"Just get with the NHS physios through your GP as its quicker to get an MRI, don't know any private physios, but as its the feet see the excellent Steve Jones, private biomechanical podiatrist, shirley, probably in yellow pages, he's the best"
"See a physio and get refered for an xray (to see if its osteoarthritis) but an MRI scan would be needed to check the tendons." hth
Failing that, become an alcoholic.
Just asked the bird (podiatrist) - you can get arthritis at any age from an injury, but perhaps could be tendonitis/tendonopathy. Is there swelling and redness?