Examination between toes

Have you ever had the spaces between your toes examined or palpated?

If so, were you uncomfortable?

At a doctors appointment I’ve had him look at my feet, lift one up and look between my toes a couple of times. No palpitations but just examining them for anything.

Yes, every time I go to my dermatologist for a skin check she always examines the spaces between my toes as part of the exam. She does this by separating my toes individually and looking between them. Doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable at all.

Podiatrists obviously would and for a diabetic a good foot exam at every visit is essential. That includes palpating the pulses in the feet: dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial. But there really isn't much to palpate between the toes I can think of.

The podiatrist post jogged my memory that I had seen a podiatrist a few years ago for some numbness in my toes. She did nerve tests (mild probing with a stylus) on various parts of my foot and ankle while I looked away to see if I felt anything, and ruled out nerve damage. Also ruled out any circulation issues. I don't recall her looking between my toes, but she might have. Then I saw a neurologist about the same thing - and I recall some nerve velocity tests along with bloodwork. He basically related it to old age - and the nerves in the feet are the most distal. Live with it - it hasn't got any worse.

Our doctor looks between our toes and presses on the nail.

My doctor usually looks between my toes at a physical.

Doctor, no, just feet.

But my bff explored my feet and toes when we were teens. It was so lovely and sweet, and ticklish. I even loved when she looked in my ears and nose! She tried so patiently to see every square inch of me.

My previous dermatologist spent a considerate amount of time examining my feet and toes (and spaces in between). My last dermatologist just quickly glanced at the tops of my feet and never touched my toes. Don't recall ever having my feet or toes examined during a routine physical or from a primary care doctor.

My doctor looks between my toes at every physical exam.

In the late 1950 we had between our toes examined each time we went to the public pool.

A life guard male for the boys and female for the girls would sit on a chair with a foot rest in front of them.

You had to put each foot on the stand and separate the toes. We were never told why at that young age. I think they might have been looking for athletes foot or open sores.

That would require moving a article of clothing and seeing a part of the body unclothed. LOL yeah no time for that at the visit.

Never.

My GP checks my feet and toes. Not exciting at all.

I was at pain management / pain therapy this week and she also checked my feet. she touched them with her bare hands, no gloves. I was very excited cause I love feet and i think my own feet are prettier than some of the womens feet. so i was very ticklish and told her, that here and there is pain (for real) and she checked my feet 2-3 minutes. at the end she said yes sir neat feet. i was in love haha.

Dermatologist does between the toes. Doesn't make me uncomfortable. In fact, had a mole on the side of one toe and they measured and photographed to keep an eye on it but it has remained stable.

Ive dealt with fungal infections between and on my toes since 2019, right now things are OK but I had to have my toes and the spaces between looked at and a lot of the time cleaned out 2-3x a week for over 2 years -- sometimes it was extremely painful too. I ended up having to soak my feet in domboro solution every day and eventually they healed. They have been OK since December.

Actually, almost always .... either at my primary doctor or the dermatologist. At my last primary doctor, he asked "your still seeing the dermatologist right?" and then skipped it, but usually the doctors have looked at my bare feet.

My current doctor did. During the last part of the exam she asked to remove my underpants and socks. After the genital exam she checks also my feet spreading my toes. It is a ticklish feeling and I do not know why but a little embarassing, it seems for me a sort of physical violation partially resembling when she examinates an oriphice of my body such as mouth, ear, anus or urethral meatus.

Once, when I had gout. It was uncomfortable as my feet were in a lot of pain.

Yes, I've had my feet checked for pulses and discoloration (if my toenails weren't painted) during an exam and sometimes the doctor would examine between each toe. I assumed it was a normal part of the exam.

At a minimum, the doc checks for athlete’s foot and other fungal infections. I’m sure there are other things to look for too. We use our feet a lot, it makes sense to check them.

@Srgfgahs I had forgot about athletes foot! In Junior High I went to the YMCA gym a lot. It was an old building with concete locker room floors, which were a breeding ground for athletes foot fungus. They had a tray of (I think) Desenex powder to stomp your feet in to ward off athletes foot, but I got it bad and couldn't get it to go away with OTC ointments. At the time, I think Lotrimin was presctiption only. Finally saw a doc who prescribed it, but it still took weeks to completely heal. He definitely looked between my toes and the skin was cracked and raw in some areas. Never had a doc check between my toes for anything other than that and once when I had to get stiches for a cut between my toes.