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Big toe assessment

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Left Foot

Right Foot

Short big toe

Short big toe

Arthritic big toe

Arthritic big toe

Plantar flexed big toe

Plantar flexed big toe

Method

This test is done with the customer sitting with the foot suspended.

  1. Ask the customer to stand straight with equal weight on both feet. Observe the length of the big toe. If it is shorter than the second toe, select the short option
  2. Repeat for the other foot.
  3. Ask the customer to sit with the foot suspended on the air. Observe whether the big toe is stiff and bent downwards. That is, it is lower than the big toe joint. If this is the case, select the plantar flexed option
  4. Repeat for the other foot.
  5. Observe the big toe joint. If it is painful and arthritic, select the arthritic option. If it appears normal but there is limited movement when you try to bend the big toe, select the limited/stiff option on the website.
  6. Repeat for the other foot.
  7. If none of the above apply, select normal. Repeat for the other foot.