Turf Toe

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Today I am going to talk about how deceiving the label of turf toe. This small injury is very painful. True that can be played through but the simple name "Turf toe" just makes it seem like a jammed toe that should not effect performance but as I have learned over the last two weeks this is far from a simple jammed toe. I have continued to train and practice as if it wasn't there but trust me my mobility is affected and pain runs through my foot. It has come to the point that the athletic trainers have decided it best to put my foot in a walking boot so my toe can rest for the weekend. It looks stupid and is horrible to walk in, but it really is helping so I guess it is for the best. Basically this whole discussion is leading me to urge athletic trainers and medical staff to change the name of turf toe to something that better describes the pain people are really in when they have this injury. I offer any suggestions to be posted here and I will pass them on to the proper channels to try and change the name.