A review of hammertoe treatment at Shindang Sky Orthopedic Clinic in Seoul.

 

This is Sky Orthopedic Surgery located in Shindang, Jung-gu, Seoul.

It is located 100m from Shindang Station.

Clinic hours are from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

phone number 0507-1359-2800

There are two doctors, and I was treated by the doctor in the photo.

 

The hospital is quite large!

I haven't been to many orthopedic clinics, but I think this one is the biggest one in the neighborhood.

 

 

 

Here I got treatment for hammertoe.

Many people may be unfamiliar with hammertoes, but I first learned about them when I was receiving treatment;

 

First, let me talk about the condition of my feet. I have flat feet.

Because of this foot, I've been to the hospital so many times and have suffered from all sorts of foot-related diseases at least once. It's such a pain in the ass...

 

 

I have flat feet, but I usually jog and run diligently for exercise.

I haven't been running for very long, so I don't know if my form was wrong, but at some point the bone in the middle of my second toe started sticking out.

 

 

At first, I thought it was a callus or wart caused by my shoes.

It didn't hurt at first, but as the days went by, it started to bulge out more and more, and eventually, it started to hurt so much that I would involuntarily say "Ah!" when I put on my shoes.

It's okay when I'm still, but when I walk around, it hurts so much.

And the shape felt a bit like my toes were bent, like hallux valgus.

 

So I went to an orthopedic surgeon and got examined.

He told me right then and there that it was like a hammer toe.

Then I had an x-ray, looked at the pictures and was told that it was indeed a hammertoe.

 

 

Hammer toe (hammer toe)

 

I asked if it was because I have flat feet.

It's not always the case, but it's said that if you have flat feet, you're more likely to get hammertoes.

Flat feet are more likely to cause bone deformation as they have no arches and walk with the force of the soles and toes.

If it's severe, they may do surgery, but my condition isn't that serious. If I have surgery, it will be difficult to bend my toes, and I'm still too young, so they said to leave surgery as a last resort and try manual therapy first.

I felt a deep sense of trust here!! It seemed like they would never overtreat.

So I agreed to everything the doctor said and received manual therapy.

 

I started with physical therapy before getting manual therapy.

 

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The doctor who gave me manual therapy said that I might feel pain on the day of the treatment because he had to stretch my stiff joints, but it was painful. But I was able to bear it.

 

 

This is a picture taken after my first acupuncture treatment, but since it was only the first time, I couldn't tell the effect very well.

 

 

Second session of manual therapy

 

 

What's funny is that after receiving manual therapy twice, my toes got slightly longer lol

 

If you look at it this way, it's strangely a little different. The top is before manual therapy / the bottom is after.

The teacher also said that it is spreading out slowly.

 

Now that I look at it, there seems to be a little more space between the thumb and the hand.

The manual therapy instructor here is really good..!

 

But if you look at your toes from the side, not the front, they are still bent...

 

 

Since it's a bone straightening, they say additional treatment is necessary.

However, after an orthopedic surgeon accurately diagnosed it as hammertoe and treated it well with non-surgical treatment, I am satisfied with the progress as it was not bad.

In fact, there are many portal reviews of this orthopedic clinic, and in each review, there are many reviews saying that they are friendly, thorough, and that manual therapy is effective. This is not an advertisement, but the truth.

It was an orthopedic clinic that I felt was good at providing practical treatment without overtreatment.

Hammertoes will become more and more deformed if left untreated, so even if it is not hallux valgus, if you feel that your toes are bent, please be sure to visit an orthopedic surgeon!!