{"id":992711,"date":"2026-09-14T02:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/?page_id=992711"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:34:58","slug":"plantar-plate-tears","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/plantar-plate-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantar Plate Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"992711\" class=\"elementor elementor-992711\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d59ac3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle animated-fast elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d59ac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92caa05 animated-fast\" data-id=\"92caa05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f91f38 elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f91f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plantar Plate Tears<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-534fc01 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"534fc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-subtitle\">A plantar plate tear is an injury to a key stabilising structure under the ball of the foot, often mistaken for simple forefoot pain until it&#8217;s properly assessed. At Emerald Hill Podiatry, we identify the grade of the tear and what&#8217;s driving it, then build a plan to offload and stabilise the joint because, left unaddressed, this injury tends to progress toward toe deformity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-f654300 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f654300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbp.sgimed.com\/l\/VMwjqVUA\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Your Consultation Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c29002 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c29002\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd616d\" data-id=\"ffd616d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727dd36 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"727dd36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is the Plantar Plate?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-26080f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26080f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The plantar plate is a thick, fibrous structure under each smaller toe joint, acting as the main stabiliser that keeps the toe aligned during weight-bearing. A tear occurs when this structure is overloaded beyond what it can withstand, most commonly at the second toe joint. Once torn, the plate can no longer stabilise the joint, and without treatment, the toe can gradually drift out of alignment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5eef38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5eef38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e48d82b\" data-id=\"e48d82b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ab653 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"c1ab653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/adult-woman-massaging-her-aching-foot-2026-03-13-01-23-27-utc-scaled.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"partial view of sportswoman with foot pain on grey\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77468cb\" data-id=\"77468cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abccc5 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0abccc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"\/product-category\/occasions\/birthday-flowers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/close-up-view-of-foot-and-toes-2026-01-05-06-07-11-utc-1-scaled.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Feet of barefoot man with psoriasis dermatitis on his fingers.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee93bd7\" data-id=\"ee93bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957cde8 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"957cde8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-couch-2026-05-12-15-10-02-utc-scaled.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Woman doing foot massage herself on sofa indoors, closeup\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-134db59 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"134db59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b62cea4\" data-id=\"b62cea4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70dd8e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70dd8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mechanism of Injury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d12617\" data-id=\"6d12617\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfe5c93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfe5c93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b11515\" data-id=\"1b11515\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-8dd20ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dd20ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-993507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/man-massaging-sore-foot-while-sitting-on-a-grey-so-2026-07-24-22-20-54-utc-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a93c0\" data-id=\"d1a93c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-437353d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437353d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center mb-40\">Tears typically develop from a sudden, forceful event, or more commonly, chronic repetitive overload. Contributing factors include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e05248 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0e05248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A longer second toe relative to the big toe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">High heels or footwear pushing weight onto the ball of the foot<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">High-impact or repetitive forefoot loading, such as running or court sports<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">An existing bunion crowding and destabilising the joint<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Flat feet or other mechanical imbalances<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee3b96b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee3b96b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fedf2b9\" data-id=\"fedf2b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66913e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b66913e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to See a Podiatrist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-4fbf75e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fbf75e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center\">Plantar plate tears are progressive if left unmanaged. You should see a podiatrist if:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6adb46b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6adb46b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a834933\" data-id=\"a834933\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-a0ec351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0ec351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2792918079.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-993635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2792918079.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2792918079-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2792918079-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2792918079-630x394.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f79ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99f79ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You have persistent pain in the ball of your foot, particularly under the second toe.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-870a852\" data-id=\"870a852\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-98b9c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98b9c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_1905905074.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-993555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_1905905074.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_1905905074-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_1905905074-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_1905905074-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d895f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68d895f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You notice your toe beginning to shift position, lift, or cross over an adjacent toe.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d243bf\" data-id=\"3d243bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-1032313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1032313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-991035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bare-feet-standing-on-floor-2026-03-24-01-20-25-utc-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71af25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a71af25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pain worsens noticeably with barefoot walking or push-off activities.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6402ffc\" data-id=\"6402ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-e56bdd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e56bdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-1024x741.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-993668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-2048x1483.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-1260x912.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-massaging-oil-into-her-foot-at-home-2026-03-26-04-47-01-utc-630x456.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61940cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61940cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You feel a sensation of something inside your shoe or under your foot that isn't there.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f5267e\" data-id=\"4f5267e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-6db1a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6db1a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2504791103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-993606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2504791103.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2504791103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2504791103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2504791103-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12956b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12956b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms have lasted more than a couple of weeks without improvement.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-7a11f14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a11f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center\">Because early tears respond far better to conservative treatment than advanced ones with visible toe deformity, prompt assessment gives you the best chance of avoiding surgery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6736ad6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle animated-fast elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6736ad6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c4bdb animated-fast\" data-id=\"d7c4bdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ae87c elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29ae87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Your Forefoot Pain Properly Assessed<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-a380953 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a380953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbp.sgimed.com\/l\/VMwjqVUA\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an Assessment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8532be6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8532be6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-143ee9b\" data-id=\"143ee9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3990081 e-transform elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3990081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:90,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:19,&quot;end&quot;:79}},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" 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https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foot-exam-by-doctor-at-hospital-visit-2026-03-25-10-26-23-utc-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foot-exam-by-doctor-at-hospital-visit-2026-03-25-10-26-23-utc-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foot-exam-by-doctor-at-hospital-visit-2026-03-25-10-26-23-utc-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foot-exam-by-doctor-at-hospital-visit-2026-03-25-10-26-23-utc-1-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foot-exam-by-doctor-at-hospital-visit-2026-03-25-10-26-23-utc-1-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-219f245\" data-id=\"219f245\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39228ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39228ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Treatments to Help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c725e12 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c725e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c7b18b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c7b18b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6728fe7\" data-id=\"6728fe7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-80a5fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80a5fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Treatment depends on the grade of the tear and whether the toe has begun to drift, earlier tears generally respond well to offloading and stabilisation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-d8f4d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8f4d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Options include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cdfcc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"75cdfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Biomechanical Gait Assessment<\/b> \u2014 identifies push-off mechanics and forefoot pressure patterns placing the joint under strain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Custom Orthotics<\/b> \u2014 redistributes pressure away from the injured joint, central to allowing the plate to heal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Toe Splinting<\/b> \u2014 holds the toe in a stable, aligned position while it heals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)<\/b> \u2014 stimulates blood flow and repair for slow-healing or persistently inflamed tears<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Surgical Referral<\/b> \u2014 for complete tears or significant deformity that hasn't responded to conservative care<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d729bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d729bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64fa5b1\" data-id=\"64fa5b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3524139 e-transform elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3524139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:90,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:25,&quot;end&quot;:65}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d25834a form elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d25834a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c6c51\" data-id=\"14c6c51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90746b7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90746b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Expect at Your Assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-f53125b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f53125b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center\">Your podiatrist reviews when your symptoms started and your footwear and activity history, then carries out stability tests on the joint to grade the tear and check for early signs of drift, alongside a gait analysis. Ultrasound or MRI may be used to confirm the grade. From there, you&#8217;ll be walked through a treatment plan suited to your stage, with regular reassessment to confirm the toe isn&#8217;t continuing to drift.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb68745 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb68745\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a6f6b5\" data-id=\"1a6f6b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-21c9493 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"21c9493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbp.sgimed.com\/l\/VMwjqVUA\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an assessment here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plantar Plate Tears A plantar plate tear is an injury to a key stabilising structure under the ball of the foot, often mistaken for simple forefoot pain until it&#8217;s properly assessed. At Emerald Hill Podiatry, we identify the grade of the tear and what&#8217;s driving it, then build a plan to offload and stabilise the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-992711","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/992711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992711"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/992711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":994304,"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/992711\/revisions\/994304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emeraldhill.microsite.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}