Metatarsalgia refers to pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot.
Marble behind ball of foot.
Pressure against the nerve irritates it and causes pain.
The condition called a plantar plate tear can happen either suddenly or as a result of chronic repetitive stress over time.
A surprisingly wide variety of lumps bumps and protrusions can afflict our feet.
Metatarsalgia centers under the five bones at the bases of the toes the metatarsals.
This is the area between the arches and toes on the bottom of the foot.
This tissue is next to a nerve.
They say it feels like i m walking on marbles this is common in women particularly those who have been using high heels for a long time.
So we ve put together an overview of the most common and interesting bumps together with the appropriate treatment for each.
Morton s neuroma also called intermetatarsal neuroma is the thickening of tissue in your toe.
It feels like there is a lump under the skin and there is numbness and tingling to the central toes.
The ball of your foot is the area between your toes and your arch.
Deloor podiatry has plenty of patients who complain of stones on the ball of their foot.
You may also experience a burning or tingling sensation in the ball of the foot.
Well after months went by and the pain didn t go away i went to a foot doc.
Metatarsalgia is named for the five metatarsal bones in the.
You might develop it if you participate in activities that involve running and jumping.
Metatarsalgia is a painful inflammation in the ball of your foot.
The first thing i do even before i touch the foot is a quick visual inventory to get an idea of the foot type.
Treating a neuroma can be easy in some cases.
A tear in the stabilizing structure under your foot is a common cause pain in the ball of the foot and swelling on top of the foot are symptoms of a condition that s both common and often misdiagnosed.
Pain on the ball of my foot feels like i m walking on a marble.
But in severe cases surgery may be required.
Now let us move on the physical examination with the patient who has told you that he has pain in the ball of the foot.
By greg dallas tx so the pain just randomly starting hurting one day and i didn t think to much about it.
There are other causes as well including foot deformities and shoes that are too tight or too loose.
The pain of metatarsalgia can be caused by a number of conditions and can have varied treatments.
A swollen nerve in the foot can make it feel like you are constantly stepping on a round object.