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Turf toe
A sprain of the big toe joint resulting from injury during sports activities.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 18-year old male asked:
How do you treat turf toe?
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A 33-year old asked:
Are the symptoms of turf toe severe?
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A 32-year old asked:
What provides the best relief for turf toe?
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A 63-year old male asked:
What can done to ease the pain of "turf toe?"
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: turf toe?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Turf toe still hurts after 3 weeks. Why? Is this normal ?
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A 36-year old asked:
What can I do if my turf toe is not healing?
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A 17-year old female asked:
How to tell the difference between turf toe and broken? What are the treatments? How long for healing?
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A male asked:
I had turf toe before, but I'm not sure what is happening. My toe hurts like it is turf toe but it keeps coming back at random times pretty frequently?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Any experience with this: http://www.Myfootshop.Com/detail.Asp?Productid=732# for turf toe/spur at ball of foot on bottom? Good?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Turf toe keeps coming back and I keep making it worse and I can't even bend my toe. I'm in so much pain. What do I do? No treatments?since it's a toe?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Turf toe. Need inserts for dress shoes. What OTC material is best? Gel, foam? Pain exacerbated recently.
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A 25-year old male asked:
I've had turf toe for over a year now. It will start to get better but prolonged walking brings the pain back. Dont think fractured bc not extreme pain?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Daughter,16,injured toe last May(2015) in a soccer game, went to the doctors that dayand they said it was turf toe, she says it still hurts her, help!
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A 38-year old male asked:
I use voltaren (diclofenac) retard 100mg for my turf toe injury. It helps but is it safe to keep taking it for long?
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A 29-year old female asked about a 29-year old male:
Hi after running 2 days ago my sesamoid or turf toe has been really hurting and is swollen. It hurts constantly like a sprain. Did i break my toe?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Are bone spurs at the base of big toe (bottom) related to turf toe? Feel like spur needs soft cushion, but turf toe calls for hard extension. Confused
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A 40-year old male asked:
Is there a way to determine if I have turf toe vs a fracture without an X-ray and either way does the treatment vary?
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A 42-year old male asked:
I've injured my toe (turf toe) 9 weeks ago. X-rays show no fracture. There has been no bruising or any swelling. Why so long to heal?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Why is my right foot swollen after i have a large turf burn near my right calf? is my wound infected? it was 5 days ago, and still painful with inflammation and orangy discharge?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have a large turf burn right side near calf. there is this orange like fluid dripping down that i notice. my right foot is swollen on the right side as well, compared to my left.i have ben using hibiclens and otc antibiotic on wound. infection?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Can toes get arthritest?
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A 38-year old asked:
Do pins straighten toes?
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A 24-year old female asked:
How to make my toes longer?
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A 43-year old asked:
I'm 18. Why do my toes swell?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Color back to toes from corn?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can they shorten overgrown toes?
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A 36-year old asked:
Do curly toes need to be fixed in toddlers?
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A female asked:
My right toes haves no feeling what could that be?
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A 37-year old asked:
What do I do if i think i might have broken my toes?
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