Sprained Toe

My yoga practice often includes toe balances, like in the pictures below. 

My best defense against progressing Ankylosing Spondylitis is strength and flexibility in the joints most commonly affected: like the SI joints, spine and shoulders, ribs, and ankles. So I work hard to build strength and maintain my flexibility (and even build upon it if I can). 

So I can now practice several toe balances, comfortably. 

But getting up from a seated position in an armchair? 

Yep. Sprained toe. The one next to my pinky toe. 

I tried to get up and my foot slid underneath me.... most of my toes curled under, that one did not. 

Oops.