I get pain quite a lot in my big toes. It started when I wore some tight shoes a few months ago (I wear orthotics on both feet); when I took them off it felt like my right toe was broken, and I spent ages thinking it WAS broken, before an x-ray confirmed that it was fine. Then a doctor told me I had metatarsalgia. However I'm a bit confused by this because I read that this normally occurs in the metatarsals of the other toes. Also it usually occurs in middle-aged women - I'm an 18-year-old girl! The toes are usually fine when I wear trainers, it's when I try to wear other shoes, like Converse, which used to be completely fine, that I get a painful clicking sensation. I wear ball-of-foot cushions and this seems to help. Should I see a doctor?