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 neuromas occur most commonly in women who are between 30 to 50 years old, often due to poor-fitting shoes. Other causes of injury to the nerve may include simply having an incorrect walking style or an awkward foot structure, such as overpronation (foot rolls inward), hypermobility (too much motion), cavo varus ( high arch foot) and excessive dorsiflexion (toes bend upward) of the toes. These biomechanical (how the foot moves) factors may cause injury to the nerve with every step. If the nerve becomes irritated and enlarged, then it takes up more space and gets even more compressed and irritated. It becomes a vicious cycle. Diagnosis
Your podiatrist (foot doctor) will ask many questions about your signs and symptoms and will perform a physical exam. Some of the exams may include a webspace compression test. The compression test is done by squeezing the metatarsals (the bones just below the toes) together with one hand and using the thumb and index finger of the other to compress the affected area to reproduce the pain or other symptoms. A palpable click (Mulder's click) is usually present. This test may also cause pain to shoot into the toes and that is called a Tinel's sign.