How to Treat Turf Toe

Turf toe may not sound serious, but it can end an athlete's career. Learn how to treat sports injuries in this video on health and rehab.

[@MichaelMazzone]

True Athletes get Turf Toe.

[@Nuri-nf6yi]

😌 Agreed

[@DbolOnlyGangster]

I got it in BJJ and Jesus Christ I had to do a tournament with combat ineffective toe 🤣

[@terrellbobby993]

I have this

[@Nuri-nf6yi]

@@terrellbobby993 same😌 I got it last year in the spring and it still hurts

[@4xharley744]

I got it in middle school soccer 😂

[@mackredsnapper]

Way back when I was in high school I had turf toe during track season and it still lingered well into the next football season. It was one of the most painful nagging injuries I've ever experienced.

[@TabNaji]

Same

[@lbj2320]

same. unbelieable how long it stays with you

[@burneraccount1592]

How’d you get past it?

[@mackredsnapper]

@@burneraccount1592 It eventually healed on it's own but I remember it was still tender for well over a year after it "healed."

[@haux522]

@@mackredsnapper mine still hurts

[@user-cr5ei7jl8n]

Doctor said ...sit and do nothing..physical therapists give us solutions.thanks

[@Mestizo_Jeg]

Literally though

[@JonezBBQ]

I believe that’s because that’s all they’re qualified to do

[@serrielu8025]

Bc that’s what you want to do after the injury. do nothing means R I C E. Even this guy says first you want to immobilize.

[@bossipaul8271]

The best thing that really helped with healing it fast and reducing the pain is to *elevate your foot above your heart* not only while you sleep but as much as you can during your awake hours as well.

[@serrielu8025]

Rice.

[@cristianplaza1466]

How ti do it please ?

[@cristianplaza1466]

I mean position ?

[@mrc.p8423]

@@cristianplaza1466 lie down and put cushions under your foot to elevevate it higher than the rest of your body

[@Trish0825]

Hi Russ! Just checking out your video - thanks! I like the long toe flexor training. I also commonly see turf toe with laterally dominant athletes who roll off the 1st MTP with an externally rotated LE. Trying to correct the lateral dominance and lack of DF has also been helpful! Trish (now in Oregon)

[@anaszamel4594]

thanks, for this info, i am a strongman and we have event calls truck pull and it had caused me a turf toe, it is great now that i know how to treat it

[@mmafaz1968]

Very helpful , thank you.

[@jo-joreeves3798]

Just depends on which way it flexes when you hurt it like in my case it bent down and injured my dorsal side

[@the_DOS]

This guy is legit.

[@lbj2320]

thats exactly what your mom said about him too , referring to last night.

[@hollyvelocitygrl]

I didn't suffer an impact, I just developed it slowly over a long period time (if turf toe is what I have that is. Or maybe it's gout). My toe has grown out to the side a bit & is sore when I walk. And it's like it is closer to the floor when I'm in my joggers (than my other toe/foot)

[@Rohan0320]

How is it now?

[@presequegbs7243]

I’d appreciate a respond because I can’t afford a MRI and I’m not sure what grade I have and how to approach recovery. I didn’t hyperextend the big toe joint instead I hyperflexed it. I’m not sure how to go about treating it. It’s been swelled for a little while now and still hurts. There was slight bruising but nothing too bad.

[@reneperezz]

I've had this for about a year or so. It's still the same. I never went to the doc either.

[@jakechamberlain2206]

Hows it now?

[@stephansharps4440]

2:17 kid checks to make sure his nuts aren't showing.

[@djangounchained2754]

😁😁😁😁😁😀😂😂😂

[@anthonydos7506]

Yea jus what I noticed....😁 wtf doc hold up my nuts r dropping out 😂😂😂

[@Coldbrookdangee]

I’m an electrician and I have this right now from walking on an awkward rebar mattress at work while laying a deck.

