I have a strange pain on the top of my foot, along the first metatarsal. There is what is either a vein or a tendon that runs across the top of it, and it's very sore. Some redness, minimal swelling. Feels like a bad bruise. Hurts to wear my shoe half the time, and when I run it kinda goes numb. WTF is wrong with my foot?
I get this occasionally, but never with redness. The pain is usually centered in the arch, right behind the ball of the foot, but can really hurt locally above and behind the ball and between the third and fourth metatarsals, near the base of the toes.
I just figure it's tendons or ligaments. If it were a stress fracture or a bad strain, it'd've gotten worse by now. It's been hurting pretty much the same since summer, hundreds of miles ago.
Cool thanks. Yea no way it's stress, I'm running like 20mpw right now. But I sure can't run any more till it gets better.
A neuroma is a noncancerous (benign) growth of nerve tissue that can develop in various parts of your body. Morton's neuroma occurs in a nerve in your foot, often between your third and fourth toes. The condition isn't a true tumor, but instead involves a thickening of the tissue around one of the digital nerves leading to your toes. Morton's neuroma causes a sharp, burning pain in the ball of your foot. Your toes also may sting, burn or feel numb if you have Morton's neuroma.
Also called plantar neuroma or intermetatarsal neuroma, Morton's neuroma may occur in response to irritation, injury or pressure — such as from wearing tightfitting shoes. But Morton's neuroma may also occur for unknown reasons.
Treatments for Morton's neuroma commonly involve changing footwear, resting your foot, and using arch supports or pads to help take pressure off the area. In some cases, your doctor may recommend anti-inflammatory drugs, a cortisone injection or even surgery if you have Morton's neuroma.