Was there still a lot of Christmas decor in the venue? If so, maybe you were affected by missile toe.
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Toes hurt like crazy after gig.
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Was there still a lot of Christmas decor in the venue? If so, maybe you were affected by missile toe.
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Shoes make a big difference IMO. I have had some shoes that kill my feet and toes after just one set and others that I can get through the entire night with no problem.
Need video evidence of powerstance for further diagnosis.
Also, you may need to buy better or properly sized shoes. In basic training a whole grip of guys got boots in what they thought was the right size and got all sorts of boot related injuries. Change the boots and blam-o, no ache, no numbness, no sharp pain.
Also, you may need to buy better or properly sized shoes. In basic training a whole grip of guys got boots in what they thought was the right size and got all sorts of boot related injuries. Change the boots and blam-o, no ache, no numbness, no sharp pain.
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Long shot here, but worth putting out there. Do you work out? If so, do you do calf raises of any sort with weight?
I started getting crippling pain in my toes. It scared me. I quit doing calf raises, and the pain stopped. Started doing them again, and guess what? I don't do calf raises anymore.
That being the long shot that it is, I'd advise you have a look at all the tings you're doing daily. Find whatever MIGHT be causing it, and either quit doing that or learn to do it differently.
I started getting crippling pain in my toes. It scared me. I quit doing calf raises, and the pain stopped. Started doing them again, and guess what? I don't do calf raises anymore.
That being the long shot that it is, I'd advise you have a look at all the tings you're doing daily. Find whatever MIGHT be causing it, and either quit doing that or learn to do it differently.
Hi,
I might suggest a small, thick rug or padded rubber mat to stand on. It's much better than standing on concrete or hardwood all night.
Oh my! That was a stretch, but I like it!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
I might suggest a small, thick rug or padded rubber mat to stand on. It's much better than standing on concrete or hardwood all night.
Was there still a lot of Christmas decor in the venue? If so, maybe you were affected by missile toe.
(Sorry...
Oh my! That was a stretch, but I like it!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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I actually played basketball, in shoes similar to those, back in around 1972.
I get the same thing on my heel when I tap down with the back of my heel to the beat of the song while I'm singing.
It's just a side effect of kicking ass all night.
Could be gout, triggered by dehydration. First time it hit me I was wondering when I broke my toe? I don't get it often or too bad - a guitarist friend gets it real bad, been down three weeks with the latest attack
Oh man, when I got my first episode of Gout it was the most intense unimaginable pain I ever felt.
It was like my big toe was being crushed in a vice and the bones were forever stuck in that moment of shattering and grinding together. A fly landed on my toe and I thought it felt like a sledgehammer.
Couldn't move, couldnt walk, couldn't sleep, couldnt put a sheet or anything on my toe, not even in the middle of winter. Just pain. And worst of all you can't get to the doctor to get medicine for the pain cause you can't be moved and not even Hydrocodone or Oxycodone will do a damn thing.
Turned me into a vegetarian overnight. I'm deathly scared of meat for fear of another attack
I guess some people don't get it that bad? I had a few other attacks that were a bit less severe, but It still sucks. And sucks is not nearly a strong enough word.
So for those of you that don't have it, be careful of your intake of meats and alcohol. You don't want to experience it.
Call a toe truck.
Actually I have to remember to remain grounded and not jump (get air) as I'm not young and the compression lasts for a day or so.
Actually I have to remember to remain grounded and not jump (get air) as I'm not young and the compression lasts for a day or so.
Does it hurt to move them? Hurt to touch them? Hurt without movement or contact? All toes or some of them? One foot or both feet? Details help a lot in terms of sorting out potential cause.
Better shoes. Gel insoles. Stretch before the show. If you don't move around on stage much but stay locked in that stance all night, perhaps you need to move more to keep your legs and feet loosened up.
Or, just skip all that and do what one old buddy of mine once did: bring a lawn chair on the stage, sit down and prop your feet up on the monitor, say "shag y'all" and play like that for most of the night.
Or, just skip all that and do what one old buddy of mine once did: bring a lawn chair on the stage, sit down and prop your feet up on the monitor, say "shag y'all" and play like that for most of the night.
