Toes hurt like crazy after gig.

[Biggbass]

sounds like your shoes are too small

 

[dheafey]

Maybe your stance pushes your toes into the front of your shoes? With pointy footwear, this could squeeze your toes together OR you're just jamming them into the front of the toe box. This is a common problem with hikers during a descent except improper lacing techniques, incorrectly sized boots, or uncut toenails are usually the culprit.

 

[Tim817]

Doc martins boots are great and they still look cool.

 

[higain617]

3-strap velcro orthopedic shoes are the only thing that can counteract the effects of power stance.

 

[wswinsons]

Go get a fatigue matt at Lowes or HD ... One of those soft foam ones...

 

[wmhill]

No drinkin. Didn't drop anything on them. Not the first time this has happened tho. And really hurt this time.[/QUOTE
are you wearing converse sneaks? (I didn't read the whole thread, so excuse me if this was already brought up.)

 

[RustyAxe]

Try playing with your fingers ...

 

[GKon]

Quick question, are you possibly keeping time with that foot, but by pounding the ball of your foot on the floor, as opposed to tapping? That may
have bruised your toes.

 

[HolmeBass]

Yes this happens to me frequently. I think it's a combination of the weight of the bass plus nervous energy manifesting and clenching. Sometime I catch myself holding my breath, too. I go back to basic relaxation and centering/meditation techniques to re-equilibrate. I've noticed that the better I play and feel about the gig, the less toe pain I have, although that's not a 100% correlation. Stay hydrated and be mindful of your stance, breath, and body position while playing, if you can.

 

[David Jayne]

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 .

Cherry juice. Try it. Works wonders for me.

 

[4-fingers]

A couple of years ago I stopped drinking milk and eating dairy. About a year ago I began experiencing severe toe and foot pain, after gigs was really bad. Long story short, diagnosed with calcium deficiency. Added some dairy to my diet and a calcium supplement and problem is gone. Took about 4 months to get my levels up though and the pain to disappear. Hopefully it is something as simple as that.

 

[JimiLL]

I wear rather comfortable shoes, globe skate shoes. I wear them all the time and only have this problem at gigs. So I don't think it's the shoes

 

[Tim817]

I have really, really good Doctor that can help with than man. Lol sorry its been along day at the office and it was there .

 

[Flooflox]

Cherries also. Eat lots of cherries.

That has worked well for my Uncle.