Many people experience toe pain. It disrupts the daily rhythm of life, does not allow you to wear your favorite shoes, engage in usual activities and sports, ordinary duties and work. People often experience similar unpleasant sensations, which can be aching, aching, throbbing or unbearably sharp. Since the toes experience a lot of stress every day when walking, you should not put off going to the doctor to identify the origin of the pain.
The causes of discomfort are numerous and sometimes quite serious. When identifying the pathology that caused the pain syndrome, the doctor inquires about the accompanying symptoms and makes a diagnosis based on the location of the pain:
The main reasons why toes hurt include the following diseases and phenomena:
With arthritis, one or all fingers may hurt; the pain is caused by inflammation in the joint and surrounding tissues. The disease is accompanied not just by pain, but also by swelling and redness. General weakness and malaise may be felt, and local temperature may rise. The most severe pain occurs at night. Over time, the fingers become bent due to swollen joints, and a crunching sound is observed.
Arthritis must be treated; it does not go away on its own and causes severe discomfort.
If your toes hurt, the cause is often osteoarthritis. The pathology is a consequence of arthritis or gout and is characterized by inflammation in the joint with gradual destruction of cartilage. The thumb is affected first, then arthrosis spreads to the rest.
With this disease, pain occurs mainly at night, the finger swells, turns red and may be hot. Women are more likely to suffer from this disease because they wear narrow, high-heeled shoes. Pathology can also develop as a result of injury. With arthrosis, the fingers will be severely deformed and painful, so a visit to the doctor is required at the first symptoms.
Gout is an inflammation of the joint due to the accumulation of uric acid and salts in it. Men get sick more often. The disease has symptoms similar to arthritis and arthrosis: redness, swelling, local fever. The general condition may worsen, chills may appear, blood pressure may increase, and appetite may disappear.
Gout very often occurs from excessive consumption of meat, fish, fatty and sweet foods, alcohol, as well as metabolic disorders (when uric acid is not excreted in the urine) and kidney function.
The bones in the human foot and toes are very fragile and small, so they are easily damaged. Most people who break their toe may not see a doctor. The pain in this case does not go away for a long time; it appears when pressing and moving. The broken bones eventually heal, but in the wrong position, and the pain syndrome subsides. Injuries include sprains, dislocations and bruises. All mechanical damage is accompanied by swelling, sharp pain in the toes, and sometimes the appearance of a hematoma.
As a result of injuries and open fractures in the bone, the process of suppuration and tissue death begins, accompanied by severe pain, fever, headache and vomiting, and sometimes loss of consciousness. The temperature rises sharply (up to 39-40 degrees). The affected finger cannot be moved.
The disease develops quickly, pain sensations go from local to generalized. If these symptoms appear, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.
Sometimes the toes become hammer-shaped due to improper foot position, ligament tension and increased stress on the muscles, with the second toes most often hurting, as well as the third. They shrink and seem to “look” down. The result of this disorder can be arthrosis. Causes of hammertoe deformity include hereditary predisposition, improper footwear, flat feet, high arches, and long second toes.
In addition to soft calluses from new shoes, sometimes a person develops core calluses with a long root. They do not go away on their own, so they have to be removed. The formations are associated with keratinization of the surface layer of the skin and are very painful, especially when walking.
With this disease, tissue growth occurs in the foot, which pinches the interdigital nerves and leads to a painful condition. Essentially, a neuroma is a benign tumor characterized by a sensation as if there is a pebble in the foot that makes it difficult to walk. Often the pathology manifests itself as pain between the toes, usually between the fourth and third.
Factors predisposing to the onset of the disease are flat feet, injuries, stress on the feet, and tight shoes.
Atherosclerosis can develop in the arteries, in which there is insufficient blood flow. The fingers may feel cold, numb, or painful. Signs of pain become stronger when walking. Diabetes mellitus can also lead to blood supply problems. People with this disease often suffer from painful toes.
Another disorder of the circulatory system is endarteritis, in which the arteries become inflamed, leading to disruption of the blood supply to the lower extremities. With this disease, the legs generally hurt below the knee (sometimes the pain syndrome spreads to the entire limb), the fingers can go numb, tingle, swell, sometimes they cramp, and they are often pale and cold.
Endarteritis necessarily requires treatment, since in advanced cases there is a risk of limb amputation.
This phenomenon occurs most often on the thumb. This happens due to tight shoes and improper trimming of nails. An ingrown toenail is a very painful condition, but you can get rid of the problem in a pedicure salon, where the specialist will remove the ingrown edge and properly treat the nail.
What to do if your toes hurt? First of all, you should visit a doctor who will examine the diseased area and prescribe diagnostic measures to make a diagnosis. If you have a problem, you should visit a therapist, who, based on your medical history, will refer you to specialized specialists - a traumatologist, neurologist, rheumatologist or surgeon.
The main diagnostic methods used for pain in the lower extremities include:
If your toe hurts, treatment is prescribed depending on the diagnostic results and the established diagnosis.
To prevent toe pain and the development of diseases, it is recommended to wear comfortable, loose shoes with wide toes. It is better to walk barefoot or in soft slippers at home. Excessive overheating or hypothermia of the extremities should be avoided, as well as promptly treat possible scratches and wounds and immediately contact a traumatologist if injuries are suspected.
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