Foot pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems, affecting up to 87% of people during their lives. This pain can occur anywhere, but if it’s in the ball of your foot or between your toes, ...

Q: I have pain in the ball of my foot and toes whenever I wear shoes. It feels like my sock is bunched up and I have a pebble in my shoe. I’m comfortable when I walk barefoot or wear flipflops. This ...

This week we are going to talk about a painful condition of the foot that is often easily treatable and is fairly commonplace – the Morton’s Interdigital Neuroma or Morton’s Neuroma. Morton’s Neuroma ...

Dear Doctor: I have Morton's neuroma in both feet, and my podiatrist has recommended surgery. I really don't want to have surgery, so I am desperately looking for another remedy. I read about a drug ...

People with this diagnosis often use the same image of a wrinkled or balled-up sock that you shared with us. It’s caused by a pinched nerve in the foot, typically between the third and ...

NEUROMA. IT SOUNDS UNCOMFORTABLE, RIGHT? WELL, IT IS. THE DOCTOR I SPOKE WITH SAYS THIS CONDITION IS 8 TO 10 TIMES MORE COMMON IN WOMEN. AND THE SHOES WE WEAR MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ORTHOPEDIC ...

What is Morton's Neuroma? Morton’s neuroma is a condition that causes continuous pain in the ball of the foot that lies below the toes. People feel like they have stamped a stone or a fold of a sock.

Podiatrists at Wilford Hall Medical Center are now offering a non-surgical procedure, chemical neurolysis, to treat painful foot neuromas. A foot neuroma is a common condition, believed to be caused ...

Dear Doctor K: I have a painful pinched nerve in my foot. What are my treatment options? Dear Reader: The medical term for a pinched or compressed nerve that causes pain and swelling is a neuroma.

Dear Doctor: I have Morton’s neuroma in both feet, and my podiatrist has recommended surgery. I really don’t want to have surgery, so I am desperately looking for another remedy. I read about a drug ...

This week we are going to continue our talks about neurologic conditions in the extremities by discussing a neurological phenomenon that occurs in the foot—Morton’s interdigital neuroma. Morton’s ...