10 Reasons Why You Might Have Toe Pain Charlotte Hilton Andersen
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Understanding toe pain
If you ve ever stubbed your toe walking to the bathroom in the dark then you understand that for something so tiny, a toe can cause real agony. Your toes may be small but they play an important role in your body, making up one-third of your foot stability. Think of your foot like a three-legged stool, supported by your heel, big toe/ball of your foot, and the remaining toes, says Kenneth Jung, MD, orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.