What is causing pain in the ball of the foot?
Answer: Usually either
1. Metatarsalgia or
2. Morton’s neuroma .
3. Atrophy of the Plantar Fat Pad
Here are easy ways to tell what the problem is:
1. The word ˜metatarsalgia" actually means ball of foot pain .
It feels like an ache in the arch of the foot, or a burning [...]
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First, it is obviously important to isolate the reason for top of the foot pain.
1. Have you sprained your foot or dropped something on the top of your foot? (If your child is complaining about top of the foot pain, find this out first.)
2. Do you have a hammertoe? Hammertoes can cause top [...]
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Did you know?
That 80% of people have abnormal walking patterns?
A normal foot turns inward when stepping and adapts to the surface under it. When overpronation occurs, the foot turns inward too much. The joint surfaces meet at an unnatural angle, stretching soft tissue and flattening the arch.
Overpronation is one of the most common causes of [...]
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