turf toe
Football player's metatarsophalangeal
Turf toe is a sprain of the main joint of the big toe, caused by hyperextension—bending the toe too far back.
The injury is common in football players and other athletes who play on artificial turf, where the foot can stick while the body continues forward: He's been playing through turf toe all season.
Foot's innermost digit
Joint bent past normal
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- tearTo pull apart
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- ligament damageHarm to connective bands
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
- tapingRecording or binding
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
splinting · orthotics · rest · ice · elevation · anti-inflammatory · cortisone injection · surgery
Spiked sports shoes
- footballField sport with goals
- soccerField sport with goals
- football playerAthlete in pigskin sport
- pushing offBeginning departure by force
sprinting · cutting · field sports · athletic footwear · dance · martial arts · wrestling
Magnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- range of motionJoint's movement capacity
- physical examinationMedical evaluation of body
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
hallux
Foot's innermost digit
hyperextension
Joint bent past normal
ligament damage · acute · chronic · jamming
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
- tapingRecording or binding
bracing · splinting · orthotics · rest · ice · elevation · anti-inflammatory · cortisone injection · surgery
cleats
Spiked sports shoes
- footballField sport with goals
- soccerField sport with goals
- football playerAthlete in pigskin sport
pushing off · sprinting · cutting · field sports · athletic footwear · dance · martial arts · wrestling
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- range of motionJoint's movement capacity
- physical examinationMedical evaluation of body
stress test · grading · imaging · palpation
- digit ailmentshammertoe, bunion, broken finger, trigger finger, jammed finger
- foot injuriesankle sprain, ankle fracture, stress fracture, plantar fasciitis, heel pain
- foot problemsbunion, hammertoe, flat feet, clubfoot, high arch
- joint injuriesligament tear, torn ligament, MCL tear, ACL tear, torn ACL
turf toebroken toe
Cracked foot bone
toe fracture · bone break · stress fracture · compound fracture · crush injury
toe, turf, toes, toenail, toed, turfs, toeing, toe box, turfgrass