Title: Morton's Neuroma Foot Pain Symptoms and Treatment
Headings: Morton's Neuroma Foot Pain Symptoms and Treatment
Morton's Neuroma Foot Pain Symptoms and Treatment
Morton's Neuroma Symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention

Content: Morton's Neuroma Foot Pain Symptoms and Treatment
Foot Health
Morton's Neuroma Foot Pain Symptoms and Treatment
By
Terence Vanderheiden, DPM
Terence Vanderheiden, DPM, is a podiatrist in Massachusetts with a subspecialty in the area of podiatric sports medicine. Learn about our editorial process
Terence Vanderheiden, DPM
Medically reviewed by
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD on November 05, 2019
twitter
linkedin
Jonathan Cluett, MD, is board-certified in orthopedic surgery. He served as assistant team physician to Chivas USA (Major League Soccer) and the United States men's and women's national soccer teams. Learn about our Medical Review Board
Jonathan Cluett, MD
Updated on January 26, 2020
Table of Contents
View All
Table of Contents
Symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
There are many causes of foot pain, but if you are experiencing a sharp, stabbing pain that feels better when you stop walking and massage your foot, you may have what's known as Morton's neuroma. While it has a scary sounding name, this condition is benign and fortunately highly treatable. 1 ﻿﻿
In basic terms, a neuroma is an enlargement or thickening of a nerve in the foot in the area between the toes, usually the third interspace between the third and fourth toes, followed by the second interspace between the second and third toes. Morton's neuromas can rarely affect the fourth and first interspaces. Kris Ubach and Quim Roser / Getty Images
It is also sometimes referred to as an intermetatarsal neuroma, interdigital neuroma, Morton's metatarsalgia (pain in the metatarsal area), perineural fibrosis (scar tissue around a nerve) or entrapment neuropathy (abnormal nerve due to compression). If you have Morton's neuroma, there is a 15% chance you will develop it in both feet. Morton's Neuroma Symptoms
Initially, these symptoms may happen once in a while, but as the condition gets worse, the symptoms may happen all of the time: