it in the end because my toes were so bad - I have to have the other foot done in Sept. I used to have botox injected into my calves to not only try to alleviate the clawing, but also the spasticity in my ankles and calves. The first time it was injected it lasted about 6 mos. Next time a few months longer and with each round of injections the effects lasted longer and longer until it hit about 18 mos. I recently found a neurologist who does botox injections and have an appt. in May to start injections again. As Rick said, you want to make sure they are well-trained with botox. Too much and you will have a weak muscle and possibly lose the function until the botox wears off. If I remember correctly, at my last botox appt for my calves (quite a while ago) they injected three vials, but you have to work up to that amount. The botox worked wonders though and really looking forward to having the relief again (but not the injections - unless things have changed, it's not fun because they do the injections via EMG to find the spastic/over-active muscle). In Dec. I had botox injected into my bladder wall to prevent leaking and it worked! I still had slight leaking, but the bladder dumping stopped. I'm just now starting to return to where I was before the bladder injections and planning on having it done as soon as I recuperate enough from the above foot surgery. Kathy Botox Dybowski said the following on 3/21/2011 1:44 PM: > Thanks! > Unfortunately they messed up my appointment, I was scheduled for the 21st of April!I think my doc is trained in Rehab also, my PT is pelvic only.... which I am no longer doing. No results after 14 sessions :(I am looking into this as well as Botox > I did botox for my aductors and toes, it works for about 90 days. The physician must be very skillful in order to get exactly the right muscles. Would you believe your toe muscles (that cause hammer toes) are on the inside lower part of your calf? Good luck Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi Nina, My right achilles tendon is tight and I somewhat still have hammer toes. The left is flacid, like drop foot, I can not raise the toe end of my foot up, just wont go. I wear expensive light weight hiking boots for ankle support and the foot drop. Also custom orthotics. I used to wear an AFO on left foot/leg. See archives around 7-8 years ago. My right foot big toe is pinned straight (xray looks like 2 1/2 inch deck screw in it), 2nd and 3rd toes I had the tendon release and transfer. I am sure it is caused from the nerve damage related to TSC just like the other muscle/nerve damage we have relating to TSC. I had the surgery around 2002 I think, no serious problems since the surgery though. Can not walk barefoot, even on carpet, too hypersensitive. Rick Nina Bunton, Graduate School of Engineering said the following on 3/22/2011 3:43 AM: > Hi Rick > > Could it be that if you have a tight achilles tendon(s) you would also have > hammer toes? I have both of both on each leg/foot and since I had the L > achilles lengthened MANY years ago (age 11) my big toe tendon is > non-operative i.e. the toe won't touch the ground at any point and the toe > tendon is very weak. On the R foot though, although I had the achilles > lengthened aged 12, I have a huge hammer toe and large toe knuckle. Wonder > what causes that? > > Just interested.... > > Thanks > > Nina > Bristol, UK > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Kathy I predict that you will have good results. The procedure sounds familiar, I do believe thats what I had. I had to have no weight bearing for 10 weeks. The pin is still in my big to though. Good luck Rick DK Moulton said the following on 3/22/2011 4:46 AM: > Just had my clawed toes repaired three weeks ago (tendon releases done on all toes with a procedure on the big toe along with bones snipped at the joints and pins placed in all toes except the smallest) - I was told that the claw toes are from muscle imbalance (in our case). The surgery is not a piece of cake. By the time the pins in my toes are removed next week, I'll have been nonweight-bearing for four weeks. > > Because I do not have great balance, I haven't been able to use crutches and have to use a wheelchair. I was told that I will not be healed for at least six months and as long as nine (swelling, pain, etc). It'll be worth it in the end because my toes were so bad - I have to have the other foot done in Sept. > > I used to have botox injected into my calves to not only try to alleviate the clawing, but also the spasticity in my ankles and calves. The first time it was injected it lasted about 6 mos. Next time a few months longer and with each round of injections the effects lasted longer and longer until it hit about 18 mos. I recently found a neurologist who does botox injections and have an appt. in May to start injections again. > > As Rick said, you want to make sure they are well-trained with botox. Too much and you will have a weak muscle and possibly lose the function until the botox wears off. If I remember correctly, at my last botox appt for my calves (quite a while ago) they injected three vials, but you have to work up to that amount. The botox worked wonders though and really looking forward to having the relief again (but not the injections - unless things have changed, it's not fun because they do the injections via EMG to find the spastic/over-active muscle). > > In Dec. I had botox injected into my bladder wall to prevent leaking and it worked! I still had slight leaking, but the bladder dumping stopped. I'm just now starting to return to where I was before the bladder injections and planning on having it done as soon as I recuperate enough from the above foot surgery. > > Kathy > > > Botox > > > > Dybowski said the following on 3/21/2011 1:44 PM: > > Thanks! > > Unfortunately they messed up my appointment, I was scheduled for the 21st of April!I think my doc is trained in Rehab also, my PT is pelvic only.... which I am no longer doing. No results after 14 sessions :(I am looking into this as well as Botox > > > I did botox for my aductors and toes, it works for about 90 days. The > physician must be very skillful in order to get exactly the right > muscles. Would you believe your toe muscles (that cause hammer toes) are > on the inside lower part of your calf? > > Good luck > Rick > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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