This is usually the cause for toe deformities including hammer toe and mallet toe, however, claw toe is different. Claw toe is the result of a muscle imbalance in most cases caused by rheumatoid arthritis, a stroke or a neuromuscular disease.If you have inflammation and deformation in your toes, it's very important to heal it quickly and completely. If you don't, it may plague you forever.

Generally, treatment of hammer, mallet and claw toe depends on the seriousness of the deformity but wearing more appropriate, comfortable and better fitting footwear is a good place to start. For those that have been suffering from a toe deformity only a short time the area may still be flexible and you may be able to massage and stretch your toe straight. If the area has become more rigid, this is a sign the toe joints are quite contracted and misaligned, and you may need to seek more intensive treatment.

If you have been suffering from hammer, mallet or claw toe for a while you will know that that deformity forces your toe to be bent. This can cause problems with the associated muscles and tendons.

Ultrasound therapy is a great option to decrease inflammation, pain, tension and soft tissue (muscle, tendon, ligament, nerve and connective tissue) damage experienced with toe deformities.

The our personal Ultrasound Therapy System and our top quality cold wraps provide you with the tools necessary to relieve the pain caused by your toe condition and dramatically speed the healing of any inflamed tissue. The ultrasound waves stimulate blood flow which speeds up healing and clears away the pain causing inflammation. Beginning with your very first treatment you will feel the relief - the power - of ultrasound therapy. Ultrasound waves travel deep into your body, over 3 inches deep, delivering therapeutic benefits to the source of the pain.

As well, our ultrasound system comes with a specially formulated gel which contains naturally-based, pain relieving, anti-inflammatory ingredients. The ultrasound unit actually drives the pain relieving ingredients deep into injured tissue (a process known medically as phonophoresis) giving you the pain relief where you need it. In effect, you receive enhanced ultrasound therapy treatment every session!

To get the maximum benefits combine ultrasound therapy and our cold therapy wraps for the ultimate in URICE treatment!

Our cold wrap are made of the soft plush fleece. Extremely versatile to provide cold therapy to where you need it. Cold wraps work because they interrupt and slow nerve and cell function in the damaged area. Once blood vessels are damaged they can no longer carry oxygenated blood to the damaged tissue and therefore cells begin to break-down. The wraps provide deep cold, slowing cell function thereby reducing cellular break-down. Furthermore, because the cold wraps serve to numb the nerves the wraps also reduce pain!

A Black Body Radiant Energy Kit is one of the most helpful tools for an injured tendon. Through the absorption of radiant energy, tissues are safely and gently heated - increasing blood flow within the treated area. Your body's natural response to this increased temperature is to try to maintain a condition of homeostasis - a balanced environment or state of equilibrium throughout the body. To do this, your body responds with a rapid increase in blood flow to the area (this is known as vasodilation), increasing the supply of nutrients to injured cells and flushing out toxins (including lactic acid, commonly found in trigger points) to promote healing. Our Thermotex Platinum Pain Relief Device provides effective, non-invasive, non-addictive pain relief with no side effects.

If you suffer from mild inflammation or pain after certain activities or movements use ultrasound therapy when you complete the activity and then rest and elevate your area of injury. Limit the application of ultrasound to a couple of treatments per day (the manual will recommend treatment frequency depending upon the injury). In between ultrasound treatments, maximize your pain relief and injury recovery by using the Thermotex Personal Therapy System. When you're on the go, and not near an electrical outlet, take advantage of the "were anywhere" concept of our hot/cold wraps - the highest rated wraps in the industry. Proven Performance, Proven Relief - only found at MendMeShop.com. If you have been given a treatment plan by your health professional, make sure you adhere to it to ensure pain free living. In general, people who are committed to their therapies and exercises will have the best medical outcomes.