How to treat burning sensation and crooked toes in a 69-year-old with anxiety and low energy? - #54516

Your presentation is not a single isolated issue. It is a combination of structural foot changes plus nerve and metabolic involvement. From your description Bent or crooked toes suggest hammertoe or claw toe type deformity with muscle imbalance Tight pulling sensation up to ankle indicates tendon and neuromuscular involvement Burning in soles points toward peripheral neuropathy or Pitta aggravated Vata Worse on walking and better on rest indicates mechanical plus Vata aggravation Age and long duration indicate chronic Vata disorder with dhatu kshaya Socks alone are not the cause. Ill fitting footwear, long term pressure, nerve irritation, and degeneration are more relevant. This condition in Ayurveda can be understood as Vata vriddhi with Pitta association affecting pada pradesha, snayu and sira. Management requires combined internal and external approach. Internal Ayurvedic treatment and dose Yogaraja Guggulu Dose: 2 tablets twice daily after food with warm water Action: Vata balancing, joint and nerve support Ashwagandha Churna Dose: 5 grams at night with warm milk Action: nerve nourishment, strength, reduces fatigue and anxiety Dashmoolarishta Dose: 15 ml with equal water twice daily after food Action: reduces Vata, inflammation and stiffness Ksheerabala 101 Capsules or oil internally Dose: 1 capsule twice daily with milk Action: excellent for neuropathy, burning and weakness Praval Pishti Dose: 125 mg twice daily with ghee or honey Action: reduces burning sensation (Pitta shamak) External treatment Daily foot Abhyanga Use Ksheerabala Taila or Mahanarayana Taila Method: warm oil massage for 10 to 15 minutes, especially toes and sole After massage Mild fomentation with warm water towel or dip feet in warm water for 5 to 10 minutes At night Apply a small amount of ghee to soles if burning is high Gentle toe mobilization exercises daily Do not overstretch, only mild range movements