Title: Plantar Neuroma – Intermetatarsal Neuroma – Foot Surgical Center
Headings: Plantar Neuroma – Intermetatarsal Neuroma
Plantar Neuroma – Intermetatarsal Neuroma
WHY DO I HAVE A PLANTAR NEUROMA?

Content: Plantar Neuroma – Intermetatarsal Neuroma – Foot Surgical Center
Plantar Neuroma – Intermetatarsal Neuroma
WHAT IS A PLANTAR NEUROMA? A plantar neuroma is a swelling or scarring of a nerve that runs between the base of the toes. The nerve functions to provide sensation to the toes. The symptoms include pain or numbness to the toes and can present depending on activity level and shoe gear. A neuroma is sometimes described as a tumor, but is typically not a cancer. The symptoms of a neuroma being with pain or numbness. Additional symptoms include burning and tingling in the toes, feeling like there is a thickening or a lump in the ball of the foot and many of these symptoms are elicited when walking or wearing tight shoes. Often, as the process worsens the patient will feel shooting electrical pain in the foot, even when you are non-active. This pain and electrical feeling can start to travel up your ankle and into the back of your leg if you let it go to long. Focused physical exam.