Title: Feet Hurt - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment of Foot Pain
Headings: Do Your Feet Hurt?
Do Your Feet Hurt?
From your heels to your toes, find what you can do for your foot pain
What's Ailing You?
1. Bunions and Bunionettes
Symptoms
Causes
What you can do
What your doctor can do
2. Morton's Neuroma
Symptoms
Causes
What you can do
What your doctor can do
3. Plantar Fasciitis
Symptoms
Causes
What you can do
What your doctor can do
4. Toenail Fungus
Symptoms
Causes
What you can do
What your doctor can do
Who's Taking Care of YOUR Feet?
If the Shoe Fits
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Content: Morton's Neuroma
If you feel as if you have a pebble in your shoe or that your sock is bunched up under your toes each time you take a step, you may have a Morton's neuroma, a pinched nerve in the foot named for Philadelphia surgeon T.G. Morton, who wrote about it in 1876. Symptoms
Tingling, burning or numbness on the ball of your foot between the third and fourth toe. Discomfort or pain that starts out only occasionally, but eventually persists for days or weeks at a time. Causes
The nerve between the third and fourth toe becomes irritated and then painful, but the exact cause of the irritation is unknown. Common offenders seem to be tight shoes and high heels that compress and irritate the nerve. Certain foot problems such as bunions, flat feet, hammer toes or high arches may also play a role. What you can do
Wear wider shoes with lower heels and a soft sole, which allow the bones to spread out, relieving pressure on the nerve. Use an ice pack on the affected area for 20 minutes several times a day to reduce swelling. Stay away from activities that put repetitive pressure on the neuroma, such as tennis or jogging, until the condition improves. Now is a good time to try yoga or Pilates instead.