Stepping on pinky toe when running/walking

chichi2130

I have always gotten a blister on the bottom of my pinky toe when I walk a lot - we're talking vacation/sightseeing type walking, where you're walking for hours at a time. The reason is that my pinky toe (only on my left foot) sort of rolls on its side and gets pinched under the 4th toe. Now, I'm working my way through a C25K program and I'm getting a blister on the bottom of that toe pretty much every time I run. I don't believe it's a shoe problem. My toes have plenty of room to spread out and it seems to happen with any shoe I have ever worn for a longer distance (and once I have a blister, I'm constantly stepping on it even when barefoot).

I've tried searching, but everything about toes and blisters seems to be about them rubbing on the shoe and not from toes being stepped on.

Has anyone experienced this? I would very much appreciate suggestions

FSUcwgrl69

I have the same problem. Same foot. I'm looking for answers as well. I will keep you posted if I hear of a solution.

Madame_Goldbricker

Could be a hammer toe?

Go see a doctor get it looked at. It may need straightening out/pinning.

Cherimoose

Try putting a foam spacer between the toes.

Or wrap the pinky toe with tape or a bandaid.

Do you have high arches?

chichi2130

I have normal-to-high arches and I tend to underpronate, so I'm sure that has something to do with it.

But it turns out it was probably a sock issue. It happens a lot less when I wear thinner socks with wider toe boxes.

zenrunner1

Try Injinji toe socks - they allow the toes to spread out and flex naturally, rather than scrunching them together like regular socks

cenaculum

Hello, I am not a runner, but am a long-distance walker. I have had the same problem of little toe being pinched, and it is a real pain, literally. But I found a solution that works for me.
First I started buying wider shoes. Then I discovered a taping technique that really works well.
The pinch is caused when the little toe ridge rolls under the toe next to it, as you know. What I do is simply tape the little toe, but pulling the tape the opposite direction of how the roll/pinch goes. Sort of forcing it to roll the other way and not get stepped on.
Works for me... Hope you might find this helpful

rosammr

Madame_Goldbricker wrote: »

Could be a hammer toe?

Go see a doctor get it looked at. It may need straightening out/pinning.

No, it's not a hammer toe and having ap toe straighten out it's quite a drastic measure to solve a blister problem.
See a podiatrist (foot doctor if you want)