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 Too large for smaller toes.Jul 07, 2010
It required several minutes to get each toe into each designated hole. The stretch for my toes was so wide, it caused more pain than the bunion I sought to correct. I ordered the small size but I feel it should be designed for a petite womans small than a general size small that accomodates a male and female foot.
 Not for small feet/toesJul 02, 2010
I wear a size 6.5 to 7.0 generally and have very short toes. While I admit my toes are not super flexible (that's why I bought these), I was not even able to get this product on my small toes. If this is a small I can't even imagine what a larger size would be like.
Unfortunately, this product was not the appropriate size for me.
Seem to helpMay 28, 2010
These arrived early from seller. They are easy to use and I think they're helping my feet, but don't notice a dramatic difference in pain.
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 Giving it a shot.May 06, 2010
I have a tailor's bunion on one of my feet, that has been preventing me from doing my usual exercise (which as a desk-dweller, is not good). I had bought a Pedifix GelSmart bunion guard for it, thinking that just relieving the irritation might solve the problem, but apparently that is not going to be the case. While the bunion guard is a MUST for my shoes, the real problem is crooked toes on that foot, so I started looking for something that might help separate them. I considered buying gel toe separators for use in my shoes, but then thought... they look awfully thin. Is that really going to fix anything? So I looked around for other answers, and started seeing these toe-stretchers.
My money situation being what it is (bad), the thought of spending $40 to try the more expensive Yoga brand did not sit well with me. I was skeptical these would do anything for me at all, and judging by the reviews, was not even sure I could wear them long enough to find out. Then there was the question of what size and so forth... at the end of which it might not do a thing for me. Needless to say, I was happy to find HealthyToes had a much cheaper deal on basically the same item. (There were cheaper ones than the HealthyToes ones, but they looked thinner.)
Well, I took the plunge, and got them in the mail just today. I was happy to see that the separators are nice and thick (no pain no gain, right?), and made of a tough 'gel' material that is slightly flexible, but which will still be strong enough to do what they need to do.
First impression: OUCH.
Lots of reviewers have said pretty much the same thing. But then really.... what are you expecting, if you've wrung your toes like a couple of dish rags into confining and ill-shaped shoes all your life, and you suddenly ask them to spread out? Going to the chiropractor also can have an 'ouch' factor... but no 'ouch' ... no 'ahh.' The fact is, these widgets are meant to stretch your toes and feet out. So you can't expect it to feel normal. And if you're buying them to solve some already painful problem, then you probably should get them knowing it might hurt. And while I certainly wouldn't recommend continuing use if the pain is serious, there are a few things you can try before just throwing these out.
Someone else has already said it, but... it's true, so I'll say it again. If it hurts too much, or if you feel like it's cutting off your circulation in your toes, try sliding them toward the tops of your toes. These things hurt my right foot like heck, but after trying that, I felt like I could continue to wear them. And of course, you can also try wearing them for short periods of time, rather than keeping them on. Ironically, my bad foot seems to like them just fine, while my good foot is not happy with them. Go figure. But what this illustrates is what we should already expect... that to some extent, the experience will be different for everybody, and depending on your own feet, you may have to try different things to get them to work for you.
Well, in spite of some initial getting used to or figuring out, I intend to go on using these and see if they help my feet. I'm probably going to take them off in a while, and then put them on again later, unless my bad foot can take wearing it for an extended period of time.
Another thing people need to remember is that THESE ARE NOT MEANT FOR WALKING IN. You're supposed to get off your feet while you do this. So OF COURSE you can't walk in them, or of course it hurts to walk in them!
Results?
Well, I just put them on, but I'll try to update my review if I notice any lasting results or benefits, or when I have some idea as to how or if these are helping me.
Would I recommend them?
So far? Yes, I would. I have a feeling that these will work, because my toes are so squished together on one foot that I think anything between them would do them some good.
I would suggest using these some time when you have a little time to put your feet up, and just forget about them. I would also recommend starting out with a smaller period of time, and then gradually increasing it as your toes get used to them! (I can tell already that wearing them for hours just because you're determined is probably not a good idea.) Of course, as the product manual states, be careful if you have poor circulation or if there is more pain than you might expect with having your toes stretched out. (Instruction manuals are wonderful things, really... lol)
Sizing?
As for the size issue, I always thought of my feet as being pretty big, so I worried that these might be too small, because they SAY small. Really, they're not! I'm somewhere between a 9 1/2 and an 10 1/2 shoe, and if these were any bigger, I probably could not use them. If you have much smaller feet, these might even be too big. So I'm glad I went and got the small like other people have suggested. I can't imagine how big the large ones must be.
Really stretchy but goodFeb 08, 2010
The toe stretchers are uncomfortable at first but really does help. Unfortunately, not all of my toes are created equal - so not all were able to reach or fit into the stretchers (which is quite funny), but the toes that could reach, it really helped. Not wise to try to walk around in or sleep - I found that my toes fell asleep in them. But it does help and provides relief when your "bunion" starts to hurt a bit.
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