In the absence of any real help from my GP (who refused to refer me to a specialist...is this allowed?), I was wondering whether the combined knowledge of UKB might be able to offer some advice on my toe injury.
I'm about 4 months down, and it still hurts to bend. And is agony to put into a climbing shoe. The more downturned and crammed, the worse (as you might expect).
I originally hurt it while jumping down from an indoor boulder problem, and it felt like when you crack a knuckle.
Naturally, I continued to climb, thinking this was all I had done, but the next day, it felt quite sore.
Since then, I have been climbing in one boot, and just avoiding the left.
However, as a routesetter, this isn't really a feasible long term plan...
I've tried Icing, massage, NSAIDS, and all the rest of the stuff you might expect, but every time it feels like it is getting better, and I try wearing a shoe, it goes right back to square one.
So I guess my questions are:
Has anyone else done this to their toe?
Did it improve?
What did you do to get it better?
Should I be asking for a steroid injection/physio?