When it comes to foot health, what you wear on your feet can be just as important as what’s going on inside them. That’s where therapeutic shoes come in. You may have heard of them from a doctor, a friend with diabetes, or maybe you saw them online and wondered: Are they really that different from regular shoes? The short answer? Yes. And if you’re living with foot pain, diabetes, or deformities like bunions or hammertoes, therapeutic shoes could be the smartest step you take.

Hammertoe is a toe deformity that affects one or more of the three middle toes with a downward bend at the middle or end joint. They develop slowly and don't often cause problems until severe bending has occurred and treatment is more complicated.