Last week I developed some sort of sharp big toe pain. My foot is slightly read over my first metatarsal right before the peak of my foot on top.
when I put pressure on it it hurts really bad and I’m not sure what happened I don’t think it’s a stress fracture because it doesn’t hurt on impact only when pushing on it. I’ve still been running because the real problem is I can’t walk properly but I’m afraid changing my gait to accommodate for the pain will injure something else.
Possibly a part of the toe growing in, it's difficult to see and can get you a deeper inflammation in the toe, take in lots of anti inflammation food and give it space and rest for a week, no tight shoes socks and much of pressure/walking.
Last week I developed some sort of sharp big toe pain. My foot is slightly read over my first metatarsal right before the peak of my foot on top.
when I put pressure on it it hurts really bad and I’m not sure what happened I don’t think it’s a stress fracture because it doesn’t hurt on impact only when pushing on it. I’ve still been running because the real problem is I can’t walk properly but I’m afraid changing my gait to accommodate for the pain will injure something else.
Please help!!
That's a joint. 1st MTC joint. You didnt say what happened? Age?
Gout? Hydrate really well and stay away from purines (look up a list) for a week and see if it gets better. Running (don't dehydrate) and a course of Ibuprofen can help.
Gout? Hydrate really well and stay away from purines (look up a list) for a week and see if it gets better. Running (don't dehydrate) and a course of Ibuprofen can help.
Gout? Hydrate really well and stay away from purines (look up a list) for a week and see if it gets better. Running (don't dehydrate) and a course of Ibuprofen can help.
Gout almost never at the "peak" of the top of the foot. That's usually big toe joint. I know thats what the title said but not his description.
If gout, pretty consistently "very" painful. Like super painful, goes away after a few weeks. But OP needs to expand. How long? How painful? Is it big toe or top of foot? or maybe big toe, but redness extends to the top? If its the latter and super painful and not chronic, Gout would indeed be at top of list.
It’s been about a week and a half now aswell. The most painful part is walking walking pain hurts like 7 or 8/10 running is like a 5.
Also learned today that doing a calf stretch makes the pain go away for a like 20 seconds I’m not sure why. My calf isn’t very tight so I’m not sure if the correlation. mum pretty flat footed as well
When pressing down on my foot my big toe hurts but if u press on top of my 1st metatarsal where it’s red it also hurts
You have two separate injuries. The pain in the joint where the big toe joins the foot is most likely Turf Toe. Look it up. There are treatments and rehab for turf toe. You will find them online.
The second injury on the top of the foot by the 1st metatarsal is most likely a bone bruise caused by lacing the shoe too tight. I've had this problem many times.
You can test for lacing pain by finding the exact point of pain on the top of your foot, put on your shoe, and see if the pain is under an eyelet or where the laces cross over. It's most likely under an eyelet. To solve this problem re-lace that shoe to skip that eyelet.
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I am 15 about 110 nothing really happened it just hurt one day
Not gout at 15. Description is vague but turf toe without injury or arthritis is also unlikely at that age. If you got redness and pain, at least get xray at urgent care. Preferably sports med appt though.
I am 15 about 110 nothing really happened it just hurt one day
Not gout at 15. Description is vague but turf toe without injury or arthritis is also unlikely at that age. If you got redness and pain, at least get xray at urgent care. Preferably sports med appt though.
Turf toe is the hyperextension of ligiments. It doesn't necessarily mean arthritis. It can happen at any age by pushing off, running uphill, doing hops, making a sudden turn, etc. He wouldn't necessarily feel it at the time.
OP, yes, it could be a stress fracture, but you'd need to see a doctor to find out. Meanwhile, check the lacing right now the way I described. If the pain lines up with an eyelet or where the laces cross each other, it's probably a lacing problem. Do that right now and get back to us.
Turf toe is a sprain of the main joint of the big toe. It occurred more frequently in American football players after artificial turf became more common on playing fields. Although often associated with football, turf toe occ...
Here are some lacing techniques. The key part for you... if you are getting pain under an eyelet or where the laces cross... is to relace the shoe so the laces no longer cross in the spot. If the pain is under an eyelet, just skip that eyelet. I have ten pairs of shoes in my rotation and I don't have even one pair laced normally. Even if it is a stress fracture, relacing the shoe will reduce the pressure on that general area.
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