Prevent Painful Hammertoe Corns with Foam Toe Separators

3 layer foam toe separators are simple, inexpensive medical devices designed to cushion and protect crooked toes and corn in between toes.

A foam toe separator can help prevent painful corns between toes. A corn between toes is called a soft corn. The reason it is called a soft corn is because the dead skin of the corn absorbs moisture and becomes macerated or wet. Soft corns occur when two knuckles (the joints) of crooked toes (hammertoes) rub against one another and cause irritation. This irritation of the skin over the joint causes the skin to grow faster. Unfortunately this does not make it better, it develops into a soft corn. Over time, soft corns can even break down to blisters or ulcers.

Toe Separators are medical cushions that help prevent and treat painful toe corns on the feet. Toe separators come in different materials. The most popular material for a toe separator is the foam toe separator. The three layer foam toe separator will help realign crooked digits and prevent the rubbing friction of the toes. Another common use for the 3 layer foam toe separator is for bunions. These foot pads can help hold the misaligned big toe in bunions in place preventing it from rubbing the second digit.

This simple and inexpensive three layer foam toe separator is designed to cushion, realign and prevent rubbing of the toes that cause soft corns.  Our 3 layered foam toe separators have extra padding to allow air flow to the digits. They protect toes from corns, bunions, blisters, overlapping toes, rubbing and hammertoes. Toe separators realign crooked toes, straighten out Big Toe in Bunions, Corns in between Toes. They are Re-usable, Washable

Teri Green
Atlas Biomechanics 

Corn Pads can Prevent Painful Soft Corns

Corn pads can help prevent the pain of soft corns. Soft corns are thickened skin between toes. They usually occur when there is either a crooked hammertoe or a boney spur on a knuckle. If there is excessive friction or pressure on a toe knuckle by another one then the pinched skin will grow more skin to protect itself. But this protection process over does it and a thickened skin or soft corn occurs. The reason it is called a soft corn is because when the corn is in between toes, moisture from sweat gets absorbed by the skin. The corn actually becomes soft, but still painfully.

Corn pads are inexpensive foot pads that are either adhesive felt, adhesive foam or reusable gel. These corn pads off load the pressure and friction on the toe joint preventing the built up of the soft corn.

Teri Green
Atlas Biomechanics

about Atlas Biomechanics: we are a woman owned sports medical manufacturer of Foot Pads, Heel Lifts and Heat Mold Orthotics.

Corn Pads and Toe Separators Prevent Soft Corns

Soft corns are painful thick skin between the toes can be treated with felt or foam corn pads or foam toe separators. A soft corn is a common condition on the feet that can, if not treated, cause infection, ulcer or amputation.

What is a Soft Corn?
A typical soft corn is also called a Heloma Molle. It is the result of two bony prominences rubbing together. When the two bones, which are usually in the two adjacent toes rub against one another the skin is caught in between. Since the skin does not like having pressure on it, the skin grows faster to protect itself. This growth occurs only in the area of bony rubbing. The skin thickening is now called a soft corn. This usually occurs between two adjacent toes on the knuckle joints. The most common place for a soft corn is between the 4 th and 5 th toes. When a person wears an ill-fitting shoe the toes are pressed further together and can increase the likely hood of the corn from developing. If your feet are moist, the sweat is absorbed into the corn and it becomes macerated (wet) and has a white coloration.

How to Treat a Soft Corn?
There are several conservative ways to treat a soft corn. These are commonly a corn pad or a toe separator. The last option is surgery which is routinely performed by a podiatrist. The easiest way is to wear shoes that are not narrow in the toes. This goes especially for high heels. The next way is to prevent the bony knuckles from rubbing in the first place. This is where a corn pad or toe separator comes in. The typical corn pad is an adhesive foot pad made of either gel, felt or foam. There is an opening in the toe pad which the bony knuckle is placed. Then the pad offloads the bony knuckle to prevent corn build up. The other option is a foam toe spacer that cushions the boney knuckle.

Thank you,

Teri Green
Atlas Biomechanics