What is the cause of big toe pain?

The big toe bone actually refers to the bone below the big toe on the sole of the foot. Since the formation of each person's foot is different, the size of their big toe bones is also different. And when you walk in your daily life, you must pay attention to your walking posture, especially female friends should avoid wearing shoes that squeeze the big toe bone. If you don't pay attention, it will easily cause big toe pain. So what are the causes of big toe pain?

1. What is the cause of big toe pain?

Experts say that big toe pain is mainly caused by big toe disease. The main symptoms of big toe deformity are deformity and pain. The severity of foot pain is not proportional to the degree of deformity. Sometimes the big toe deformity is severe but the pain is not obvious. However, most patients with severe deformities will experience varying degrees of big toe pain.

The main reason for big toe pain is that the protruding part of the metatarsal head is squeezed and rubbed by the shoe upper for a long time, which causes local skin thickening and bone hyperplasia, and may also cause bunions under the skin, causing redness, swelling and pain. In addition, the second toe protrudes toward the instep, and frequent friction may cause problems such as corns, which can also cause pain.

2. What to do if your big toe hurts

2.1. Avoiding wearing pointed high-heeled leather shoes for a long time is the main measure to prevent hallux valgus. On daily basis, you should try to choose shoes with a wider front and no high heels, especially when exercising or walking long distances.

2.2. Whenever you have the chance, you should relax your feet and wear shoes with heels lower than 2cm to allow the skin of your feet to breathe.

2.3. Hallux valgus deformity, local pain, affecting walking, capsulitis, local ulceration and infection.

2.4. For mild hallux valgus, a cotton pad can be placed between the first and second toes, and a straight splint can be fastened on the inside of the big toe at night to gradually straighten the big toe.

2.5. The pain of hallux valgus is mainly caused by the protruding part of the metatarsal head being squeezed and rubbed by the shoe upper for a long time, which causes local skin thickening and bone hyperplasia, and may also produce bursae and bursitis under the skin, causing redness, swelling and pain. In addition, the second toe protrudes toward the instep, and frequent friction may cause problems such as corns, which can also cause pain.

3. Precautions for big toe pain

If patients with bunion feel pain, it is best to seek timely treatment according to the condition and say goodbye to the pain as soon as possible. Patients with symptomatic inflammation should undergo surgical treatment in a timely manner.

What are the common hazards of big toe bones?

1. Having hallux valgus will affect the patient's joints. Because the forefoot becomes wider and the transverse arch collapses, hallux valgus will more or less occur when walking. This will lead to changes in the weight-bearing surface of the ankle joint, causing traumatic inflammation of the ankle joint and pain. The harm of hallux valgus can even affect the knee joint, hip joint and even the waist.

2. Clinically, bunion will affect the patient's walking. Due to long-term friction, the soft tissue on the inner side of the first metatarsal head grows and thickens, causing local aseptic inflammation to form bursitis and severe pain, which affects the patient's walking. These are all due to the harm of the big toe bone.

3. With the aggravation of the degree of big toe, the inversion of the first metatarsal bone becomes more and more serious. The first metatarsal head of the big toe patient is squeezed and rubbed more aggravated, the local bursa is thickened, and bone spurs proliferate to form a large bone crutch. The harm of big toe bone will make the forefoot wider, making it difficult for patients with big toe bone to choose a pair of suitable and beautiful shoes. When the hot summer comes, they cannot wear sandals because they think their feet are not beautiful or even ugly.