Metatarsalgia

- Sharp, aching or burning pain in the ball of your foot — the part of the sole just behind your toes
- Pain that gets worse when you stand, walk or run and improves when you rest
- Sharp or shooting pain in your toes
- Numbness or tingling in your toes
- Pain that worsens when you flex your feet
- A feeling in your feet as if you're walking with a pebble in your shoe
- Increased pain when you're walking barefoot, especially on a hard surface

- Intense training or activity
- Excessive runners
- High arch can put extra pressure on the metatarsals
- Having a second toe that's longer than the big toe
- Hammertoe
- Bunion
- Excess weight
- Poorly fitting shoes
- Stress fractures
- Morton's neuroma

- ROM and stretching
- Foot intrinsic strengthening
- Ankle strengthening exercises
- Use of metatarsal pad
- Proper fitting shoes
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