For such a small body part, your big toe can cause enormous pain — and when it wakes you in the middle of the night, the sensation is impossible to ignore. As it turns out, this type of pain is ...

Ingrown toenails can be caused by too-tight shoes, a fungal infection, or improperly cutting your nails.

Have you ever kicked off your shoes after a long day and realized your big toe was throbbing? If so, you aren’t alone. Big toe joint pain is a common, but crippling, foot problem. Thankfully, various ...

Sometimes, “your feet are the first place where you can see warning signs of things like diabetes or vascular disease or even skin cancer,” says Hira Mirza, a podiatrist at CLS Health in Houston. “If ...

I spent years hoping-slash-deluding myself into believing that my own ingrown big toenails, caused by years of too-tight cleats and heels, were not that disruptive to my life and would eventually ...

A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. A metatarsal is one of the five long bones of the forefoot and phalanxes (phalanges) are small bones of the big toe. A ...

Toe and foot pain are no joke — they can be very uncomfortable and affect your everyday activities. Gout and turf toe are two conditions that can cause pain and swelling of your big toe and its joints ...

Have you ever found yourself half awaking from sleep, dashing to the bathroom, only to bump your foot on the bed or other ...

A stubbed toe may cause breaks, sprains, broken nails, and infections. Pain and other symptoms that persist might indicate a serious injury that may require medical attention. The pain of a stubbed ...