All our Articles about Toe Conditions

“(My toe) is numb right now, but it hurts.” Way back in 1998, Deion Sanders, a defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, was riding high, as in the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. Then he suffered what seemed to be a fairly innocuous injury to his left big toe. But it ended up described as a “rare and unusual read more »

Gout is a type of arthritis that’s aggravated by high levels of uric acid in the blood. With an accumulation of uric acid in the bloodstream, it then crystallizes in the joints, and results in what’s known as “Gout”. Often affecting the big toe, gout has moderate to intense joint pain, swelling, redness, and limited range of motion. The pain read more »

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A study published in May suggested that players who slide headfirst increased their risk of injury as compared with those who lead with their feet.

Couples who live together come to share similar communities of bodily bacteria — especially on the feet. Read the full article at: www.nytimes.com

Like the movie “Fight Club”, the Sourtoe Cocktail Club has but one rule. “You can drink it fast, or you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the Toe.” If you choose to accept that macabre challenge, the toe that touches your lips will be one in a series of a dozen or more mummified, but authentically human read more »

Crafted from leather and wood, the ancient Egyptian prosthesis was was adjusted to precisely fit its wearer's foot

Numbness, tingling of the toes or a burning sensation in the feet are collectively known as paresthesia. It can result from many causes, and its significance can vary from trivial to life-threatening. So how can you tell numbness, tingling, and burning that can be safely ignored from that which requires a doctor’s attention? Lack of sensation in the toes or read more »

Patients are prescribed medications to help treat various ailments from infections to high blood pressure to cancer. Everybody knows medications have a long list of side effects. But did you know that some of these side effects can actually affect your feet? That’s right, medications can cause foot pain and other conditions. So if you start taking a new medication read more »

A fungal nail infection can imperil your feet and make wearing shoes very uncomfortable. It can severely discolor, distort, thicken and split your nails as they become more brittle. Treatments usually require the care of...