Morton's Neuroma

How it feels

Morton's Neuroma can be very painful. It often starts with a burning feeling between the third and fourth toe, and can develop into stabbing pain that travels up the foot and leg. The third and fourth toes may feel tingly or numb. Morton's Neuroma is usually intermittent, and becomes worse with standing and walking. Morton's Neuroma typically occurs between the third and fourth toe, but may occur between other toes.

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Nerves connected to the toes are located between the matatarsal heads.   The nerve between the third and fourth metatarsal is particularly prone to becoming trapped between the metatarsal bones leading to swelling of the nerve, scar tissue build up and pain. Morton's Neuroma can be caused by wearing shoes that are too narrow, but is more often caused by faulty foot mechanics. Hyperpronation causes the foot to twist inside the shoe, bunching the metatarsals up against the lateral (out) side of the shoe upper. Pain starts when the trapped nerve starts swelling and scar tissue forms. Morton's Neuroma is a negative spiral - more swelling, more pressure, more swelling etc. until you just can't stand it any more.

The most common spot for Morton's neuroma is between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal.

How to eliminate the pain

Preventing the foot from cramming into the outside of the shoe will help alleviate Morton's Neuroma pain. Wearing shoes with appropriate width for the foot will help, but eliminating the twisting motion of the foot inside the shoe may be the quickest way to stop continuously aggravating the nerve tissue. This is most easily done by preventing hyperpronation. However, the nerve and surrounding tissues may be so irritated that surgical intervention is needed to eliminate the pain. Removing the inflamed nerve head does nothing to change the foot mechanics that caused the formation of scar tissue in the first place. Following surgery, it is especially helpful in heal the tissues more quickly by preventing hyperpronation.

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Hyperpronation

If you hyperpronate, your arches drop from non-weight bearing (sitting with your feet on the ground) to weight bearing (standing). When your arches drop, your ankles roll in and your heels lean in (evert) as illustrated in the picture. Even a small amount of hyperpronation can cause twisting of the foot and neuroma pain, even walking barefoot.

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