My wife found that these toe props really helped. http://www.simplyfeet.co.uk/p-2057-gelx-all-gel-toe-prop-1.aspx The podiatrist and other clinicians didn't seem to know about them. The toe-curling is a bit like developing hammer toes and these helped so much that they reduced the formation of the painful corns on the ends of the toes. They are cheap if you buy them online; Scholls, or whatever it is now, charge several times more, if you can find them.