We tend to take our big toes for granted, but when you have stiffness and pain in one of your big toe joints you realize just how important the big toe is for merely standing up and walking.
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A minor break can be treated by the RICE protocol and buddy taping, but a more severe break will require surgery.
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If you are having difficulty bending your largest of toes you may have a condition that is actually called stiff big toe, or hallux rigidus.
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The condition known as hammertoe is an abnormality that can cause the joints of your middle toes to bend in the shape of a hammer, hence the name.
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Plantar warts will sometimes get better with good home care, but when a wart grows underneath the skin, on the heels or balls of the feet, the pressure causes the wart to grow inward beneath the thick skin, causing pain and discomfort when walked on.
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While the importance of regular foot inspections, proper shoes, and strength and flexibility exercises can’t be overemphasized, another excellent way to ensure the health of your feet and ankles to use orthotic inserts.
Read MoreThe pain of a minor stubbed toe will usually subside within a day or two. Pain persisting beyond that may be an indication of a more serious problem requiring the services of a foot care specialist.
Read MoreAlthough numerous non-invasive options are available for treating the complications of hammertoes, sometimes a toe that is bent horribly out of position will require a surgical procedure to straighten it out if conservative measures are ineffective.
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Injuries for dancers come with the territory, and there is certainly no shortage of them with all the jumping, pointing, flexing, turning and gliding that dancers perform every day.
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Fungal toenail infections are a very common foot health issue, although many people have this type of infection and are unaware of it until it becomes a potentially severe problem. I
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