Conservative treatment for foot pain with Morton's toe may involve exercises[8] or placing a flexible pad under the first toe and metatarsal;[2] an early version of the latter treatment was once patented by Dudley Joy Morton.[9] Restoring the Morton’s toe to normal function with proprioceptive orthotics can help alleviate numerous problems of the feet such as metatarsalgia, hammer toes, bunions, Morton's neuroma, plantar fasciitis and general fatigue of the feet.[medical citation needed] Rare cases of disabling pain are sometimes treated surgically.