Foot Corns and Calluses
Painful corns have probably caused more foot pain and misery than any other single problem. The cause is usually a bone enlargement or a spur. Sometimes the toe will not lie down because of a contracted tendon: this is known as hammertoe. The shoe cannot fit comfortably over the toe and the patient suffers the agony of a viselike squeeze of the skin between a prominent bone and the shoe.
Calluses spread across your foot or along the outer edge of the heal or big toe. Treatment for these two conditions usually requires a change of shoes and/or use of orthotics, which cushion these problems. Surgery is another alternative if corns or calluses become too severe.
