Hello, @quietriver. More and more I'm hearing about the importance of strong toes, the big toes needing be the most muscular and flexible of all, if one is to have a shot at decent balance. My toes are a far cry from fitting that description. ::sigh:: There's a device out there called a Toe Pro (it was mentioned on a recent Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy webinar), intended help a lazy big toe recover some strength and flexibility. A Toe Pro retails for$69. (I read elsewhere that it might be possible to replicate the action of a Toe Pro using a rolled towel and some good strong tape. I tried. I ended up with something a terrycloth lump haphazardly bound in duct tape. In other words: a failure.) On Tuesday, when I see my PT next, I'm going to ask him if he thinks a Toe Pro would be getting. ––Ray (@ray666)