Description

Silicone Crest Pad 1 Pair (1 Right and 1 Left)

Silicone Crest pads are ideal for protecting the tips from getting corns.  Corns on the tips of toes tend to be extremely painful, Crest Pads protect the tips of the toes for people developing having severe hammer toes. Corns develop on the tips of hammer toes, hammer toes develop as they try to stabilize an unstable foot. Crest pads protect the tips of the toes by elevating them from the ground thus reducing pressure, pain, and the risk of developing corns. For more information on Corns and Hammertoes Check out the Corns and Hammertoes page.

Silicone Crest Pads in Place

Silicone Crest Pads

Silicone crest pads

Fitting a Crest Pad

Properly fitting a crest pad can be a little difficult until you understand the purpose of the crest pad.  The crest pad should fill the void space under the hammertoes (the sulcus) with enough bulk to physically insure the tips of the toes do not come in contact with the ground.  In other words the tips of the toes should be floating in air and never come in contact with the ground, that said the hammertoe should not be elevated to a point where it is causing joint pain or jamming the toe against the top of the shoe. Some individuals may need to get shoes with increased height in the toe box area. There must be adequate space to allow the crest pad to function correctly.

Maintenance and Cleaning Silicone Crest Pads

Silicone Crest pads are the most durable and easiest to clean and dry.  Cleaning them is quick and easy and only requires a little soapy water and a few minutes to dry. As always diabetics and people with poor circulation should be careful when using these products, check the toes regularly when starting to use these devices.