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Can toes be sprained?
yes you could sprain your toe because i sprained my pinky toe before
Do you need crutches for a badly sprained toe?
Wear a solid shoe with a stiff sole to protect the injured toe and keep it stable. Avoid shoes that put pressure on the toe. As long as you are careful, you should not need crutches for a sprained toe.
What happent to people with gout?
The number of people that have Gout is about 1-2 % of the population. Gout is pooling of fluid in the big toe that causes the toe to be swollen, hot and inflamed.
If someone kicked your toe is it sprained or broken?
If it is sore it is either just sore, bruised, sprained or broken.
What is podagra?
Gout of the foot, esp. the big toe.
What is the difference between a sprain toe and a toe with gout?
A sprain is damage to ligaments and tissue around the joint which Will heal in time. In a toe with gout you have a situation where shards of uric acid crystals have settled in the joint and caused inflammation resulting in excruciating pain.
Identify the area of the foot that is usually affected by gout?
Gout most often affects one joint in the big toe (i.e. podagra).
If your toe is sprained will you have to get surgery?
No. Sprains typically require little more than bracing and time to heal.
Why is toe bashing bad in soccer?
Because you can break your toe! I have been playing soccer since I was 6, everytime I kicked with my toe I either sprained/broke it or got pulled out of the next 2 games.
What is it called when uric acid deposits in the big toe?
Gout is the name of the illness that is the result of uric acid crystals depositing in the big toe joint.
Are Gout and Turf Toe the same?
No gout is generally the result of high uric acid in the blood stream. Often the first symptoms of this disease starts with excruciating pain at the top of the big toe joint. On the other hand "turf toe" is a painful condition at the base of the big toe. often as a result of athletic activities on hard surfaces, turf toe is more prevalent among athletes that compete on artificial turf.
Can gout cause itching?
I was diagnosed with gout last week with my first horribly painful attack on a toe on my left foot. It has been about 7 days since the attack first came about. The itching on that one toe has been intense for the last day. I'm doing a search on the internet for itching & gout. With all that I'm reading, it appears it is quite common to have the intense itching associated with a gout attack.
