What to do when you wake up in the morning and your big toe joint hurts when you move it?

Morning big toe joint movement pain can be treated with general treatment, medication, physical therapy and surgery depending on the cause of the problem. Common causes include gout, bunion, trauma and rheumatoid arthritis. 1. Gout: When gout affects the big toe in an acute attack, it may cause pain in the big toe joint in the morning. The patient can be treated with anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen and colchicine, and should also develop good living habits and reduce the intake of high-purine foods and alcohol. 2. Bunion: Bunion may appear in the morning when the big toe joint pain accompanied by the manifestation of external rotation. The patient should wear loose shoes and socks to minimize the pressure and friction on the bunion, and can wear appropriate braces and orthotics under the guidance of a doctor. Sodium diclofenac can be used as an analgesic treatment, and surgical correction can be performed when the symptoms are severe. 3. Trauma: local trauma can cause pain in the big toe in the morning. Avoid local activities, pay more attention to rest, cold compresses can be used in the acute stage of the treatment, oral medication such as Panax ginseng tablets to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, but also external flurbiprofen ester cream analgesic treatment. 4. Rheumatoid arthritis: when rheumatoid arthritis involves the big toe joints, pain symptoms can appear in the morning, oral ibuprofen anti-inflammatory and analgesic treatment, the application of methotrexate, leflunomide and other anti-rheumatic drugs. Surgery, such as arthroplasty, can be used when the joint function is seriously impaired. There are other causes of pain in the big toe joints in the morning, if rest does not relieve, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not self-medication.