[@MajinMan]

but i don't understand something, if the toe's ligament of the plantar side is the ones getting hurt.. how come it hurts from the dorsal side? X_X

[@tarantino1983]

a question did you return to the complete movement?it happen to me 30 days ago and there are no breakes bone(i have done a x ray), but actually i can't do the complete movement...

[@nes8i7t]

@MrSanchez93 howz the toe now? ive got it rite now and im wondering how long did it take for you?

[@lillyetzel9138]

Im a level 4 cheerleader and I got this in October from landing one of my tumbling passes with my toe bent upwards and Ive been told by my dad I just need to stretch and im fine but last night at practice I was stunting (every time im in practice or doin any physical activity the ball of my foot of my big toe hurts like im stepping on a knife) an it was hurting so bad I wanted to cry but I fought through it. But then my stunt fell and my flyer fell on my toe and I just started crying. My coach called her mom (she works at first aid) and she came to look at it and she said it was most likely a turf toe or a small possibility of a stress fracture. It wouldn't bother me so much if I haven't had competition today in like 5 hours...

[@v3rgilspar2a]

+Lilly xoxo stretching it just make things worse and extends the healing periode from 2 weeks to months ..just rest and avoid walking on toes as possible as you can

[@amirand10879]

Do you laugh about it now ? How'd it heal

[@Gabe-zz5gw]

I think I have turf toe in a way.. I was riding one of those y flicker scooter and wasn't wearing shoes... was wearing socks and sandals (I learned my lesson).. i picked up too much speed while trying to turn and flipped the scooter as I was sent leaning back. My foot kicked the cement road kind of hard in the position described but luckily i guess it's not my big toe that hurts.. it's my three middles toes. I'm hoping it's just sprained and I didn't break anything. We'll see how it feels tomorrow morning. If any medical pros see my comment I'd greatly appreciate an opinion!

[@darkayser]

thx doc ..i have no idea how to improve my toe strg ...

[@attombennet520]

Thanks so much

[@jo-joreeves3798]

It could be either side to get hurt just depends on how it got injured like in my case itt bent down and got hurt so it injured my dorsal ligament....just depends

[@TheMythTheMagic]

happened to me 3 weeks ago at jud i think. Haven't seen a doctor yet. will do though.

[@daniyal9036]

The issue in my country was that many doctors hadn’t heard about this injury so instead of them telling me what to do, I researched well and then went to see my physio-therapist who also had not heard about this injury but because of what I directly suggested to him, he researched it and then treated it as such. I am now feeling much better. His main instruction for the ligament to heal was not to bend it forward or backwards and ice the area 3-4 times a day. Depending on the injury the rest varies, in my case he told me to stop playing football for 4 weeks with continues icing and avoid bending while walking. After that I went to get my toe checked every week and it got better every time. Rest and icing are the main ingredient which can fix ligament injuries. My current position is that my injury is healed about 70% after which my doc told me to rest and ice for another week then after he has assessed the area, I’ll probably be allowed to get back into my sport.

[@yungjan3908]

Hey, how are you feeling now? The doctors told me to just rest and everything should be better after about a week but it’s been more than a month now. Like yourself this injury is not well known in my country so I’m unsure what to do

[@daniyal9036]

@@yungjan3908 so fast forward to where I am now, I kinda didn't fully listen to my doctor and got back back to my sport earlier then what was suggested which had an adverse effect on my toe. I also haven't done any strengthening exercises which would have helped I guess. So right now, I can play and run but I can't bend it 100% like I used to and push off it meaning I can't put full weight on it. So doing split lunges is hard when I switch to this leg at the back where my toe has to bend so I have to angle my foot in a way that my big injured toe doesn't bend that much, the weight is on my smaller toes. Also I have realized shoes play a huge role in healing, wearing hard sole shoes which are padded on the inside are better than thinner soled shoes because they provide much more support. So in short my injury is stuck at 70% healed. I think the other 30% can be fixed with rehab exercises, I just haven't gotten to them yet.

