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Turf Toe Treatment in Sinnamon Park

Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sprain, or Turf Toe, is a condition where the ligament underneath your big toe hyperextends causing a sprain and damaging the plantar capsuloligamentous complex.

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About the condition

What is Turf Toe?

Turf toe is a sprain of the big toe due to the hyperextension of the ligament under the big toe, which leads to damage of the plantar capsuloligamentous complex. This may cause tearing or disruption of these structures, destabilising the big toe joint.

Turf toe is a graded condition with recovery times ranging from 2-12 weeks depending on severity. This condition is common in those who play football and athletes who sprint or jump a lot.

Causes

What are the causes?

Turf Toe is caused when you sprain your big toe by bending it too far or too forcefully. This happens when you plant your toe and raise your heel.

Usually during playing sports, for example, when you are pushing off the ground to start running and your toe gets stuck on the ground.

Symptoms

What are the symptoms?

Symptoms may vary due to severity of the condition, but may include:

  • Pain, swelling and bruising in the front of your foot
  • Inability to bend your big toe down
  • Inability to weight-bear
  • A loose joint that can dislocate
Treatment

Treatment for Turf Toe

This condition is treated with rest, ice and physical therapy; your physiotherapist will use soft tissue release and strengthening exercises to treat turf toe.

Along with:

Your physiotherapist may recommend a splint to be worn at night to stretch and realign your toe joint.

  • Soft tissue release
  • Taping& Bracing
  • Stretching exercises
  • Strengthening exercises
  • Shockwave therapyfor the chronic condition
  • TECAR therapy for the acute condition
  • Self management techniques
  • Tailored exercise program
  • Education on footwear
  • Custom Foot Orthotics
Self care

What can I do at home?

There are several things you can do from home to help relieve the pain of turf toe.

They include:

  • Resting the foot and limiting physical activity
  • Icing the inflamed area every 2-3 hrs for 20-minutes
  • Elevating
  • Compression
Where to find us

Treating Turf Toe in Sinnamon Park

Sinnamon Park Village, 3/58 Oldfield Road — ground floor, parking at the door. Patients come to us from across Brisbane’s western suburbs.

Sinnamon ParkJindaleeMount OmmaneySeventeen Mile RocksRiverhillsMiddle ParkWestlakeSumnerDarraOxleyCorindaJamboree Heights

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Get it assessed properly

The sooner this is looked at, the shorter the recovery usually is. Book online in under a minute, or call and describe what is going on.

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