Broken Pinky Toe – Puffy Padding on Adjacent Toe
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Dear TAI Experts:
I badly broke my “pinky” toe about six months ago and it has healed a little deformed (not really a problem). Since then I have developed on the same foot a strange extra thick padding on the arch (Toe arch, for the lack of a better term) UNDER my middle TOE. It isn’t painful, just feels wierd. It’s like a puffy spot ???
Answer
I cannot comment specifically on your foot without an examination, but I can make some general recommendations. The “popping” sound often heard at joints can be made by a lot of different things, which include gas being released in the joint, a tendon snapping over bone, two joint surfaces sliding past each other, etc. I generally recommend that unless it is painful or limits function in some capacity, it really isn’t something to worry about. If it is limiting or painful you should follow up with your doctor or a physical therapist.
Amy Temes, PT, DPT
Broken Pinky Toe – Puffy Padding on Adjacent Toe
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