irritation and sensitivity on outside of left foot

For over 3 yrs. now I have had irritation and sensitivity on the outside of my left foot. Not there all the time though. I had a bunion removed on that foot about

4 years ago. I wear orthodics in my tennis shoe because my feet roll inward. I've was told I have a flat arch on the inside of my feet. I have also experienced butt and hip pain for the same amount of time. I am currently seeing a PT (about 7 weeks now). The butt and hip pain are much better, but the foot pain has not changed. I am an exerciser. I walk and also go to JAZZERCISE classes about 3 or 4 times a week. I am a female, 63 years old. weigh about 126 lbs. What do you think?

Linda

Hi Linda,
There are a number of conditions that could cause pain on the outside of your foot, but in reading your post, the first thing that came to my mind was the orthotics and the fact that you exercise.
Sometimes if an orthotic raises the arch too much it can cause a jamming effect on the outside of the foot where it hits the shoe/sneaker. That fact that you exercise could be exacerbating the situation.
I would recommend you see a foot specialist (if you haven't already) and let he or see examine your orthotic along with your athletic shoe and see if there is not some connection between them and your pain. In many cases either going to a wider shoe or lowering the arch a bit may be all that is needed to solve the problem.

Marc Mitnick DPM

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