[@daniyal9036]

@@yungjan3908 So my current situation is that my toe is only healed up 70%. The other 30% requires rehab exercises. I can't fully bend my injured toe or put full weight on it when I bend it. Wearing hard soled shoes helps a lot rather than thin shoes. Doing lunges is really hard because it's hard to fully bend the injured toe, instead I have to adjust my angle to divide the weight on my smaller toes. When moving around the toe doesn't hurt st all, now it just hurts when I bend it all the way back and then put force or weight on it. I'm pretty sure rehab exercises can fix it, I just haven't gotten around to them.

[@azanrashid2270]

I had the turf toe for very long time it heals with the time but not properly i think I still have pain in upper part of knuckle, it hurts whenever i push my toe backwards Any advise??

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

everybody says you have to have downward blow to the heel. not true.

[@harshmarathe4791]

I'm playing dotch ball. And i was running and ball comes suddenly and it smashed to my head and i fall

[@lamarioterry461]

I been watching soo many videos been dealing with sprain big toe since October!!!!!!!! It has gotten better still miss aligned! Some pain ... with certain shoes

[@smoothballer6682]

I just did this today playing basketball... felt the pop right away and i got a game on Tuesday help???

[@kiccshen8876]

From my experience, you have to stop any exercises and pay attention to walking carefully as well.. I had a football match a period of time after I got turf toe, and I guessed I was OK to do all of those things. But the fact is I had to spend longer time to recover. The most important thing is to immobilize your injured foot until I won't feel any pain. Or you could suffer longer.. Hope you get better soon

[@Walter.H.White1]

I had to play through this in about 3 practices and 1 game. I couldnt explain it to my coach it just hurt so much

[@EMPOR5615]

you built different if you played with this bro.

[@mstevefc1667]

Bro I feel you. I’ve had to play with this for so many games

[@Rusher2324]

Same here bro, how long does it stay?

[@Walter.H.White1]

@@Rusher2324 For me I got it treated after a month but it came back after. I had to get it treated again and luckily it never came back

[@c0l754]

stop saying "bro"

[@uli9084]

Very clear. I still have a question. I love to train martial arts. Is it better to choose a martial art where you can train with shoes on? I trainend karate but I can imagine when you hit someone full contact with your toe isn't gonna be nice especially for your self! Also wondering the impact with the more ''jumping arts'' like tae kwondo.

[@uli9084]

thanks for the tip, but I do not have the patience still for taichi

[@uli9084]

Haha, yeah torture can be a nice feeling in MA, lol strange but true.. still a great puzzle for me though, love MA. Some martial arts have shoes, wing chun, krav maga but I wonder of not more then 3 hours karate can do that damage. If you walk the other hours on good shoes.

[@uli9084]

yeah, that is one of the better alternatives, as long as I can move my toe I will go on training. have nice day

[@jcEightySeven]

It ended my soccer days 2 years ago and i still don't know what to do. Its developed into Arthritis around the joint too... Can anyone help?

[@CKDSurvivor04]

I got a turf toe from an unexpected cause: a shoe. Got it a week and a half ago and it felt like a break. Went to Urgent Care and they said it was a sprain. After doing research, I found out it was clearly Turf Toe. Diagram explains it too. I was wearing sandals that had a platform heel thing. Then that night I wore regular heels. I thought my feet just needed a break. At least I'm doing better now. Hot washcloth helped too. Still have to be careful though.

[@buttsheeve]

Started my football season a while ago. It has ended a while ago too. I've been in my off-season for a long time now and I still inflame it from jogging or just getting my exercise I need. I'm wondering if I have turf toe because I have the pain exactly where he pointed it out.

