pain on right foot....
by Samantha
hiya! Firstly, on both of my feet I have suffered acute athletes foot. It has cleared , however, I have now on all ten toes nail fungus. I have an idea that I need persciption to take by mouth and a cream for the nails..understandable. problem solved on that one. Second,my problem is the right foot where I have some moderate discomfort for months.It's located on the dorsal lateral side where the proximal phalanges & lesser metatarsals meet.It seems that my foot gets really stiff & difficult to walk at times. And, it's tough to put a shoe on when those bones are being squeezed. The pain now seems to be getting worse and affecting the third toe. I'm thinking it could be a fracture of some kind or am I gettng old??? How can I fix this??? thanks for reading! Hi Samantha, Well, you are getting older, but I do not think that is the source of your problem. In general fractures do not move around, pain is usually limited to the bone that is actually broken. Based on your 'story' my first thought would be tendonitis as that is probably the most common cause of pain on top of the foot in the area you mention. My second thought would be of a neuroma (see my article) because you mention pain when the bones get squeezed such as when you put on a shoe. From this distance that is the best I can do for you; if the pain has lasted longer than a couple of weeks and does not seem to be getting any better, then the best advice I can give you is to see a podiatrist in your area. Marc Mitnick DPM
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