Hello and thank you very much for reading my Message, My name is Bobak and I live in IRAN, I have Morton's Toe too, and a large callous under my second toe which hurts to walk on, I'm in the process of making my Pad to place under my first metatarsal head, I have two question which I would very much appreciate if anyone could find the time to answer...
In his book, Why You Really Hurt, Dr. Burton Schuler quotes...
"The top of the pad should not go beyond the bulge of the first metatarsal head. Make sure it never goes past the first metatarsal head toward the bottom of the big toe..." and Quote.
Similar to this...
http://www.expertclicknewsite.com/Images/NRWUpload/9151_toepad_small.jpg
However all the commercial pads I see being sold, goes ALL the way up to the tip of the insole, similar to this...
http://mortonsfoot.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/replacement insoles.png
Question 1...
I've made a 3mm pad according to Dr. Burton's method but I could still feel the pain of the second metatarsal so I moved up to 8mm thickness now and as a result, I don't feel the pain in the second metatarsal anymore, however now I feel the pain in the FIRST metatarsal, so is this normal? should I make a pad that goes all the way to the top? is the new pain because the first metatarsal is being used and activated and maybe it will go away on it's own? Has there been new research done that proves the longer pad is better?
Question 2...
So I can never do any barefoot running or walking in my life anymore without the support of the pad? what about when I'm home? can I walk barefoot around the house?
I thank you so much for your answer.
Bobak.
In his book, Why You Really Hurt, Dr. Burton Schuler quotes...
"The top of the pad should not go beyond the bulge of the first metatarsal head. Make sure it never goes past the first metatarsal head toward the bottom of the big toe..." and Quote.
Similar to this...
http://www.expertclicknewsite.com/Images/NRWUpload/9151_toepad_small.jpg
However all the commercial pads I see being sold, goes ALL the way up to the tip of the insole, similar to this...
http://mortonsfoot.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/replacement insoles.png
Question 1...
I've made a 3mm pad according to Dr. Burton's method but I could still feel the pain of the second metatarsal so I moved up to 8mm thickness now and as a result, I don't feel the pain in the second metatarsal anymore, however now I feel the pain in the FIRST metatarsal, so is this normal? should I make a pad that goes all the way to the top? is the new pain because the first metatarsal is being used and activated and maybe it will go away on it's own? Has there been new research done that proves the longer pad is better?
Question 2...
So I can never do any barefoot running or walking in my life anymore without the support of the pad? what about when I'm home? can I walk barefoot around the house?
I thank you so much for your answer.
Bobak.