[@amrbasri68]

Hi can u please explain to me what turned out to be ur toe issue and if u treated it how did u go about doing tht

[@noahcameron2101]

I got it and I keep going to practice and stuff and ice it when I get home it really hurts though jus dont wanna lose my starting spot

[@Vvsvibes22]

Noah relax instead of worrying about losing your spot make sure ur 100 % first when your not playing work on your mentality and attitude thats what u need

[@mryan4452]

@@Vvsvibes22 sound advice

[@cmhcraft12]

I had this same exact scenario happen to me, last night, at my TaeKwonDo practice.... Well, before the actual class started... A 7-year-old tackled me from behind, I tried to get out of his grab, darted away from him, and he fell onto my heel, while my big toe was still flat on the ground.... Never seen anything like this, so I thought it would be better in the morning.... It's a BIT better, but this video clears it up, nicely. :)

[@dj-uk3gd]

it gone?

[@sagargahatraj5196]

I had turf toe but i neglected and played my soccer game regularly . I took rest and started to heal but again goes for game . Then later it hurts really bad and now i am taking rest . Do someone knows can i play soccer again ?? ⚽

[@amrbasri68]

Should i rest it for a long period first then start strengthening it or can u get to straight to strengthening it ?

[@grover9187]

That's what I'm trying to understand. How soon after injury should you start flexing it?

[@crispycruiser4654]

@@grover9187 Generally 4-6 weeks rest for a minor injury. A larger tear is probably closer to 8. But eventually you have to challenge the tissues again, and pain after physical therapy doesn't mean re-injury, unless it's worse than the original pain

[@NyysterrTV]

I had gotten turf toe in basketball in January and I still have a little bit of pain until this day

[@CallMeJeff]

what about now

[@fungameryt4159]

What if same thing does on the upside of toe

[@xueperman]

I believe I have tennis toe... Is that the same thing as turf toe??? please help

[@chipsahoy5011]

Ive had turf toe since feb in 2016. Its is now september and i still havent healed yet. What do i do?

[@featheredserpentquetzalcoa2564]

Fernando Estrella get an xray if it don't heal in 2 months, i give my injuries 3 months to heal, if it still hurts i just find a way to deal with it, thats what men do 👍👊

[@daddyocool9287]

Surgery!

[@wombat7961]

i hoping you are doing ok, i half assed some icing but nothing else really, so its been 2 years with pain after a really long day (inflammation)

[@danoly215]

Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl True God do not exercise just rest

[@danoly215]

Holy

[@margofalgo5089]

I got injured playing Football, because I tried to kick the ball with my right foot, but since I’m left footed, i couldn’t kick the ball correctly with my right foot, so i ended up kick the ground. But idk if it’s turf toe, because my toe didn’t flex upwards, it flexed downwards, when the top of my toe hit the ground. I can still flex my toe a bit, but it still hurts so much! Can anyone help me know what’s wrong, or at least tell me whether it’s still turf toe or not.

[@CallMeJeff]

how is it now

[@maldrift]

Agree, the doctors here in Australia were absolutely useless. I had X-Rays, MRIs, steroid injections, physiotherapy and nothing. I suggested turf toe a bunch of times but they didn't know what I was talking about. 3 years on I really want to get back to normal. The pain is still acute if I stand on tip toes (ie the first meta is off the ground too) so any sport involving lateral movement really irritates it. My foot has never been in a moon-boot, but I have developed an outward pronation from avoiding pressure on the area when the injury was fresher. Does anyone have any advice on treatment down the track??

[@BigM0neyHustla]

go see a chiropractor that is a foot specialist

[@crispycruiser4654]

@@BigM0neyHustla Do not see a chiropractor ever, for anything. It's total nonsense.

[@crispycruiser4654]

Surgery.

[@BigM0neyHustla]

I go all the time. Havent needed surgery yet. How many surgeries you got lol

[@compassion333]

I'm not an athlete but it hurts exactly in that place

[@christianpatrick5943]

Ive had it for 3 weeks straight but i cant treat it because i have football practice everyday and 2 games a week what do i do

[@renatabahun9899]

Hey man , do you fixed?

[@anftrew3775]

What do you do? You make a choice. Do you treat it now, even if it means taking a break from training./ playing, or do you damage it further in the short term and take much longer out of action in the future because you can barely even walk? We all make our own choices.

