No remedy?! How is that possible? You should be able to get shots to help alleviate the pain. Maybe get other opinions. Topicals rarely help with this thing. I know because I had exactly the same thing last year. Red hot toe in the morning. Topical Diclofenac Na was the only topical that helped(a little). I won't say what developed later on. My situation is different tha yours. I had bad, preexisting lower back pain from a ski fall.