Stiffness of the great toe due to injury by stubbing the toe, or to arthritic change. Formula. Prickly Ash bark 1; Celery 1; Bogbean 1; Guaiacum quarter. Dose: in a cup of Dandelion coffee. Powders: 500mg (two 00 capsules or one-third teaspoon). Liquid extracts: half-1 teaspoon. Tinctures: 1-2 teaspoons. Thrice daily.
Bamboo gum.
Topical. Castor oil pack. Hot poultice of Lobelia and Comfrey. Gentle manipulation to induce a wider range of movement. Chamomile foot baths.
Loss of movement in the large joint at the base of the big toe as a result of osteoarthritis.
The joint is usually tender and swollen.
Treatment of hallux rigidus comprises resting the toe and wearing a support insert in the shoe.
Surgery may be required.
Sti?ness of the joint between the great toe and the foot, which induces pain on walking. It is usually due to a crush injury or stubbing of the toe. Such stubbing is liable to occur in adolescents with a congenitally long toe. If trouble-some, the condition is treated by an operation to create a false joint.
painful stiffness and enlargement of the metatarsophalangeal joint, at the base of the big toe, resulting from osteoarthritis. Unlike *hallux valgus, men are more commonly affected than women. Conservative treatment is often successful, but in some cases surgery (e.g. *cheilectomy, *arthrodesis, or *arthroplasty) is required.
Outward displacement of the great toe – always associated with a bunion (see CORNS AND BUNIONS). It is due to the pressure of footwear on an unduly broad foot. In adolescents, this broad foot is inherited; in adults it is due to splaying of the foot as a result of loss of muscle tone. The bunion is produced by pressure of the footwear on the protruding base of the toe. In mild cases the wearing of comfortable shoes may be all that is needed. In more severe cases the bunion may need to be removed, while in the most severe the operation of ARTHROPLASTY may be needed.... hallux valgus
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