[@leemartin7251]

GOT IT FROM RUNNING ON MY TOES, JUST MY LEFT BIG TOE IS DAMAGED, IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW AND NEVER GOES AWAY, I THINK THAT SHIT WILL ALWAYS BE INJURED

[@johngraves11]

lee martin same 😔

[@CarterHayes77]

same :(

[@ethanlarson6646]

Can a doctor pull you out of practice and games because of turf toe, or an injury similar to it?

[@jo-joreeves3798]

Umm it depends on how severe it is but after a year probably nor

[@jo-joreeves3798]

i got turf toe 3 years ago my sophmore year of high school and was being highly recruited in football and after the inlury my proformance dropped bad but i had to have surgery in january to fix it but turf toe can really ruin your career like mine but hoppfully if im blessed enough ill be back near normal after the surgery and got a chance to go juco but in saying this if you got turf toe you should get it checked out and treated right or it really could end your carrer

[@dariovuckovic3786]

Did it heal completely now,

[@lilbeaner753]

Jo-jo Reeves so are u in the nfl now

[@albinjohn6920]

I'm 12, and it's been about 5 weeks since my injury. I play soccer and the injury was caused by force. Any help from previous injury?

[@LA-ep6bh]

ABJ Daily the same thing has happened to me! I need answers now!!!

[@trajanledesma]

ABJ Daily same thing with me, got it from basketball

[@thomasdidymus1393]

My injury happed playing college football in 1995 and i still have pain. I dont think turf toe ever really heals.

[@potaragaming4159]

You have to stop playing for a while

[@63secomp-btanujshankarwar47]

I got hurt while playing football back at the end of Nov 2021. It’s Jan 2021 and I’m still not able to return to play . I tried the RICE treatment but it still hurts . Used heat pack as well but no difference . Even did ultrasound sessions at the physio. Please suggest

[@hens13]

Get xray/mri

[@63secomp-btanujshankarwar47]

@@hens13 hey I did an X-ray and hopefully it’s not a fracture . Went to the doctor and he’s prescribed me medicines. Would go for an MRI if problem still persists .

[@diecobra4243]

@@63secomp-btanujshankarwar47 Any update? Did yours get better?

[@crispycruiser4654]

@@diecobra4243 Asking every single person this question is not going to make yours heal any faster. Go to a doctor.

[@diecobra4243]

@@crispycruiser4654 yeah I already went to a doctor and in MRI seems like there is an osteochondral lesion which explains why it hasn't fully healed..

[@Flyingthroughclouds1]

I have terftoe and it feels so good to twist it! Anybody with me? Like putting pressure on if!

[@5000NATE]

How do you twist it

[@vsss900]

5000nate on god 😂

[@GianlucRangel]

I remember reading this comment and saying "lmao thought I was the only one" but now I got it again and that doesn't work anymore 😂

[@amrbasri68]

Hey does that happen when u apply pressure on it. Like does it twist or shift to the side if u put pressure on it by pressing down ?

[@terrellbobby993]

Hell yeah i be banging my shit against a door

[@michaeljordan7863]

I had this issue for a year . I decided to jog and it popped it back in place . It was hard jogging but I kept going and I was sore for a few days but the toe pain completely left .

[@sp5levelboss]

howww

[@virgilma6153]

I never knew I had turf toe unless I did lunges

[@amrbasri68]

My turf toe injury happened a long time ago like 2 yrs ago and i just rested it then did some dry needling on it but it hasnt fully healed and ive been playing basketball on it regularly. If i rest it for a couple months or whatever long period of time will it fully heal ?

[@metamorphic2600]

That's what i also want to know, once you get an answer, please reply back.

[@diecobra4243]

Any update? Did yours get better?

