Numbness And Shooting Pain In Big Toe - Why?! - Foot Problems Message Board

pauline38 · 09-29-2004, 09:52 AM

My big toe is numb and I keep getting shooting pains in it. Also if I touch the top of my foot where there are veins and ligaments leading to the big toe it kind of has a twitchy feeling. Any ideas of what this could be? I have no back problems, diabetes, MS or any other disease or symptoms.

silvercliff_46 · 09-29-2004, 08:04 PM

I have shooting pain from the joint that connects to the foot up through the big toe, mostly on the right but sometimes the left. I hope somebody can point to a few things because this is really painful. It occurs more often then not after my shoes are off and I am at rest.

I hope I'm not stealing your thunder Pauline38, but what you said fit me too!

creative2 · 12-06-2004, 08:53 PM

It could be coming from nerve compression in your tarsal tunnel.

silvercliff_46 · 12-07-2004, 07:46 PM

Do you think you could expand on your answer. How does it occur, what exactly is it, what can be done about it. I really don't know much if anything at all about medical things.