I had surgery in January 2009 to remove a bone spur
on my left big toe. The doc said that this type of injury can stem from
turf toe. I had turf toe in high school (10 years ago) and never got it
treated. I began running longer distances (1 marathon, 2 halfs, 3rd in
november) 2.5 years ago and started having issues last year with pain. I
have the beginning of arthritis in the big toe joint.
I was
contemplating a joint replacement but felt that this was too much too
soon and just opted for the bone spur removal. I wasn't convinced that
was going to work and felt it might prevent me even more from running.
It took a while for me to get back into it as I didn't fully recover
from the surgery for at least 3-4 months (doc said 1-2). He gave me a
carbon fiber plate to put in my shoe but it definitely was not good for
running as it stiffened the entire shoe and made running uncomfortable.
Luckily
I found a different plate that is more flexible throughout but still
stiff where you need it (beneath the big toe). It is called the X1-Blade
made by indiana brace (http://02b20d1.netsolstores.com/X1BladeforTurfToePain.aspx)
for help with turf toe. I found this extremely helpful in getting back
into running. I read testimonials and talked to the guy who makes them. I
recommend this before any other surgery and wish I knew about this 10
years ago.
Best of luck.
Mike, 28
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