Callus under big toe - found the problem

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Posted by dax702 on June 18, 2007 at 10:48:03 pm EDT

So I've been experiencing this problem wherein a few miles into the hike, I get this really sensitive spot right under the joint of my big toes. It makes hiking not so fun after a while. It happens in every shoe I've tried whether using a bandaid over the spot, moleskin, bodyglide, or superfeet insoles.

Did some googling and found this page:
http://www.triggerpointbook.com/mortons.htm

I'm almost positive this is what I have. Odd though, I do NOT have the callus under my second metatarsal, just the inside/underside of the big toe as well as the one under the pinky toe (but this one doesn't get aggravated or sensitive, it's just always kind of been there and I never thought anything of it)

So if anyone else is having this problem of a callus developing under their big toes, it could be this condition called Morton's Foot, funny it's also called "classic greek foot" on the website and I'm half greek!

Now to find the solution to the problem.. According to that site, the solution is to just put a piece of moleskin under the ball of your foot. How this can help, I don't know? Moleskin is basically flat, it won't change anything supportwise..

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