Pain in the toes: causes of sore toes or toe pain
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What is toe pain and what causes toe pain or toe pain? Pain in your toe is an uncomfortable feeling in one of your toes. The toe is an excellent and independently movable part of your foot. Each foot has 14 toes; the big toe (also called 'big toe') has two toes, the other toes three. The toes play an important role in walking. The toenail is the hard protection on the top of a toe and contains horn dust. Your toes are made up not only of phalanges, but also of joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels. All of these parts of a toe can cause pain, such as from trauma, infection or some other cause. Pain in the toe can be short or constant. Pain in the toe can include a stinging, throbbing, burning, or tingling sensation. Pain in one toe or several toes can be quite disabling. The main causes of pain in toes are reviewed.
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What is toe pain and what causes toe pain or toe pain? Pain in your toe is an uncomfortable feeling in one of your toes. The toe is an excellent and independently movable part of your foot. Each foot has 14 toes; the big toe (also called 'big toe') has two toes, the other toes three. The toes play an important role in walking. The toenail is the hard protection on the top of a toe and contains horn dust. Your toes are made up not only of phalanges, but also of joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels. All of these parts of a toe can cause pain, for example as a result of trauma, infection or some other cause. Pain in the toe can be short or constant. Pain in the toe may include a stinging, throbbing, burning, or tingling sensation. Pain in one toe or several toes can be quite disabling. The main causes of pain in toes are reviewed.
Cause pain in toes
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Pain in toes due to chilblains Pain in toe due to broken toe Bruised toe Pain in the big toe due to a peat toe Big toe wear (hallux rigidus) Calluses and corns Growing toenail Hallux valgus (crooked big toe) Hammer toes / claw toes Burning pain in forefoot and toes due to Morton's neuroma Pain in big toe due to gout Tingling due to Raynaud's phenomenon Sore toes due to athlete's foot Painful neuropathy in diabetes Pain in toe due to osteoarthritis Cuticle inflammation Toes hurt from stiff flat feet
Pain in toes due to chilblains
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Chilblains
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Toe pain from broken toe
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A broken toe is relatively common and is often the result of injury or trauma. Symptoms of a broken toe
Bruised toe
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With a bruised toe
Pain in big toe due to peat toe
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A peat toe is an injury to the main joint of the big toe. The medical name is sprain
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Big toe wear (hallux rigidus)
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Hallux is the Latin name for 'big toe' and rigidus means 'stiff'. Literally translated, hallux rigidus means: 'stiff big toe
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Hallux is the Latin name for 'big toe' and rigidus means 'stiff'. Literally translated, hallux rigidus therefore means: 'stiff big toe
Calluses and corns
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A corn
Growing toenail
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An ingrown toenail
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Hammer toes / claw toes
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Claw toes and hammer toes are often used interchangeably, but they are different conditions that are similar. A hammer toe
Forefoot and toe burning pain due to Morton's neuroma
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The Morton's neuroma is a thickening or tightness in the sensory nerve of the toes. The Morton's neuroma is usually located between the third and fourth toes, counting from the big toe. This condition often arises from wearing shoes that are too narrow or high heels. The condition is more commonly seen in women. A burning pain in the forefoot
Big toe pain due to gout
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Gout is a rheumatic disease in which an acute inflammation of the joints occurs as a result of the precipitation of uric acid crystals in the joints. This is because the metabolism in the body does not work properly, as a result of which uric acid accumulates. A first gout attack often turns into chronic gout. The first complaint with gout is the sudden appearance of a warm, red, swollen
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Gout is a rheumatic disease in which an acute inflammation of the joints occurs as a result of the precipitation of uric acid crystals in the joints. This is because the metabolism in the body does not go down properly, as a result of which uric acid accumulates. A first gout attack often turns into chronic gout. The first complaint with gout is the sudden appearance of a warm, red, swollen
Tingling from Raynaud's phenomenon
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Raynaud's phenomenon is a vascular disease, in which your toes and fingers are temporarily less circulated because of the contraction of the vascular wall muscles. This is mainly triggered by cold or (strong) emotions, such as fear, agitation or excitement. Due to poor circulation, toes and / or fingers first turn white, then blue and finally red or purple. Your toes may also feel numb and cold. If the blood flow starts up again, you will get tingling
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Raynaud's phenomenon is a vascular disease, in which your toes and fingers are temporarily less supplied with blood, which is because the vascular wall muscles contract. This is mainly triggered by cold or (strong) emotions, such as fear, agitation or excitement. Due to poor circulation, toes and / or fingers first turn white, then blue and finally red or purple. Your toes may also feel numb and cold. If the blood circulation starts up again, you will get tingling
Sore toes due to athlete's foot
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Athlete's foot is a common skin condition caused by fungi that affect the horny layer of the epidermis. An inflammatory reaction develops, resulting in scaling, a burning sensation and (painful) chaps between the toes. There may also be (dried-in) itchy blisters on the soles of the feet or red, scaly skin abnormalities. The nails of the toes may also be affected. This is going to be fungus
Painful neuropathy in diabetes
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If the blood sugar of a diabetic patient is regularly too high, nerves can be damaged. This is called nerve damage or neuropathy. The sensory disturbances normally start in the toes or on the soles of the feet. This form of pain is often experienced as sharp, stabbing, burning
Toe pain due to osteoarthritis
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Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disorder in which the joint cartilage deteriorates in quality. Over time, the cartilage may even be whole, with the adjacent bone growing. Osteoarthritis is characterized by pain (joint pain)
Cuticle inflammation
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Cuticle inflammation
Toes hurt from stiff flat feet
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Two types of flat feet are distinguished: the flexible and the stiff flat foot. The flexible flat foot is the most common. The feet lower when you are flat on the ground. If you stand on your toes, you will see a nice arch of the foot by tightening the muscles. With the stiff flat foot, your foot stays flat when you stand on your toes.