Cluffy Wedge for Hallux Limitus - Medium

It's a simple solution with a lot of benefits for a smoot ride

For $16.00 you get two small foam wedges about the size of your big toe. I am attempting to return the item unused now but I'm not sure how I will fare. The photo and description doesn't really show what you get but I'm sure I can make something just as good for less than a dollar. This is ridiculous!

My Physiotherapist recommended this product. I have been suffering plantar faciitis, and sesamoiditis for almost a year now. The Cluffy Wedge only gave me pain in front of my heel & it made my big toes hurt. Three tries with custom orthotics, none of which worked either! Still looking for some magic fix :(

I can't deny, at this point, that the wedge has resulted in improvement--has relieved the pressure I was feeling at the base of one of my big toes. That said, there's a reason I know, and that's the difference between four and five stars.Ideal placement of the wedge is difficult. From experience now, I would advise anyone to attach a temporary adhesive--maybe just a rolled up piece of masking tape--to the bottom of the wedge BEFORE removing the cover which exposes the actual manufacturer's adhesive. Give yourself some freedom to experiment with the right position. In my case, ideal placement on the insert outside of one shoe turned out not to be quite right when returned to the inside of the shoe. I pretty quickly removed the wedge to better position it, and most of the factory adhesive was still attached to the bottom of the wedge, but the damage was already done. The adhesive used with the wedge was not up to the task of being repositioned, and that began a period of regular slippage and repositioning until the adhesive that remained was useless, at which point I stopped using the wedge in that shoe for a few weeks.Those few weeks without the wedge again were enough to demonstrate the comfort and the benefit lost, which is how I know the wedge is worth using and keeping. That said, even the wedge in the other shoe, which I applied for symmetry and under the assumption that my other foot might also benefit, has slipped slightly with time. I've since applied strips of Loctite Power Grab Mounting Tape, which seems to do fairly well, although there is still some gradual movement and I expect to have to replace the tape again. The tape is also thick enough that the flush fitting of the wedge against the insert is altered, but not too badly.I will add that the fabric coating on the top side of each wedge was quickly worn away, but also apparently pointless. Having removed it completely now, I feel no difference, so it's apparently cosmetic and not functional.There's probably all of fifty cents in the material cost of these wedges and, as stated, application isn't flawless, but I do think I've gotten a good return and will very likely purchase another pair at some point for a separate pair of shoes. My hope is that development on the wedge continues and results in a five-star product when I do make that second purchase.

I suffered n injury to one toe while running, stepped in a pot hole during a race, and over time I've developed a chronic big toe problem, Hallux Limitus, that has made running not only uncomfortable but effected my gait significantly to make me totally less efficient. I've had the wedge for a week and have had 4 runs totaling 20 miles, with two 6 milers. I feel more comfortable and my running feels more productive. I also put the wedge that glues to an insole in my work shoes and the top of the metatarsal feels less painful as well as the toe. I have not got to the point where it's totally comfortable always when running, but I feel significant relief. My concern is that the wedge will compress over a short period of time. I wish you got two wedges for your money or instead of getting one for the left and right toe, you can get two for the affected toe. I don't need one for the unaffected toe. Thus, the wedge has helped a lot but I may consider the X-1 Blade orthotic made by Indiana Brace for long term relief of Hallux Limitus.

Really hasn't helped me too much and it's a little difficult to keep in place in my sneakers or shoes.me

I have hallux limitus not rigidus. I've found some podiatrists want to lump us folks who have limited range of motion (ROM) with those with NO range of motion in the big toe. The issue I have is primarily with extension, not flexion, while walking or running. The Cluffy Wedge puts the big toe in a slightly extended position while standing stationary and, therefore, aggravates my limited extension ROM instead of relieving it. I suppose if you have flexion issues, the wedge might help.

Did not work out for me.