Painful Legs and Moving Toes syndrome (PLMT) is a rare neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary irregular movements of one or more toes, often together, with moderate to severe diffuse pain at the foot leg. It can appear on both sides in upper limbs as well lower limbs. The etiology PLMT still unclear; therefore, main symptoms PLMT, including be treated only symptomatically, ...

Although the number of children with untouched-toes, which do not touch the floor while standing, is increasing in Japan, the cause of untouched-toes and its effect on the body have been rarely investigated. This study aims to examine the relationship between untouched-toes and heel load in preschool children. The subjects were 691 preschool children aged 4 6 years (328 boys and 363 girls). The...

Sixty-two children were reviewed between 3 and 14 years (average 9.8 years) after flexor tenotomy for curly toes or hammer toes. No patients were aware of loss of flexor power in the toes. In only 5% of 188 toes was the operation unsuccessful. When the cause of failure was identifiable it proved to be that the scar crossed one or more flexor creases. None of the operated toes had an abnormally ...