Arthritis in the foot (big toe) || What it feels like & why it happens

Arthritis is the wear of the normal lining or cartilage of the joint and can occur in any or multiple joints around the foot and ankle.

In most people, there is no definitive cause and probably relates to the enormous stresses across the joint even when walking.

We've asked expert orthopaedic surgeon Mr Paul Hamilton to explain what arthritis of the foot feels like and how it can be treated.

[Beachgirlhwy]

My feet feel like they’ve been beat with a sledge hammer. They hurt 24 hr a day.

[edwardbliss]

As if gout attacks in my foot weren't bad enough, now I have to deal with arthritis flare ups.

[tompetters]

Improperly treated gout caused arthritis in my big toe. I'm an avid runner now docile for last 6 months. Considering surgery.

[vxnommm]

When I bend my foot back or forth or just press against my top joint of my foot it’s like I have pain or when I press it against the floor on my tippy Toes on the floor

[viviennethornton]

I've got everything with my big toe, hallux limitus, rigidus turf toe, ... joints are a big problem as well. I've tried everything, all the scans in hospital. Only thing they can do is give painkillers and taping. Taping however is not that practical and is only practical for a few days. A brace doesn't do the job as well. I'm at wits end of what to do. Have it for 10 months now, due to injury

[michaelmaxwell]

I have pain on the top of my big toe with arthritis, but the bottom of my big toe has pain also. its feels like the pad is worn out. I don't understand why it feels different than the top pain.

[brendalg]

I did not notice I had any foot pain until I started tapering myself off of pain medication. I was told I add metatarsalgia. Then on x-ray showed that I had arthritis in my great toes. Is the ball of the foot pain caused by arthritis in the toes or is it separate?

[lornalisa]

Hello doctor,

I am in Denmark, where are you located in Britain.
I am only 32 years and i have foot arthritis. It's taken a toll on my body.

Please kindly help.

[richardbarton]

mine is the underside of the joint and feels like my foot has had the skin peeled off and burnt with a blow torch. wish i could do a job that involved less time on my feet . Going to try and loose weight !

[rioblakeman]

How is it I show nearly every symptom of this at 21 years old because I got stepped on playing football in highschool

[rajakhan-lryx]

id toe cracking when i walk all time arthiritis?

[rajakhan-lryx]

i am facing constant toe cracks when i walk all the time and it gets painful sometimes

[rishitapatodia]

How to treat arthritis of sesamoid bone

[MissBrandiTownsend]

How can someone keep fit if their foot is in pain???

[kimberlyadams]

Im not sure what is making my joints in my feet swell.. Im only 36 yrs old. I wonder if fibromyalgia can cause this pain??? Because i have fibro.. and have had similar pain in other joints in my body. I just soak my feet in epsom salt and other ingrediants that i add then. I end up rubbing some good old smelly bengay on them.lol it helps.. does arthritis. Make the joint inflammed?? Because my joint on the side of my foot sticks out.
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[emilyanderson]

Has ANY of this been reviewed and fact-checked by Infowars Health?

[zo]

What does it mean if my toes and feet crack all the time? And my feet hurt along the arch. Pls someone answer I’m concerned

[hiimisabel]

My big toe hurts and keeps cracking after intervals of time. Does anybody know what is causing this?

[blaketrujillo]

What if my feet have this sensation every 30 or so seconds to a minute where a tingly and shocking feeling goes through them simultaneously and it hurts and feels like needles are coming out of my feet... is this arthritis

[mokhoelemahao]

This days after standing almost the whole day my feet kills me cause of extreme pain