[@amrbasri68]

@@diecobra4243 hey so my injury isnt really a turf toe. I sort of twisted or sprained my toe while playing basketball and t looked heavily like it was a turf toe. Lost stability couldnt really put weight on it, which meant i couldnt run at full speed or jump properly or make quick lateral movements, or else it would just twist and id end up on the ground. Best conclusion ive come to is tht i overstretched a ligament or something. And after all uve read in my previous comment, it still hasnt healed. But something has recently changed for the better. This one day, i drank an obscene amount of water and i felt a weird pop down there, and suddenly i felt an improvement, i tested it, and it was able to sustain more weight which meant an improvement occurred. Im still not comfortable playing sports though cant fully move around as if its fine think im halfway there. More healing left to happen hopefully.

[@diecobra4243]

@@amrbasri68 Thanks for your reply. For me it wasn't a typical turf toe either, as while playing soccer enemy player stepped on my toe (exactly the base joint...) over a year ago, since then I had pain after walking, running or any physical strain. I hope to make it better with these workouts. Good luck for your healing!

[@crispycruiser4654]

@@diecobra4243 If it's been over a year it's not going to heal on its own. Go get surgery.

[@Solid91us]

I'm here now after going heavy on sleds

[@brockbajari7486]

Thx I’m a catcher and I got is and I have a game tomorrow

[@Wynton25]

@Mrperrierwells me too.... it sucks.

[@lamarioterry461]

I can stand on my tippy toes with out pain ... or put all my weight

[@potaragaming4159]

My turf toe healed but I played football and tackled and I got the turf toe again after that only tackle and we were playing for fun....

[@winningthepoolc7293]

What treatment did you do to heal the turf toe, i partial tear the MRT Joint

[@djcheff]

He look like a younger version of Gerald McRaney.

[@MrIsaiahmedina]

2:06 hahaha

[@robertchristianlofiazaofia609]

can u still play basket ball if you have that

[@PretzelQt]

Robertchristianlofiaza Ofiaza i can play though i have turt toe but its hard to run and hard ro rebound coz u cant jump you know that feeling

[@williamj8270]

Yeah but it’s a bitch, I half ass rebound and fast breaks are meh, I’m mainly guessing its turf toe but it hurts like a bitch dude. I work construction so just work through it, probably doesn’t help. Good luck

[@Itachi-go3bz]

I stretched mine backwards.😢

[@lamarioterry461]

My doctor just said ice that’s it went I went too er bacc in October 🤧 i watch so many videos that said bend it in that motion

[@ahmadnabi7]

My turf toe is also injured

[@Mrperrierwells]

@fgnscalater I just got this yesterday..

[@chimaxeno]

haha I pull till i hear pop

[@siddhanth177]

Dragon tail. Dragon tail. Come on people

[@VanceWarren83]

This is why you must always wear underwear. Poor kid lol. His grin was pure excitement that his junk didn’t fall out.

[@MohawkWarfare]

damn this suks this happened to me yesterday at wrestling practice

[@azelettedaeroquero3871]

Me too

[@DavidsIntro]

I kicked a door hard as possible

[@ReeYoz_Realm]

Jimmy Butler. :(

[@sungbaethin1438]

omg I need to leave soccer 😥😫😢😢

[@BenDover-mm9ry]

Skateboarding

[@Flyingthroughclouds1]

Haha

[@dasheight203]

I just caught this yesterday:(

[@nerf2op]

i also have but I still play soccer its been a year but i don't care 👌👌👌👌👊👊👊

[@brainhax6758]

The AA crew great , it doesnt pains or affect your skill level?

[@diecobra4243]

Any update? Did yours get better?

[@rtothemutha]

@Flyingthroughclouds1 YES... Squeeze it good!

[@cougars5499]

I just hurt mine last week when my toe got bent backwards in a football game...state semis tomorrow and shit hurts like a bitch...Advil coming up!!!

[@asifAsif-bv7tc]

How you get rid them ofd

[@dont_trust_any1_even_ur_waifu]

turf toe is worse than bayne

[@bsxpert1]

Beautiful feet on a beautiful man!

[@azanrashid2270]

I had the turf toe for very long time it heals with the time but not properly i think I still have pain in upper part of knuckle, it hurts whenever i push my toe backwards Any advise??

[@diecobra4243]

Any update? Did yours get better?