MORTONS NEUROMA

It is a painful condition that affects the ball of your foot, most commonly the area between your third and fourth toes. It may feel as if you are standing on a pebble in your shoe or on a fold in your sock.

It is a thickening of the tissue around one of the nerves leading to your toes. This can cause a sharp, burning pain in the ball of your foot. Your toes also may sting, burn or feel numb.

Patients ask why? * High heels. Wearing high-heeled shoes or tight shoes or ill fitting can place extra pressure on your toes and the ball of your foot.
* Certain sports. Participating in high-impact athletic activities such as running may subject your feet to repetitive trauma. Sports that feature tight shoes, such as skiing, rock climbing, ballet, can put pressure on your toes.
* Foot deformities. People who have bunions, hammertoes, high arches or flatfeet are at higher risk of developing Morton's neuroma.

What can be done? 
Treatment depends on the severity of your symptoms, but here are a few...
* arch supports and foot pads
* wearing wider shoes * stretching exercises for the foot
* strengthening exercises * massaging the ball of the foot
* resting the foot
* applying ice to sore areas
* NSAID’s and pain meds * steroid Injections
* decompression surgery
* removal of the nerve