Metatarsalgia refers to pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot.
Marble behind ball of foot.
There are other causes as well including foot deformities and shoes that are too tight or too loose.
Metatarsalgia is named for the five metatarsal bones in the.
A surprisingly wide variety of lumps bumps and protrusions can afflict our feet.
It feels like there is a lump under the skin and there is numbness and tingling to the central toes.
You may also experience a burning or tingling sensation in the ball of the foot.
Metatarsalgia centers under the five bones at the bases of the toes the metatarsals.
Deloor podiatry has plenty of patients who complain of stones on the ball of their foot.
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.
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.
Metatarsalgia met uh tahr sal juh is a condition in which the ball of your foot becomes painful and inflamed.
A swollen nerve in the foot can make it feel like you are constantly stepping on a round object.
Pain on the ball of my foot feels like i m walking on a marble.
Morton s neuroma also called intermetatarsal neuroma is the thickening of tissue in your toe.
The first thing i do even before i touch the foot is a quick visual inventory to get an idea of the foot type.
This tissue is next to a nerve.
By greg dallas tx so the pain just randomly starting hurting one day and i didn t think to much about it.
You might develop it if you participate in activities that involve running and jumping.
The condition called a plantar plate tear can happen either suddenly or as a result of chronic repetitive stress over time.
In these easy cases corrective orthotics can be prescribed or cortisone shots can be administered.
But in severe cases surgery may be required.
This is the area between the arches and toes on the bottom of the foot.
Well after months went by and the pain didn t go away i went to a foot doc.
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.
The pain of metatarsalgia can be caused by a number of conditions and can have varied treatments.
The ball of your foot is the area between your toes and your arch.
Treating a neuroma can be easy in some cases.
Pressure against the nerve irritates it and causes pain.