When I was in ninth grade my big toe joint swelled and hurt. The school nurse wasn’t very sympathetic. She blamed it on my shoes.
Maybe so.
But they were cute. Cheap but cute.
They probably caused me to curl my toes to hold them on my feet.
But according to Doctors Travell & Simons MD, bunions (enlarged big toe joints) show up more in certain ethnic groups than others. They also said there may be a strong hereditary component. (If your parent had them, you have a good chance to have them, too.)
There are several possible causes for pain in your big toe joint.
Bunions cause a muscle imbalance which just makes matters worse. It causes Continue reading “Pain In Your Big Toe, Big Toe Joint Pain”
