Five things you need to know to relieve pain in the big toe joint

If your toes hurt, you're not alone. Pain in toe joints is a common problem, which may be caused by shoe incompatibility, high or low arch, little toe, arthritis or injury. Although relieving pain in the big toe joint can be quite difficult, especially if you have arthritis or hammerhead toe disease, this is not impossible and can be treated at home in most cases.

span= "article-image inner caption-class">woman with toe pain. (picture: zoonar rf/zoonar/getty images)

If you have toe pain, you are not alone. Pain in toe joints is a common problem, which may be caused by shoe incompatibility, high or low arch, little toe, arthritis or injury. Although relieving pain in the big toe joint can be quite difficult, especially if you have arthritis or hammerhead toe disease, this is not impossible and can be treated at home in most cases.