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What causes this burning feeling in my big toe

A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Oberman
Podiatry 33 years experience
Inflammed nerve: Burning is often associated with a nerve. You may have a neuroma which is an enlarged portion of nerve. This is often caused by ill fitting shoes or n... Read More
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Dr. Arnold Beresh
Podiatry 43 years experience
See a podiatrist: For long term problems you need to see a doctor to determine if you nerve damage or a neuroma.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Kass
Podiatry 30 years experience
I would : Discontinue any ballet until I saw the foot doctor. Ice the region and make sure to wear a shoe/sneaker with an arch support until you can be evaluate... Read More
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Dr. Derrick Tolbert-Walker
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Ice, rest, pain meds: The injury during "ballet class' may have caused a sprain or strain in the muscles or tendons in your foot. Acutely, after the injury I would ice the ... Read More
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Dr. Warren Strudwick
Sports Medicine 32 years experience
May be serious: You may have strained your tarsal-metatarsal joint or may have developed degenerative changes in that area. It would be best to see an orthopedic foot... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julie Abbott
Preventive Medicine 47 years experience
It might be: That is a lot of surgery on a relatively small structure...lots of nerves affected. Nerve injury can often result in a burning and numb feeling. So I ... Read More
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Dr. Rose marie Sotolongo
Podiatry 31 years experience
Need xray: It may be fractured, torn ligament, bad sprain of first metatarsophalangeal joint. Recommend local podiatrist or foot ortho physician. Rest ice and ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Lullove
Podiatry 21 years experience
Nerve entrapment: Burning pain associated in the foot is mostly from nerve entrapment syndrome. This is caused by over-pronation of the foot and thus causes instabilit... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Kass
Podiatry 30 years experience
Ingrown toenail: Infection, possibly gout.
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A male asked:
Dr. Mary Engrav
Dr. Mary Engravanswered
Emergency Medicine 33 years experience
There : There are several different possibilities for this: 1. If you are having pain when you walk, it could be a morton's neuroma (this is a benign-noncanc... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Kass
Podiatry 30 years experience
Neuropathy: Could be low back nerve impingement, tarsal tunnel, vitamin deficiency, systemic disease, side effect of medication etc etc...See a doc...
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A male asked:
Dr. Mary Engrav
Dr. Mary Engravanswered
Emergency Medicine 33 years experience
There : There are several possibilities for this such as morton's neuroma which is basically a nerve that has enlarged. Morton's neuroma does not hurt when w... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Wells
Psychiatry 46 years experience
It depends.: A burning sensation on the top of a big toe might have many causes. When did the burning sensation start? Is it intermittent or constant? Is there any... Read More
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