 [ Symptoms ] arthritis in ankle rubbing bone on bone and sportsbasketball will they ever coexist for me  i really want to play ball again but idk how long i will be out due to arthritis im starting physical therapy monday but i want to know when i can get back out there without worrying about pain [ Disease ] yup u will be play ball again very soon so do not need to worry <positive_smiley> pain in one joint causes a change in the way you stand and walk even if it is something subtle you do not notice or are conscious of this causes increased stress on the next joint up the line then the next etc etc what seems to be arthritis spreading could simply be the muscles and ligaments of those stressed joints yelling in protest or causing other bones to rub together differently and thus cause joint inflammation have you been seen for the chronic pain in your toe it sounds like you need to get to the root cause