Intermittent toe pain

[MoxMonkey]

Over the past two weeks my right toe has had intermittent pain, I believe it's 'ring finger' toe.

Sometimes it hurts with shoes on, sometimes with shoes off. Sometimes I can play without much pain, other times I feel it in every step. Putting on certain shoes that I own cause it to hurt a while, even after wearing them just a minute or so.

I would describe the level of pain as mild to occasionally moderate. I tend to want limp a bit, but, it's not so bad, and I can walk normal through the pain with minimal effort, although the pain usually does not go away. The toe itself looks normal and doesn't hurt much to the touch, even when pressure is applied. The only time I can illicit pain from it is with lateral/downward pressure, and then only sometimes.

The main reason I bring this up is this issue hasn't got much better or worse over the past couple days, anyone have any knowledge/experience on something like this.

 

[Rosstour]

I'm struggling with something similar in the second toe. It's a gait thing, I think. Too much pressure on that toe while walking, bc my right arch is on its way out

 

[bigR]

Is your plantar (bottom) surface of your foot ok? Have you checked your fibularis group of muscles?

It could be morton’s toe or worse morton’s neuroma. Morton’s toe is when your 2nd toe is longer than your first and like the prior poster said it affects the way your gait falls in that toe joint area.

I have a morton’s toe and have had luck lately with actively extending my toes to activate the top foot group of muscles which helps support your gait. Although mine is most apparent in the big toe.

Neuroma is pretty tough and I’m not sure what to do there.

There are other toes like hammer toe and claw toe you may search that could be your problem.

 

[MoxMonkey]

I discovered it was a corn growing between my toes. It wasn't until I looked between them that I saw it. I never considered this, and thought it was something else.

 

[GAS]

You posted before you actually looked at the foot! You're a true TTW'er, well done.

 

[MoxMonkey]

Yeah. The corn was between my toes, and isn't visible from top or bottom, I had to separate the toes to notice it