metatarsalgia

Metatarsalgia: Pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot.

It may also be known as Metatarsalgia or intractable plantar keratosis.

You may develop pain in the front (ball) of your foot (metatarsalgia) or in your heel.

See a picture of metatarsalgia .

A dull pain or numbness in the metatarsal region of the foot could instead be metatarsalgia, also called capsulitis.

The primary symptom of metatarsalgia is pain at the end of one or more of the metatarsal bones.

Some prefer the term "Morton's metatarsalgia", thus avoiding the term neuroma and its association with tumors.

But their lack of high-end heel options is more of an accident of commerce than a compassionate response to metatarsalgia.

Treatment for metatarsalgia includes:

Hammertoe deformity causes metatarsalgia because the top of the shoe pushes the toe down, depressing the metatarsal heads.

In 1835 Civinini provided the first description of a neuroma that causes a painful foot condition known today as Morton's metatarsalgia.

In the United States, forefoot injuries, including metatarsalgia, are common in athletes who participate in high-impact sports.

Originally it made orthotics and other products used to treat foot problems such as heel pain and metatarsalgia or pain in the ball of the foot.

The range of complaints reported in the literature include metatarsalgia, pain under the first metatarsal, plantar fasciitis, painful callosities, ankle arthritis and Achilles tendonitis.

A condition known as Morton's neuroma (interdigital neuroma) produces symptoms of metatarsalgia due to irritation and inflammation of nerves.

Restoring the Morton's toe to normal function with proprioceptive orthotics can help alleviate numerous problems of the feet such as metatarsalgia, hammer toes, bunions, Morton's neuroma, plantar fasciitis, and general fatigue of the feet.

Conditions which ultrasound may be used for treatment include the follow examples: Ligament Sprains, Muscle Strains, Tendonitis, Joint Inflammation, Plantar fasciitis, Metatarsalgia, Facet Irritation, Impingement syndrome, Bursitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Scar Tissue Adhesion.

Morton's neuroma (also known as Morton's metatarsalgia, Morton's neuralgia, plantar neuroma and intermetatarsal neuroma) is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces (between 2nd-3rd and 3rd-4th metatarsal heads).