Morton's Toe Research Paper

Morton’s Foot Syndrome, better known as Morton’s toe, was discovered in 1920’s. Morton’s Toe is a common foot disorder where the first toe is shorter, or the same length, than the second toe. Morton’s Toe is named after Dr. Dudley Morton who was a foot doctor back in the 1930’s. In the first half of the twentieth century, Dr. Dudley was a very famous foot doctor. Dr. Dudley Morton wrote several books about the human foot one including “Oh Doctor, My Feet”. Dr. Dudley also invented the Toe Pad to help with Morton’s Toe. Before Dr. Morton wrote his paper and book about Morton’s Toe, many people compared the Statue of Liberty to having Morton’s Toe! Morton’s Toe can be caused by one or two problems. The main condition is when the first metatarsal bone is shorter than the second. The second condition is when your first metatarsal bone is not as stable as it should be, known as Hypermobility of the first metatarsal bone. Metatarsal bones are a group of five long bones in the foot, located between the tarsal bones and the phalanges of the toes. Having Morton’s Toe is very common. Many say its past down from generation to generation. Approximately 10% of the world’s population have Morton’s Toe. It’s easy to tell if you have Morton’s Toe, just look at your feet.
Having Morton’s Toe results in excessive pressure on the second toe. This pain or pressure is called metatarsalgia. Metatarsalgia is the pain at the end of one or more metatarsal bone. Morton’s Toe also causes calluses, back pain, and hip pain. Other signs of symptoms would be knee pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, bunions and hammer toes. Arthritis is one common experienced by people with Morton’s Toe. Morton’s Toe sometimes causes hyper mobility of the first and second metatarsal, which can result in a lack of lateral stability in the foot, throwing your whole balance off. Usually resulting in an unstable