Title: Stones on the Balls of Your Foot : Morton's Neuroma Treatment - NYC Podiatry - DeLoor Podiatry New York City's Premier Foot Doctor
Headings: Stones on the Balls of Your Foot : Morton’s Neuroma Treatment
Stones on the Balls of Your Foot : Morton’s Neuroma Treatment
What is metatarsalgia and Morton’s neuroma?
Symptoms of Morton’s neuroma
Morton’s neuroma causes
Diagnosing Morton’s neuroma
Conservative treatments for Morton’s neuroma
Ligament decompression for Morton’s Neuroma in New York and Brooklyn

Content: See our articles for details, and for a match for your symptoms. Aside from the headliner sign of feeling like you have a pebble in your shoe, the following symptoms are associated with Morton’s neuroma. Feels like you’re walking on stones, marbles, or as if you have a fold in your sock
Persistent pain that lasts for days
Intense, burning or stinging pain in the ball of the foot
Intense pain that gets worse the longer you are on your feet: standing, walking, running
Pain that disappears when you’re off your feet or when you remove your shoes, or when you switch from high heels to flats with a wide toe box
A sharp shooting pain that seems to travel along your nerves, radiating to your toes
Numbness and/or tingling in your toes
A tingling sensation between your fourth and fifth toes, the location of the nerve
Morton’s neuroma causes
As previously mentioned, metatarsalgia– and its own causes– can cause neuroma, which occurs due to pressure and repeated trauma and irritation to the nerves leading to your toes. The following conditions put you at higher risk to develop Morton’s neuroma, or might have already caused it. Intense training and high-impact sports that involve running and jumping subjecting the front of the feet to repetitive stress. Sports/activities that require tight shoes, which puts pressure on your toes: skiing, rock climbing, ballet, soccer (cleats)
Wearing high heels
Obesity – body weight goes to the forefoot when you walk. Excess weight means more pressure, leading to damage
Other foot conditions that end up putting extra pressure and more weight than usual on the metatarsals, leading to inflamed nerves: high arches, splayfoot (flatfeet or fallen arches), hammer toe, bunions at the bottom of your feet
Inflammatory arthritis: