heel pain 
Three weeks ago I stood on a piece of wire that pierced my shoe and went into my heel. I am now on crutches, because I can't put any weight on my foot....

Fracture to fourth metatarsal 
I broke my foot about a week ago and now off and on it gets really cold like ice. It does not happen all the time but it is off and on. I dont know what ...

Two Neuromas 
Hi,

I have 2 neuromas in my left foot. They are very painful and I have tried the anti-inflamatory injections and the series of 7 alcohol injections ...

Healed Talus Fracture 
Three months ago I broke my talus bone. The doctor stated everything has healed fine. Im still having some minor pain and the swelling comes and go. The ...

acute pain in left great toe 
For several months(6-9)I have been experiencing sharp pain in my left great toe specifically when laying down for the night. It suddenly appears out of ...

nonunion big toe, 2nd and 3rd toe 
I dropped an armoire door on my toes December 9th 2009. It hurt, minimal swelling, totally purple, color returned and went to foot doctor. Hew x-rayed ...

Foot pain/numbness following pregnancy 
Hello,

I have a nine week old baby. During my pregnancy I had severe edema in my feet, so painful that I had trouble walking towards the end. The skin ...

A lifetime of big toe/side pain only when wearing shoes 
Hi! I found out that pigeon toe runs in my family with the birth of my son. He's is getting therapy for his inturning. I have had footwear issues all my ...

Painful "knots"-not bunions-on the inner soles of both feet 
I am affected by RA from spine to feet. I have idiopathic neuroapathy in both lower extremities. For the last 4 yrs I have had severe-scale 10 pain when ...

The right diagnosis and fusing the toe info 
Hi,
I am a 37 years old and was a very active female. My podiatrist recommended fusing my big toe after seeing a 30-40% joint deterioration in my big ...

Ball of foot growth 
I had this problem before while I lived in Puerto RIco, they told me it was a bottom of the foot nail, a growth that went inward, they surgically removed ...

failed fusion of 1st metatarsal big toe 
I had surgery a year ago to fuse the joint. Two screws were use. I developed a surgical infection and septacaemia!! One year later the toe is not fused....

foot pain on the ball of my foot after bunion surgery 
I had bunion surgery in June and still having problems walking on my foot.The ball of my foot and pain between the big toe and second toe is really bad....

Ankle Avulsion fracture ---migratory pain  
I fell down some stairs 8 months ago and sustained an avulsion fracture of the talus and calcaneous bones. The doctor said I had a Chopart's sprain. I ...

Severe heel pain 
I've been having severe pain in my right heel and it moves into my ankle.The pain gets so bad that i can't walk on it,I can get out of bed in the mornings ...

Bump on second toe 
I have a "bump"on my second toe that's the size of a pea. It is on the joint and although it is not painful it looks quite ugly. I have been to a podiatrist ...

bruise under toenail 
This weekend, I was removing nail polish that had been on my toenails for a few months and I noticed what looked like a bruise along the left side of one ...

Pain and Burning in the lesser digits 
I had surgery 10 months ago to correct hammertoes on my left foot. The doctor put screws in my 2nd and 3rd toe but not in my 4th. He just released some ...

Broken metatarsal and now have awful sensations in my foot. 
Seven weeks ago I broke my 5th metatarsal (right foot). I have been in a non weight baring cast which was removed three days ago. If I try to put any weight ...

foot pain at base of 5th metarsal 
my daughter hurt her foot over 17 months ago, an mRI was performed and shows a small non displaced fracture and a small area of bone marrow edema. The ...

Fribroid tissue/deposits on a heel bursa sac 
About 6 1/2 months ago, I experienced trauma to the bursa sac on my heel from overuse (walking/running on a non-cushioning treadmill). I woke up the morning ...

pain and soreness 
Pain in the foot at the base of the second and third toe . It really hurts to apply pressure or weight on my foot. It almost feels like the pain you ...

pain on right foot.... 
hiya!
Ok.. this is going to sound strange. I think I have two problems.
Firstly, on both of my feet I have suffered acute athletes foot. It has cleared ...

foot pain 1 yr after bunionectomy 
I still have much pain on the bottom (balls) of my foot while any amount of walking. It has been 1 yr since my austin buntmy, swelling, sharp burning ...

warm sensation on bottom of left foot 
For the last few week I have been ramdomly getting a warm sensation on the bottom of my left foot. Is this something common or is there something I need ...

Lateral Foot Pain 
Hi,

I suffered a sudden onset of L lateral foot pain yesterday after playing tennis. I play 3-4x/week and have not had the problem before. It began ...

Feet look great, hurt like hell! Pain worse in bed 
My feet look normal and there is very little swelling, even at night after a long hot day at work. No corns, bunions, spurs, etc., I wear good shoes and ...

Broken big toe issue 
I feel almost two months ago and am fairly sure I broke my big toe. I was very painful for that a couple of days. I did the hot cold compress immediately ...

Sudden sharp stabbing pain in the top of one foot 
I'm a 49 yr old male. 5'6" & 165lbs. In very good health. I exercise 3-4 times a week and do good deal of walking as a part of my job.

After several ...

Left side of foot pain, heel and ball of foot pain 
Hello,

I am a 44 year old Pe teacher who has been experiencing foot pain since October. I have had numerous xrays, 2 MRI's and numerous injections in ...

Stabbing electric like pain in three toes of foot 
Beginning about a week ago, I had this stabbing pian in my big toe and the two adjacent toes of the left foot. This generally happens when the foot is ...

Severe Pain in my big toes 
In January of 2009 I noticed that the large joint located at the base of my big toe on the right side would hurt when I was running or would ache at night ...

pain in middle broken toe after three months, MRI shows non-union 
Experienced a really huge "toe-jam" on a piece of furniture 3+ months ago. First podiatrist kept telling me it was a broken toe, and that the (extremely)...

foot pain, and ankle pain 
a couple of weeks ago the top of my foot, at the base of the two little toes became very tender to the touch. after a few days it was sore from top through ...

Lump under ankle... 
Hi, I'm a 29 year old female. About a month ago, I noticed a small cyst or lump on the side of my right foot below my ankle. It feels a little bigger than ...

Pain and swelling on top of left foot that radiates down third metatarsal 
I have had this problem with my left foot for the past 4 months and I am getting frustrated. I have been prescribed an anti-inflammatory by my general ...

stubbed big toe now chronic pain and burning sensation 
I banged my foot on a step going up felt a pain it has been about a month now.Have pain behind big toe and toe next to it also feel a burning sensation ...

Sharp Pain in joint of big toe.  
When I walk or stand up, I have this sharp pain that I can feel on the top of my big toe joint. Its becoming more frequent. The doctor said it may be ...

foot, ankle pain, numbness swelling after back surgery and broken foot 
I'll try to make this understandable. In Jan/09 I had a fracture in my foot. At the same time I had a herniated disk and had to have diskectomy and lamonectomy ...

Pain on the outer lateral bottom of feet and lateral sides of both hands. 
I have been having foot pain for about a month. The pain involves bilateral feet and bilateral hands. The pain is on the bottom lateral side of feet. There ...

pain between toes as if stepping on a stone 
ive been having pain between my toes on my left foot as if i was stepping on a rock but there are no lumps, redness, etc. The first time i actually thought ...

itchy little lumps on my foot 
Hi there, I have had these little lumps on my the ball of my left foot for a fair few months now. At first I thought it was a form of athletes foot, but ...

CROOKED SECOND TOES 
My problem involves my second (index)toes on both feet. They point at approximately a 45 degree angle toward the third toes. They don't hurt and don'...

morton's neuroma post surgery 
I had surgery for morton's neuroma 10 1/2 months ago. Surgery was done from the top. I'm still experiencing stinging pain (it feels like tiny electric ...

pain like an electic shock in my left toe  
my left top toe gets a dart pain its like an electric shock in my left toe and it only happens every now and last for a few minutes but its a strange sensation....

Isolated Itchy Spot on bottom of foot 
i've had an isolated itchy spot on the right side under my foot, 2 inches below my second to last toe for a few years. I had this oval-ish spot the size ...

The third toe on both feet are swollen and red at the second tarsal joint for 2 months now.  
I am a 50 year old female and post menapausal for almost 1 and 1/2 years.
Aproximately 2-3 months ago I noticed that the third toe on my left foot was ...

ball of foot hurts, bunion and neuroma 
I have bunions and have no arches. the balls of my feet hurt and I also have a neuroma between my big toe and second toe. I have had 2 cortisone shots ...

swelling and intense pain while trying to walk 
I had triple athrodeis 2/11/09 2mos hard cast 1mo. walking boot. I was released to go back to work on 5/7/09,went to work same day. I'am a car saleman ...

pain after right fusion 
I have had a broken foot and 3 surgeries on it to try to get it ti fuse. I have a lot of pain yet and use a bone stimulator and take lortab 10/500 q 4 ...

Pain in bottom of heel and toward arch after soccer 
My daughter has played baseball and basketball for the last 2 years and has had no problems with her feet. This summer, she has started to play soccer,...

shooting pain after Lisfranc surgery 
I had surgery for Lisfranc injury 10 weeks ago. I am still having sharp, shooting pain in my foot. Am still in air boot. Are these healing pains of ...

Can't find proper fitting shoes lifetime 
I am a 38 year old male & I don't have any bunions . I started wearing orthotics recently for the ankle & foot pain. Ever since I can remember I had trouble ...

burning and swelling of toes and metatrasal area  
6 months ago i had surgery on removal of bone spurs from four of my toes including bunion removal hoping for relief of burning and painful foot after standing ...

ankle pain and tenderness after 2 year old sprain 
I am a 20 year old female. I sprained my ankle about 2 yrs ago jumping off a stage and landing on my boyfriends foot went to the dr a week later and the ...

nerve pain in the top of foot 
I developed a severe burning pain in the top of my left foot. At the onset(about a month ago), it only hurt to push in the clutch of my car or point my ...

Foot pain after bunionectom/ repair. 
I am a very healthy 31 year old cosmetologist. So my feet are very important to me! I had what was suppose to be a bunionectomy in Dec.2008, I have recently ...

Pain in both feet (top and bottom) 
I have been having foot pain in both feet (top and bottom) for almost 4 years. I am a 54 year old female but my feet feel like they have declared war against ...

Multiple pains in bottom of feet 
About two days ago a few spots on the bottom of both my feet became very sensitive and have seemed to be getting worse. It feels as if there is something ...

injured big toe 
On 4/22 I jammed my big toe into a wooden box. Can hardly walk on the foot. Bruise on top of knuckle and underneath of my big toe. It is swollen as well ...

Running leads to stress fracture? 
Hello Marc,

In Nov/08 I overdid it while getting back into my running routine at the gym. I felt a pain in my right foot while on the treadmill and ...

What do I do with a broken middle toe? 
I broke my middle toe 7 months ago. Even though I followed the advice of what to do with a broken toe, today it is still painful and still looks swollen....

Pain in the top of foot due to accident 
Was slamming on the brakes when I rear-ended vehicle, and as a result, I have pain in my right foot. The pain is on the top of my foot, and it is very ...

pain after foot fusion 
My problem is I still am having foot pain after a fusion and a revision
and having some hardware took out. My Dr said that I still have a non-union and ...

ligament or nerve pain on top of ankle 
I've had a herniated disc in my L4/L5 for a while now. I've received steroid injections and been doing stretches for a few years now. I have had radiating ...

Pain in foot after stress fracture 
Back in July, 2008 I received a stress fracture on the distal end of the third metatarsal of my right foot. I have had pain on the top of my foot, mid-...

Delayed diagnosis of matatarsal stress fracture 
I broke my middle toe a year ago, and because of continued soreness and occasional swelling they took another x-ray that showed a partly healed metatarsal ...

Hammertoe? Claw foot? 
Approximately 8 months ago I started to develop a callus on the ball of my right foot. I had no previous foot pain ever. Orthotics were tried as well as ...

Had too large hardware removed from first metatarsal joint 
Two months ago I had the third surgery in the same place to remove hardware that was too large for the area ( four screws and a plate) and had been in ...

numbness, tingling, cold foot 
Last November, I sustained a stress fracture on my left foot of the neck of the 5th metatarsal. The first doctor I saw treated it with an air-cast walking ...

Flat cyst under the skin of the ball of my foot -- no pain 
There is no pain involved (yet), but I have a very strange sensation whenever I stand up and walk barefoot after sitting for a while. It feels as though ...

Ball of feet pain radiating to other parts of body. 
I have had this for many years. Its getting worse and the pain is unbearable.
I have hard callouses on the balls of both feet below 2cd and 3rd toes....

Pain post-bunionectomy, hammertoe surgery 
I had bunionectomy, hammertoe correction 6 days ago. I have been using a walker and hopping around. I have 3 pins in my foot which should be removed in ...

Inside ankle pain 
I had an extreme injury to my ankle in Sep of 2007, I had surgery to repair ligament damage on the outside of my ankle in Jan 2008. I got pregnant and ...

lump on my small toe 
I have been told that what I thought was corn on my small toe, is
probably a small bone growing out, as my toe is turned under and is
taking all the ...

Foot goes numb 
When I go to bed at night, my right foot goes numb to about my ankle-my ankle feels stiff--when I change position it sometimes helps, if I stand up out ...

Pain on Top of Foot 
I have a big concern. I’m really worried that I am wearing out my feet and will have to stop playing basketball, which is a great passion of mine. I'm ...

stiff feet 
I am finally coming to an end with a severe episode of Plantar fasciitis but it is still lingering after 10 months!! I am going to physical therapy twice ...

"Wind- sweept" toes; what type of surgery can correct this condition? 
The 2nd and 3rd toes sway toward the 2nd toe. This causes my shoes not to hold my foot properly; the heel goes off to the right side of the foot (this ...

severe stabbing pain at top of toe where joins foot 
I am experiencing every night about 2 to 3 hours after retiring a very severe stabbing pain on the top of the toe next to my little toe, The pain is specific ...

discoloration of big toe on both feet 
I had spinal surgery a few years ago due to a tumor on my spinal cord from c-2 thur c-4. The tumor is wrapped in and around the spinal cord. The surgeon ...

Swollen red toes 
Two weeks ago my 2nd, 4th and especially my pinky toe of my right foot became red and swollen. There is also a small dark discoloration on the nail bed ...

sharp pain in inside of left ankle 
I was woken during the night by a really sharp pain, like i was being stabbed in the ankle by a needle. It hurt so much I tore my bed apart looking for ...

swollen second toe 
My second toe has been red and swollen for about 2 weeks and does not seem to be getting any better. It started out with my big toe and spread to the ...

post bunionectomy pain 
Three months ago I had surgery to remove a bunion and straighten two hammer toes.
The surgeon cannot tell me what proceedure he used but cut bone in ...

sprained ankle with torn Achilles tendon 
My husband sprained his ankle on Nov. 9, 2008, his family doctor told him to do the RICE treatment and to come back in 2 weeks.He could not step on it ...

curved middle toes on my childs feet toward big toe 
I had noticed before but thought it was just their little toes growing but now Im concerned. On my 7 year old daughter and my 4 year old son on both their ...

Heel pain 
I have been experiencing burning and stabbing pain in my right heel which had initially surfaced 10 years ago and has gotten progressively worse over time....

burning pain in the balls of my feet 
For the last few years I have been experiencing foot pain that is hard to describe. The pain is like a burning, stinging pain that radiates into my toes....

Sprained toe? 
I was at gymnastics when i was running for warmup and kicked the corner of a low beam. As much as it hurt i kept on running. I soon discovered that during ...

Foot numbness after ankle surgery 
Hello, I'm a healthy 45 yr old female with no diabetes and in good shape. I'm 13 days post ankle surgery. Had primary ATFL ligament repair after a bad ...

runner with pain on top of big toe and underneath big toe 
I have pain on top of my right big toe as well as underneath it. Heres background info. I had bunion surgery around 1994. It got stiff had corizon shot ...

bottom of the foot pain (all over) 
I have a kidney transplant, type 2 diabetes as a result of the transplant and high blood pressure. About a year ago I was diagnosed with plantar faciitis....

pain after foot fusion 
I fell 12-25-07 and broke over 20 bones in my rt foot. I had one fusion
done. This did not take. I then went in on June 17 08 to have a revision
done....

discoloration, itching, burning in ALL toes 
Hello everyone,

I am a 25 year old graduate student finishing my doctorate in physical therapy this May. I live in Illinois, where it is most definitely ...

Custom-orthotics disaster 
I decided to get fitted for orthotics as a preventative measure prompted by my boss and an orthopedic surgeon who both swear by them. Other people I know ...

Recovering from surgery after repair to tailors bunion 
Hi my name is Ronnie, I Rohad surgery to remove a tailors bunion, I had a ex-ray done on my second visit after the suregary and the doctor tells me that ...

numbness in the right big toe 
The whole left side as well as the tip of my big toe has been feeling numb for about 4 days now. About a month ago, I switched from from an office job ...

Pain in toe during the winter. 
Here it goes again. This is the third winter in a row that the minute the cold weather hits.......my toe next to my pinky toe begins to swell twice it'...

Purple-Blue toes 
I have been going to a podiatrist for Plantar Fasciitis and slowly I am recovering. My doctor noticed my purplish-bluish hue to my toes but wasn't there ...

No feeling in my big toe. 
Hello,

I am 29 years old. I have lost feeling in my big toe on my left foot.
Nothing I do helps circulation or anything. the toe looks good and moves
...

Left lateral plantar foot pain 
Hello,

I have had this left lateral plantar aspect foot pain x's 4 yrs. Have had fasscittis ruled out. Its mid area from 3rd medatarsal between heel....

twisted ankle/plantar fasciitis 
Me twisting my right ankle seemed to have had a domino effect which is quite confusing to me. Six months ago I simply twisted my r ankle trying to avoid ...

Burning pain on top of foot and toes 
This has been going on for about 2 months or so. I was born flat footed. My feet have gotten worse since I've gotten older. I am 52 year old women. But ...

sharp intense pain in second toe 
sharp intenese pain in second toe on left foot. feels like someone is stabbing it. it started aprox. 2 weeks ago. did not stub it. but when the pain hits ...

Numbness of 3rd & 4th toe on right foot 
About a week ago, I woke to numb toes on my right foot. It improved a bit during the day, but was back again the next morning. Now it seems to be almost ...

bunion 
I've had a bunion on my right foot (photo attached) that first became noticeable when I was in high school (ran track and cross country but noticed bunion ...

Warm feeling at bottom of left foot 
My husband, 47 years old, has a constant warm feeling in the bottom of his left foot, although the foot is not actually warm to the touch. He has recently ...

plantar fasciitis 
I have been struggling with plantar fasciitis for the past 5 months and had it both feet. It started in my right foot and progressed in my good foot...

Tailor's bunion 
Hi

I have bunions on both feet, though they cause infrequent pain or trouble. However, on my left foot, I also have a tailor's bunion that flared up ...

sudden night-time pain in same foot of my 9 year old 
My 9 year old daughter has struggled with foot pain for several years now. This started around age 5 or 6 and was intermittent so I called it "growing ...

rough hole with sharp burning pain in heel of foot 
i have a rough spot on the ball of my foot, it feels like i have something with it burns and sharp pains in it. i picked at it with a needle and opened ...

Have a old piece of glass in my foot? 
I have a piece of glass stuck inside my foot on the arch and now it is itchy and tender is it trying to come out? Been in my foot for over 30 years.

Hi ...

swollen 2nd toe 
Back in May, I stepped on a small pebble which had gotten into my shoe. I removed it quickly, but it was still sore. I didn't think much of this until ...

Not happy with the TightRope fixation procedure 
Hello Doctor, my name is Michele and I am a healthy, active 29 year old female. I began having pain in my foot a little over a year ago. I went to a few ...

Shooting pain starting from mid top of foot and up leg 
For the past few weeks I have been experiencing a shooting pain from the top of my foot that goes up my leg. It only occurs when I try to bend over (like ...

ankle foot pain 
hi. I work on a drilling rig in the gulf of Mexico. I have 2 week on and off schedual. When I am at work my left ankle will hurt about an hour after I ...

painful purple foot 
4 weeks ago I had a lapidus bunionectomy with a hammertoe repair and an Akin ostometry. The toe next to my big toes cracked when the doctor put in the ...

burning on top of foot below little toe 
I have recently (4- 6 weeks) started getting intermittent burning sensations on the top of my left foot just below where the little toe is attached and ...

Response to Pain after Bunion Surgery April 4, 2008 
Hi,I read your comment and have had the hardware removed last Friday, Oct 10. I have a big staple, screw and a smaller staple removed. Only a small staple ...

Baxters Nerve Entrapment 
I have been experiencing severe pain in the arch of my foot.(this has been going on for over 2 years, I badly sprained my ankle and it has never recovered)...

Bump on side of left foot 
I am a 35 year old female. I have what appears to be a cyst on the side of my foot... just diagonal from my ankle. I actually had a cyst on the same foot ...

Dry dark area on top of big toe 
Hello
I have a dark patch on the top on one of my big toes, which has been there for at least a month. The patch is about 2-3cm in diameter and there ...

Pain after Bunionectomy on April 4, 2008 
I have been having persistant pain in the ball of foot for well over a year when I had surgery on April 4, 2008. I had an Austin/Akin procedure with a ...

left ankle pain after 8 months 
Feb. 2008 I fell from a step going out of my front door. I recieved a sprained ankle with 2 partial torn ligaments. My outside ankle and along the outside ...

top of left foot hurts 
the top (around middle) part of my foot just started hurting yesterday. it hurts when i move my toes up and when i press it or walk. i have flat feet, but ...

midtarsal fault with nerve entrapment 
I have this problem and have read your explanation of this. Is there any type of surgery that is less invasive than joint fusion (which has been recommended ...

Foot Pain 
I have had 3 L5 Laminectomys and fusion of the L4/L5 in recent years. I had also been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and tendonitis of my left foot/...

Buning pain in ball of foot. 
I am training to participate in a marathon early next year. I plan to speed walk the event. I am currently walking 7 miles per day 5 days a week. I ...

sharp pain up in the heel of my foot 
A pain shoots up the heel of my foot, last for one minute but it is so intense and very painful.Nothing relieves the pain, I have to wait for it to subside....

nonunion toe fracture 
I broke my toe several months ago, pinky toe, by stubbing it. I buddy taped it, but it never seemed to heal correctly. I finally went to a podiatrist, and ...

I am scheduled for surgery for Morton's Neuroma 
I'm not sure I have a neuroma, please help. I explained to the doctor I have terrible pain on the bottom of the foot down the middle when the widest part ...

foot pain 
For several months now I've been having pain in my foot that has spread through my whole body which I think is RSD. Over a year ago a pallet jack with ...

Angioleiomyoma 
I have pea size bump on my leg w/ burning pain when pressed. I had it removed before 4 yrs ago diagnosed as an benign angioleiomyoma. Should I have it ...

glass in foot? 
My daugther has autism, she will not let anyone touch her foot. My older daugther thinks she has glass in her foot, or it could be a insect bite. Is their ...

ball of foot growth? 
My sister is 60 years old and slightly overweight. She has developed a growth on the bottom of her foot (in the ball). It looks like a risen but has no ...

big toe spasms upward 
Hello,

My 82 year old mother is having nightly bouts of spasms in her big toes (usually one at a time) in which the toe bends straight up & she can'...

big toe is itchy and cuticle is weird 
i've never had an ingrown nail or athlete's foot but i've shown my problem to people and seen pictures and it is not either of those. i dont have insurance ...

Sharp Pain in Big Toe and Burning Pain in Ball of Foot 
I broke my big toe ( Right Foot ) in '04. Toe healed fine and did not bother me until '08 while on a treadmill. I was walking on the treadmill for an ...

Aching feet 
When I was pregant 8 years ago, I would wake in the morning and I could hardly stand on my feet as they ached so bad. This continued for a few months ...

whole foot 
I stepped on a piece of glass quite a few years ago and i have had 4 surgeries since then. I have also been through physical therapy 3 times and undergone ...

swelling and tenderness at the base of the second toe 
I have swelling and tenderness at the base of the second toe on my right foot. The swelling is also on the top of foot mainly between the big toe and second ...

persistent pain and soft lump on incision site of plate and screw insertion after ankle break 
Its been almost 3 months since I broke my ankle (tri-malleolar), dislocated it, and had surgery to insert a plate along the outside of my ankle and 8 screws ...

Top of Foot Pain 
I am a 42 year old female health teacher. I have had over the past week and a half right foot pain and swelling right below the third and fourth toes....

Severe pain in the balls of both feet both while standing and at rest 
My husband started with pain in the balls of his feet several years ago. He was diagnosed with Morton's neuroma and has had 7 individual surgeries on ...

peroneus longus tendon(????) pain that comes and goes 
For about 8 weeks, I have had pain on the side of my foot. In looking at your diagram, it is the same area where the peroneus longus tendon is located....

severe pain at heal and arch of right foot 
I have been suffering from this pain for over 3 years.At first I was tested for Lyme disease but that was not it. I've been tested for arthritis and tested ...

post op bunionectomy/hammertoe surgery 
I am 4 weeks post op (McBride) bunionectomy and hammertoe surgery. I was NOT allowed to bear weight for 4 week due to the pins protruding out of my toes....

sesmoid 
I was seen by a podiatrist who upon x-rays told me that the sesmoid bone in both my feet was in two pieces. He gave me a cortisone shot. Less than a ...

Swollen Red Toes 
Four days ago my two toes starting to get red. I had not bumped them, cut them, nor anything else I could remember. By the next day they looked red (almost ...

Red soles 
Dear Doctor

The souls of my feet are bright red. At the back part of the foot the redness bleeds up into the heel this also goes for the outside of ...

Stumped toe 
I stumped my toe about 7.30 this morning and it is vey painful. It is now swollen and turning black and blue, as well as the foot area around it.

Does ...

toes get hot ,red and burning sensation in the toes 
Five years ago I was diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Sonce then I have been having problems with my toes getting red,hot feeling a burning ...

Chronic left top of foot pain 
When I was a child - I was on a figure skating team. After three minute routines I would come off the ice in tears because my feet hurt. My family doctor ...

Numbness 
Hiya,
I have total numbness in left big toe, which tends to feel like it is spreading over the whole foot sometimes. It is the same sensation as when ...

Plantar Fibromatosis 
Hello! I have a confirmed case of plantar fibromatosis. I have been trying the 15% verapamil cream since March. I have been very faithful in its use. Yes,...

sharp pain in three middle toes without apparent initiating trauma 
Without apparent provocation, I get sharp pain in my middle three toes sometimes lasting as long as 12 seconds. It hurts (about an 8 on 0-10 scale) and ...

foot pain 
My son plays soccer and while playing his feet hurt. The pain is on the bottom edge on the outside part of the foot. He also jogs and as long as he is ...

heel pain 
heel pain that radiates bilaterally on bottom and sides of foot. pain is a stabbing pain which feels like you have stepped on a stone and your heel is ...

never ending pain in foot 
I have had xrays,and they dont show anything wrong.But for the last year I have had constant aching in my foot,and its at the point now ,where I rarely ...

Discoloration on top of feet, some discomfort 
Hello. Two days ago, I was feeling tired, so I decided to take my shoes off and relax for a bit. When I removed my socks, I was suprised to notice a lot ...

I have horrible itching on the bottom of my foot  
It happens mostly at night but on the rare occasion at other times as well. It wakes me up. The itch is so intense I can't stand it. I also can't scratch ...

talus avulsion fractures 
I have 3 avulsion fractures of the right talus. I am seeing a foot doctor. He has put me in a boot cast (brace)and I have had to use crutches for the ...

Big toes' numbness 
Both my big toes went partially numb about a week ago and have stayed that way since. The right toe a bit more spread than the left toe and in both it ...

Painful knot on bottom of my foot! 
the knot was smaller about 1 week ago, now it has become a little bigger. it hurts to wear heels because of the location of the knot...when i push hard ...

Lump Under Second Toe 
Hi I have a lump the size of a large pea under the skin on my second toe, at the base before the toe joins the foot. It isn't painful to touch but has ...

Foot pain on top near ankle 
About three four ago I just woke up one morning with a pain on the top-edge of my right foot near the ankle. There is no swelling or bruising, just the ...

bottoms of feet hurt 
I have started wearing pre-made inserts that I got from my pedorthist. The pedorthist has padded the sesamoid area as well as the sulcus (?) (I was told ...

Discoloration after surgery 
How long after you've have foot surgery does that initial discoloration resolve? I am 4 months post op from a bunionectomy and I still have a purple foot ...

A lump/growth on the top of my right foot 
i have growth/lump on the top of my right foot about one and a half inches from the middle toe. i have had this for the past 6-7 years.it was a soft and ...

strong burning sensation in middle three toes of right foot 
About once every couple of weeks I get a strong burning sensation in the middle
three toes of my right foot. Today it hit me as I was driving. I had ...

big toe pain 
I have sudden, terrible pain when putting any weight on the ball of my left foot--when I step down on the big toe. It almost feels like the bone is dislocated....

Lump or lumps on bottom of feet 
This happens every now and again. I will get a lump on the bottom of my foot and it will show up from my toes to anywhere on the bottom of my feet. It ...

sharp shooting pain on the outside of my right ankle 
For several months now I have been experiencing a severe and sudden sharp pain in my ankle. The pain is sporadic with no pattern to the re occurrence....

tarsal tunnel-baxters nerve entrapment 
I have endured over 2 years of pain in my left foot/ankle. The pain occured after a gastro recession surgery for a torn peronial longus tendon. The surgery ...

brown spot on bottom of foot 
ater going to foot dr. about 2 yrs. ago. he discovered that i had a brown spot that looked like melanoma, he biopsied it that day & it came back negative....

foot pain 
I have pain in my left foot, on the bottom of my foot, right below the toes. It feels as though I am stepping on a stone when I walk. It doesnt look ...

Pain at the base of the third and second toe 
I am having pain at the base of the third and second toe on both my left and right foot. It started on both feet back in December and I had cortizone ...

Ankle pain 
Alright I am a 19 year old female..I sprained my ankle the day before thanksgiving in 2007 which was a wednesday by jumping off a stage trying to touch ...

Sporadic pain at base of second toe 
I am a 47-year-old woman. I do not wear high heals because I have a history of intermittent back pain. I wear prescription orthotics and usually wear very ...

blue and purple feet and toes, severe pain  
Hello and thank you in advance for taking the time to listen.

I am going to try and be as specific and brief as possible. This is for my wife,...

very painful lump on bottom of foot center of arch almost to heel 
After standing for longer periods than normal in slippers, I have this lump appear on the arch of my foot close to heel base. It is very painful to touch ...

Foot Pain..... 
I have several things going on and have no clue whats related if anything. Please help.
I started having foot pain this morning when I woke up and a sore ...

Burning Toe Pain in Middle 3 toes 
Yesterday I walked roughly a mile or more, in comfortable shoes and was doing good, but as I neared the end, all of a sudden I got this severe burning ...

top of foot pain 
I woke up yesterday with pain that radiates in waves from the center of my foot. I did not do any specific activity; nor drop anything nor fall. It is ...

MRI says no Plantar Inflamation 
Hi,

I am writing for my wife. She has had Plantar Fasciitis like pain for 1 1/2 year (text book Sx : pain with first steps of morning, pain after standing ...

Pain in my right foot 
All night last night I had a dull toothache-like pain in my right foot, it felt as if it had something to do with 3rd and 4th toe. But in the morning ...

pain on bottom of foot on lateral side when walking/bearing weight 
3 Sunday's ago i ran for 3 miles and then i went swimming and then I went for a walk and during that walk I suddenly felt pain under my foot and caused ...

Pain base of 2nd toe 
I'm 49. Over the past few years have occassionally experienced pain in the ball of my right foot while playing hard-court sports. Felt kind of like a ...

pain on the top to my toe on my right foot 
I had very bad pain in my foot and some swelling went to the doctors--first he said it was broke on the under side of my big toe fit me for a boot--then ...

electric shock feeling in toe 
I get this painful electric shock feeling in my second toe on my right foot. It is very painful and last for maybe 30 sec. to a minute. Is it a nerve from ...

inflammation and red, tender areas up the sides of the feet as well as bruising and pain in the heels. 
My problem started out as heel pain. The pain progressed to the outsides of my feet and became inflamed red spots that are hot to the touch that go from ...

Possible Plantar Fasciitis ?? 
I developed foot pain 1 1/2 years ago. Went to a podiatrist, had custom orthotics made and was told to rest my feet for 2 months, which I did. No relief....

Toe Bone Spur 
I have a bone spur on the top (off to the side) of my middle toe. I thought it was a corn or wart until I showed it to my PC doctor. I had been using ...

deep blister on heel 
My husband has planned a hike in Napal in 5 wks and has been having trouble with his heel. He has had xray which showed no bone involvement, MRI which ...

Pain in the top of my foot 
I cannot remember any trauma to my foot, but the top of my foot has been paining for about a week now. It has gotten worse too. Whenever I bend my foot ...

Constant pain in both feet. Doctor's are unable to diagnose. 
I have constant pain in both feet. Doctor's are unable to diagnose.
I am 41 years old and I am 5'4" and weigh 125 pounds. I've never had any major health ...

itchy sore feet 
I have recently been experiencing severe itching on the bottom of my feet followed by sharp stabbing pain in the bottom of the feet. It is an itch that ...

Pain along outer side of right foot - near the bottom 
I am a runner and began experiencing this problem several weeks ago. It occurs after I run. The further I run, the longer the pain lasts. Resting the ...

can bear weight, but hurts to walk 
Several months ago I slipped on the ice in our somewhat steep driveway. My left foot slid down while my right foot rolled under my body. There was lots ...

Underfoot pain when walking or load bearing 
Hi. A pain has developed when walking or putting full weight onto my left foot. The pain is located almost exactly where the arrow on the "bottom of foot ...

fell re injured bunionectomy 
hurts on and off numming i had surgery 15 days ago should i go to the hosp?had screws put in fell yesterday.

Cheryl,
I do not think there is any question;...

Top of the foot pain 
I am 36 years old and in fairly good health. I am 5'10" and about 210 lbs and consider myself to be in reasonable shape.

I was walking on vacation ...

top of foot pain into big toe 
I have severe pain in the top center of my left foot. The pain radiates to my big toe. I feel a bump there so I'm curious if it could be a bone spur ...

Bump on top of foot 
Hi there,

I have had this smaller sized hard bump on the top of my foot for about 4 months now. If you look at your foot and flex the bump seems to ...

Pain in my arch. 
I have been having a sharp pain the the inside arch of my right foot. It feels like a pin poking me. At first I thought there was something sticking ...

Pain where my foot and leg meet, on my right side. 
When I walk fast, I have pain in the front, (where my foot and leg meet), on my right side. I don't know what that area is called. I walk outside, 1 mile ...

Foot Pain 
I am having pain in my foot, it only hurts when I'm walking, after my heel has left the ground and I'm on the ball of my foot. The pain is on my left foot,...

ARE PODIATRISTS REAL DOCTORS? 
THEY CALL THEMSELVES DOCTORS BUT THEY ARE NOT PHYSICIANS. THEY DON'T GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL RIGHT?

Hi,
The best way to think of podiatrists is in the ...

severe continue foot pain 
I had a spur removal surgery on my foot last December. It was small grow near the big toe on my right foot. It bothered me when I used some shoes but I ...

a nickel sized hard mass of the lateral aspect of my heel 
This mass has probably doubled in size within a years time. It is only painful when I bend my foot for normal gait. It is approximately 1cm from the ...

Pain between/round the Talus and navicular 
My 8 year old son for the past 4 years has had this pain on the top of his foot between/around the Talus and navicular. Over the years I always thought ...

Pain between heel and arch 
I fell forward on a flight of stone stairs in mid-January. I think my toes caught the upper step and my heel slammed back on the previous stair as I tumbled....

plantar fibromatosis 
I was going to order a pair of your suggested orthotics, however, how can I make sure that the orthotic doesn't hurt the fibroid more???? I have tried ...

foot pain and sore muscles all over body 
The tops of my feet have been sore and when I get up to walk after lying down for a while, they seem stiff and achy. It's not really a tingling feeling ...

soles of feet are red and painful 
My son, who is 14, has pain, redness, and swelling of the soles of both feet. He was previously diagnosed with sever's disease, but this is nothing like ...

persistent foot pain even after two surgeries 
Dr. Mitnick, Thanks again for your reply. Sorry if I'm not explaining this really well. I first went to the dr. because of the terrible bunion pain. The ...

persistent foot pain even after two surgeries 
Dr. Mitnick, thank you for your reply. The MN surgery I referred to was surgery to remove a Morton's neuroma from between 3rd and 4th toes on left foot....

persistent foot pain even after two surgeries 
I have had terrible bunions for 25 yrs. I had left foot bunionectomy and osteotomy 9/06 and left foot MN surgery 12/07. The problem is I still have the ...

top of foot pan 
I am a runner, use orthotics, and have hammer toes...hope that helps. I am having great pain on the top of my foot. The bone at the top of my right foot ...

Sesamoiditis - I think 
Hello, Dr.,

I am 48 yo female, former dancer (ballet and tap) who, except for a bout of achilles tendonitis a few years ago, have never had foot problems....

pain in the middle of the lower foot twards the back 
my feet have hurt for years. I got an xray the other day and the tech showed me a bone horn that is growing from my heel forward. First question she asked ...

constant pain in the ball of my left foot located directly under the big toe 
I am having constant pain in the ball region of my left foot, located directly underneath the big toe. The problem first started about a month ago. The ...

Hard bump on toe located next to big toe 
recently I have a bump that is on both feet on the toe next to the big toe. It is hard and feels like a part of the bone. It sticks out and doesn't hurt ...

Toe swelling/redness/numbness 
This morning my toe was fine, and i haven't knocked or injured it in any way. Toward the middle of the day i started to get a sensation on the middle toe ...

numb + painful big toes 
the outer Half of both big toes is completley numb on the outside & aches on the inside. there is somtimes a strange itching sensation. im having trouble ...

my third toe on my left foot is smaller than my 2nd and 4th toes 
hi, on my left foot my third toe is way to small compared to my 3nd and 4th toes and it makes it look weird. is there anything i can do to make my 3rd ...

foot pain 
I am having foot pain on the outer side of my left foot. It is stabbing and is very difficult to step on. The pain is the the middle part of the outer ...

bruised sesamoid 
Left foot ball below the big toe joint, No redness or bruising evident on skin, however very painful. Began two days ago with pain in centre of foot, moved ...

The TOPS of my feet hurt. 
The tops of my feet hurt. When I walk it sometimes feels as if the bones in the tops of my feet are going to break. I can walk normally at times and ...

both of my feet hurt, all over, most of the time 
Both of my feet hurt. My heels are really sensitive. if I take a long walk or use my feet too much, my feet will hurt all over that evening or the next ...

sudden onset of pain on side of foot 
Hi. A few days ago I suddenly began experiencing severe pain on the right side of my right foot about midway between my toes and my heel. I think there ...

toe/foot pain 
My second toe next to my big toe has a burning pain. If you bend the toe under and toward my end toe it has a bruised pain if you bend it over and in ...

Sore and stiff feet 
Both the tops and bottoms of my feet are very sore and stiff, especially after I have been sitting for a period of time or in the mornings. Even the ankle ...

Pain in the top of the foot 
The pain started 2 weeks ago and extends from the base of my 2nd toe (beside the large toe) into the top middle of my foot. My foot is not red, bruised,...

Freckle on bottom of foot - biopsied found to be "weird". 
In February 2008 I had a biopsy on a freckle on the bottom of my left foot that I discovered a year and a half ago. The PA removed, or "punched" 5mm in ...

Toes 
Hello. I have a problem with crooked toes as you can see on the picture but I want to avoid surgery. A member of my family has after her fot surgery more ...

ankle pain 
I fell and missed a step a day ago and must have somehow landed funny on my ankle, my ankle isn't swollen, or discolored It does make a loud clicking noise ...

foot pain  
My right foot is swollen on the top by the nerve in my foot. It is very painful what could cause this pain and swelling?

Hi Annisa,

The two most ...

cold but sweaty feet 
hi there..i live in maine and my floors are very cold in the winter...i walk around mostly in socks, and my feet are cold but if i use my slippers or sneakers ...

left foot - pain on the outside edge of my foot 
I have heel pain as well as pain on the outside edge of my left foot. My ankle also gives me pain sometimes and feels like it "goes out". My left knee ...

cold feet causing foot pain 
When my feet or legs get cold, my toes "lock up" and something in the arch of my foot gets very hard and. I have to rub my arch or pull on my toes to ...

Top of foot pain and swelling 
My fiancee's right foot swells and has pain for about 3-4 days every other month. The pain is on the top, starting just below the ankle. It began in ...

top of foot pain 
Hi there.
I have read your website and I have to admit that I am amazed at all the information that is on here. I have learned more than the three years ...

Cellulitis on toes? 
I am a 28 yr old female, 7 1/2 mo. pregnant. A few months ago I began to have some redness with very mild itching/burning on the toes of both feet, but ...

foot stiffness 
When I wake in the morning my feet are extremely stiff radiating to my achilles. I have only had this condition for the last two months. I eat a well balanced ...

tiny little bumps under skin of toes  
Several tiny little bumps almost like the beginnings of a pimple, but not. These little bumps are in all of my toes, and a couple of fingers. Ive had ...

Pain on outside of foot 
About 1/2 way down on the outside of my left foot, I am experiencing some discomfort. It is not due to footwear that is too tight, and it is tender to ...

Severs Disease 
My sons pediatrian diagnosed him with Severs Disease. We have been icing it and doing some stretches at home. He is on travel ball for baseball and on ...

burning pain under big toe when walking since foot surgery 
had bunions removed from both feet one year ago,there is a screw in each big toe. one foot has severe pain and burning espically when walking. the other ...

RED SWOLLEN PAINFUL TOES 
Hello! I'm a 34 year old female in fairly good health. About a week ago i started to experience pain in my toes. I figured it was from the cold. My ...

Inner ankle pain 
Hi

I get a lot of pain on my foot (usually right one) that feels like I sprained my ankle althoughI did not. I was told that a bone on the inner side ...

2nd toe pain 
Problem with 2nd toe pain right foot. Started recently when I started walking outside. Exercise regularly at the gym with trainer and/or individualized ...

missing toenail 
Hi: I had a toenail torn off on middle toe of left foot - is there a splint available to cover the toe to protect it against possible contact? What is ...

Plantar fascia 
Hi there,
I have been diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis last September (07). I used to visit podiatrist who used dry needling for this condition. I also ...

i have a burning sensation on the top of my right foot near the ankle on the outer side of the foot, it also feels like it is bruised 
my foot has a burning sensation on the top of the right foot on the outer side of the foot near the ankle, i have had surgery for mortons neuroma about ...

Aching and numbness of feet in the morning 
I am a 53 years old woman, don't drive so probably walk more than average, do not smoke but do drink alochol, am not overweight and have a profession that ...

pain in my foot 
I am haveing terrable pain in my left foot. I will wake up in the morning and be fine , but as the day whears on I will have pain. Its located in the ...

Have had Plantar Fasciitis for 5 months now. Now bottoms of feet turn red after walking? 
My Plantar Fasciitis if getting better after 5 months, all though I still can not stand still for long, without pain, and I can't walk for long periods ...

dry,scaling,cracked,itching feet 
for the past three months my feet on the sides are peeling the skin right off,it is very dry and scaly to the point if i scatch the area it takes the scaly ...

numbness & pain in back, legs, and feet 
If I sit or stand a few minutes later my legs and feet start to get weak and painful to the point it hurts to walk. Mostly on my left side. It gets worse ...

Hard bump on bottom of foot 
When I was about 12 or 13, i noticed this bump about the size of a dime on the bottom of my foot. it is on my left foot, under my pinky toe, but closer ...

Heel Pain 
Hi,

I am 51 years old and am reasonably fit, I swim and play soccer I have had knee surgery on at least 7 occasions, torn anterior & posterior cruciate ...

Daughter is having pain on inside of her right foot, 
Hello,

My daughter jumped off something high and hurt her inside of her Right foot. She limped for two days then seems to be ok but she said it hurts ...

pain on the outside of the foot 
I am having pain on the outside of my foot that radiates to the ankle sometimes. It hurts to walk sometimes as well as hurting when I rotate or turn my ...

i had back surgury 2 weeks  Not rated yet
i had back surgery 2 weeks ago. now my leg and foot are all red and swolen i had a disk pushed against my spine. i think the operation came undone i bent ...

Top of Foot Pain Cramp  Not rated yet
Frequency: sporadic
Time: night
Location: between 1st and 2nd Metatarsal
Symptom: severe pain and cramping
Duration: about 5 minutes
Resolution: massage ...

How long can a broken ankle be in a splint before you see an orthopedic doctor?  Not rated yet
I broke the top of my ankle 11 days ago. The ER told me to wait a week, because of the swelling, before I go to an Orthopedic doctor. They put my leg ...

heel pain  Not rated yet
I have been having heel pain now for almost 1 1/2 years on the right foot. The majority of the extreme pain is directly behind the heel and mild to sometimes ...

swollen and painful pinky toe  Not rated yet
i broke my little toe on my right foot this last summer it is still swollen and very painful i cannot wear any shoes that put pressure on it for more than ...

In the recently months I have had to endure awful heel pain  Not rated yet
Sometimes the heel pain is experienced after standing in one place for a duration and other times it hurts more after I have been sitting down - resting ...

bluish purple feet toenails falling off  Not rated yet
My mom who is 89 years old and has hyperthyroidism and has been seing an endocrinologist for about 6 years has nows got bluish purple looking feet. Her ...

a pain in my left heel only when i put it on the ground  Not rated yet
I have this pain in my heel a while, before christmas I gave up running for about 9 weeks in order to see if it would be ok but in actual fact it got worse,...

base 5th metatarsal fracture  Not rated yet
i recently fractured my left base of 5th metatarsal. I have gone for surgical fixation whereby a screw was inserted last week. I would like to know what ...

Toe numbness  Not rated yet
This started a few months ago. All except the big toe on my right foot go numb from time to time when walking. I ignored it but after leave I was at the ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
I have a sore spot on my left foot looks kinda like a blister but its not and it have a red line coming out from it going toward my leg

Hi William,...

Black spot under big toenails  Not rated yet
I have a black spot under my toenail that I noticed about 3 months ago after removing nail polish that I had for probably about 4 months. It started out ...

Pain beside Right big toe  Not rated yet
I've never had an ingrown toe nail, and I don't think this is one, as my toe nail is fully grown out and manicured. I have a small knot (a little red)...

My feet hurt when I walk.  Not rated yet
When I wake up in the morning and stand up from the bed, my feet hurt. They hurt until I walk around for a while.
When I stand up from my chair at work ...

I broke mmy toe and have an aircast... can i get crutches?  Not rated yet
i went to the doctor and he didnt say anything about crutches. He gave me an aircast for my toe. it goes to my ankle. Can i get crutches if it STILL hurts ...

gout  Not rated yet
i was told that if i take medicine my gout would go away in three or four days but it has not gone away but has gotten worse now my whole foot is red and ...

Corns on my toes and the dark spot that covers it  Not rated yet
My problem is since I been a little girl and now 31 years old,I have corns on my toes.I never wore sandles and would like to wear them this summer.What ...

pain, bleeding  Not rated yet
OKay two years ago a corn looking thing popped up on my foot. Well I keep picking it and now two years later it's as round as half dollar and bleeds when ...

Severe, but brief, pain in right heel.  Not rated yet
I sometimes have sudden and severe pain in right heel. It seems to come after sitting awhile, and only lasts for about a minute.

Hi Don,
Pain in the ...

heavy object fell on foot  Not rated yet
I was working in my home when a piece of drywall fell on my left foot it become swollen so fast it looks like I have an egg inside my foot. It's not broken ...

Foot and Toe pain  Not rated yet
Have had pain and swellingin the top rightfoot, expecially at base of toes,radiating out to whole of toes. Whole of the top right foot is painful and ...

my left foot is darker in color than my right foot.  Not rated yet
also my left foot is not as flexible to bend as my right foot is. do you know why?

Hi,
Usually a difference in color is due to a circulation problem....

Medial ankle pain  Not rated yet
Hi,
I recently began running on the treadmill doing about 3 miles each time 5 days a week. The last time I ran, my ankles hurt and I attributed it ...

Cold purple and blue colored feet.   Not rated yet
Hi,

I am a 21 year old female, I had bunion surgery on each of my feet, both at the age of 15. My issue is that my feet, especially my toes and nail ...

FOOT PAIN  Not rated yet
AFTER BREAKING MY LEG THE CAST WAS APPLIED AND TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE
SMOOTHING IT DOWN AND CAUSED HHE NERVES TO BECOME ENTRAPPED. NOW ...

swollen index toe  Not rated yet
The first week of Jan,I bumped my toe then flew for 2 hour. I noticed my toe was swollen and slightly red and it has been occuring off and on since that ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
I had bunion surgery 11 weeks ago. four week into the surgery my grandson broke my foot at the joint. I had to wear a cast for 6 weeks. I has been a week ...

Discomfort from recently corrected bunion.  Not rated yet
I had a bunion op last August '09 and I've recently discovered that the screw at the base of the bone is impinging on the joint, which is causing discomfort....

intense pain in calves  Not rated yet
play tennis several hours each day.At night I am awaken with intense pain in both calves. What can you tell me concerning this problem?

Hi,
You really ...

post hammertoe surgery complications-toe pain  Not rated yet
I have written before regarding pain and stiffness in toes 6 months after hammertoe surgery. I went back to doctor and We noticed that the 2nd and 3rd ...

Second toe swelling and tenderness  Not rated yet
I have swelling and tenderness in my second toe on my right foot. The swelling occurs for a few hours after I wake up in the morning and has occurred for ...

Had big toenail removed, but swelling still there  Not rated yet
My daughter had her big toenail removed, but the area where the nail used to be is still swollen. the podiatrist gave her a cortisone injection and a week ...

dry hole on the bottom of foot  Not rated yet
My daughter is 13 years old and has this this sore open hole filled with dry skin, and she does not complain at all about any pain, so i suppose it is ...

Pulled gastrocnemius tear/pull with concomitant leg and foot numbness?  Not rated yet
Approximately 5 days ago, I experienced a "pop" and a sharp pain in my calf muscle while doing sprints. I have been using ice, rest, and anti-inflammatories....

Sprained ankle  Not rated yet
I sprained my ankle 4 months ago. It was a bad roll. I was running and I stepped on a uneven cobble stone and I rolled right ankle. Black and blue and ...

Burning in toe and joint  Not rated yet
2 1/2 years after having the great toe fused (due to arthritis) I am having such burning pain in the outer edge of the toe and the area where the joint ...

Recurring foot pain in front of 3 middle toes  Not rated yet
For the past 6 months, I have experienced recurring foot pain. It starts out with pain in my toes. Then, as it progresses, the pain becomes more acute ...

small pea-sized lump on sole of foot  Not rated yet
Fiv days ago I felt the sensation of a small lump under the outer edge of the arch of my right foot (I was barefoot at the time). Upon examination I noticed ...

Toe pain  Not rated yet
I had a bone spur removed from my big toe in April 2008.I still experienced pain, so in April 2009, I had the big toe fused because of cartlidge loss. Now,...

knot under my toes  Not rated yet
right foot, feels like a knot when i walk under 2nd and 3rd toes on ball of foot, my foot will swell with standing. I saw a foot doctor and he said it ...

purple painful feet  Not rated yet
Back in October, I noticed that when I sit for even a few minutes, the bottoms of my feet turn a dark, dark purple. There was no pain at that time. I ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
I do have feet pain. I am on my feet all day. I am overweight. There is "puffiness" on my left foot at the calcaneofibular ligament (I think if I read ...

Stabbing/Shooting Pain in left big toe  Not rated yet
I use to have this shooting pain from the inside of my left big toe once in a while. All day today I've been having this same pain and it's driving me ...

Lump on top of foot, pain and tingling? Help..  Not rated yet
I have been having problems with my right foot. I wore Danskos which might have contributed to this problem. Although it?s getting worse and I stopped ...

serious pain walking up and down the stairs  Not rated yet
i sprained my ankle 3 months ago a tore ligaments. ive been going to physio 5 days a week now for a month. the swelling has since gone down alot put the ...

Purple raised area on the front of the ankle  Not rated yet
Alright, I'm a 20 year old male, and my problem is that I had surgery in February 2009, as well as August 2009 for an ongoing issue with the pilonidal ...

Pain in the bottom of my foot near my heal  Not rated yet
I stepped stocking foot down on my foot from sitting in a chair to stand up and went to walk across the floor and something in the bottom of my foot cracked....

sore bump on inside of middle toe  Not rated yet
I have a painful bump on the inside of my middle toe. It hurts to touch and there is a little swelling.

Hi,
The most common condition that will cause ...

knots on the bottoms of my feet  Not rated yet
Knots have started developing on the soles of my feet. They seem to be in the vacinity of the arch along the tendons that run along the bottom of the ...

Able to move pinkey but still swollen several weeks later  Not rated yet
about three weeks ago I tripped and banged my pinkey and at the time dislocated it I was able to put it back into place my concern is that it still hurts ...

Pain in foot (doctor called it an "os"). Treatments available?  Not rated yet
I went to an orthopedist because of pain on the inside of my left foot. It looks as though a bone is sticking out, between my inner ankle and my arch. The ...

right foot pad pain  Not rated yet
I have had a sharp stabbing pain on the right foot pad. It is the pad under the big toe but not near the big toe. It has happened the last few mornings ...

Freckle on Foot  Not rated yet
I am 24 female and I found a very small freckle on the bottom of my foot yesterday that I have never noticed before. I don't look at the bottoms of my ...

pea sized hard Knot (muscle?) underneath left foot on the right side of arch  Not rated yet
Last week I was on pointe (I'm a dancer) when I felt a sharp pain in my arch. Instead of getting better, the pain has actually increased. The past day ...

Bump on top of my foot  Not rated yet
about a month ago I hit the top of my foot against a metal part all though it was very painful it went away after an hour. Thru the next 2 weeks I would ...

Unexplained bruising on big toes.  Not rated yet
A few weeks ago I noticed a small bruise on the left side of my left big toenail. I have not injured it in any way and nothing has changed shoe wise. I ...

Toes do not touch after bunionectomy 4 weeks post-op  Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy at the second joint on my left foot with one screw. I am 4 weeks post-op and my first three toes (starting with the Big toe) do not ...

Painful Swollen Toe - due to wart?  Not rated yet
I SERIOUSLY stubbed my pinkie toe about a month ago ... it turned black and blue within a few hours , but was normal the next morning ... It was extremely ...

toes are going numb  Not rated yet
Why is it when I start running while playing basketball my toes seem, to go numb? Its not painful but is definately not right Any ideas what this could ...

swollen red toes  Not rated yet
The toes on my right foot are swollen and red (except the third toe). This has been going on for a few weeks, but I recently noticed that they seemed to ...

Pain Burning Foot turns purple  Not rated yet
I broke my 5th metatarsal and sprained my ankle last Feb. Going on a year now. Hurts to walk on it. Basically it hurts all the time. I have burning of ...

Numbness of Third and Fourth Toes and Metatarsal Second Question  Not rated yet
Thank you for your opinion. May I ask another question? Another doctor agreed with your opinion that my podiatrist likely injected the steroid directly ...

stiff and hurting toes 6 months after hammertoe surgery  Not rated yet
I still have problems with my toes hurting and they are still stiff and alot of numbness too as well.

Hi Beth,
It would not uncommon to still have ...

Outside foot pain, tendonitis?  Not rated yet
I am an extremely active, 25 yr old man who runs, lifts weights, plays basketball daily.

I ran about 4 miles on MLK Jr day, with no pain. 24 hours later,...

severe stabbing electric shock type pain on top of right foot  Not rated yet
At night after i am asleep. It lassts all night/ I put a lidocaine patch on top of the foot, took a qunine pill- does not help.

Hi Laurie,
The first ...

Heel pain where I stepped on a nail  Not rated yet
About 3 months ago I stepped on a nail, the nail penetrated the outer bottom side of my right heel. The pain went away in a couple weeks with no infection ...

Numb-like Sensation in fourth toe  Not rated yet
About two years ago I developed a numblike sensation in the pad of my fourth toe only on the underside. It was very minor so I ignored it for two years ...

Multiple avulsion fractures  Not rated yet
I fell off a porch a month ago and have three tarsal avulsion fractures and several on both sides of my foot. I was in a splint for 4 weeks, the doctor ...

Top of foot pain  Not rated yet
Almost three weeks ago I stubbed two of my toes pretty bad. My doctor x-rayed my foot and said I didn't break anything but yet I have pain just below the ...

sudden hard knot on bottom of foot  Not rated yet
all of the sudden there was a knot on the left foot about the size of a quarter but rounded like the top of a golf ball its not painful but when I woke ...

pain in Toes  Not rated yet
I am experiencing sharp pain my 2nd and 3rd toes on my right foot. I don't remember any trauma. And at times I have tingling and numbness in that area(...

3rd and 4th toes are crossing under 2nd toe which just had hammnertoe with pin surgery   Not rated yet
7 weeks ago I had a bunionectomy/hammertoe surgery on 2nd toe and pictures taken before surgery show clearly the third and fourth toes were gravitating ...

Pain ball of my foot.  Not rated yet
for the last 8 weeks or so I have had such pain as what can olny be discribed as walking on broken glass, I felt two small spots tiny on the ball of my ...

TOP & SIDE FOOT PAIN  Not rated yet
I HAD FOOT PAIN ( ON THE BOTTOMS OF MY FEET) SO BAD I COULDN'T WALK & TALKED TO A FOOT DR. WHO SOLD ME ORTHORDOICS. I WEAR WORK BOOTS & WORK ON SOLID CONCRETE ...

Pain in arch, scar tissue  Not rated yet
I am a runner, and I have recently started having pain in my arch of my right foot, I have a lump that was left from an accident when I was young, I stepped ...

Fused big toe joint and want to return to tennis!  Not rated yet
This is my third surgery for the same issue...the first doctor tried an implant, didn't work...second doctor took bone from my hip and fused the joint,...

toe and foot  Not rated yet
I have pain on my right pinky toe all the toes hurt but the little toe is swolen and on the bottem of the foot right under the toes are swollen. the slightest ...

toes and part of foot turns purple/red and feels very cold after bunionectomy  Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy on dec. 22nd (with 2 screws and a metal pin), it is now jan. 9th. The doctor says everything is healing nicely. I don't have too ...

very painful 2nd toe  Not rated yet
My 2nd toe is a bit longer than my big toe on both feet. I took a short nap and when I awoke, my 2nd toe on my right foot was throbbing and very swollen ...

Top of my left foot hurts near all five toes.  Not rated yet
This all started last year, June 8, 2009. Pain began that morning in my big left toe where it bends up ( I'm not sure if it had something to with me standing ...

Pain in balls of feet  Not rated yet
I have lost 90% of the padding in the balls of my feet due to
running and wear and tear of 64 years. Is there a procedure to
add paddding to the feet?...

numbness  Not rated yet
I stepped on a nail 1 week ago. It went through my shoe & into the ball of my foot. I am unsure how deep, but more than just superficially. My 2nd & 3rd ...

Treating white superficial fungus  Not rated yet
First, I want to let you know that you have the best web site I've found related to foot issues. (The only thing I had difficulty finding was the "ask ...

Glass stuck in foot  Not rated yet
about a month ago i got some glass stuck in my foot i removed it and thought that was that,but over the week i noticed that the sore wouldn't close over ...

Need ankle revision sugery for misaligned fibula bone   Not rated yet
I had sugery for a broken ankle OS said break was not bad but leg was misaligned with my foot.Now after 2 1/2 months he said I need a revision because ...

pain in ankle and heel  Not rated yet
I had achellis tendon surgery the 29th day of April,he also took a bone spur off and I had what he called a hagerty's deformaty on the back of my foot....

Possible tear of the ligament on the second toe   Not rated yet
I have very flexible/double jointed toes ? can literally point the toes upward. I also have a hammertoe on the second toe. A couple of weeks ago ? I ...

Side of foot pain only while walking with shoes on.  Not rated yet
It started approximately a week ago, and I can not recall anything out of the ordinary that would have caused it. As I’m in the military, I wear combat ...

very painful small toe  Not rated yet
very painful small toe on left foot. Very red and painful around the nail bed. The nail itself does have a fungal infection, but would not normally be ...

Foot/Ankle  Not rated yet
Hi, I hurt my foot/anlke back in August either playing football with out shoes or at the gym on a leg press, Im not sure. But it has been swollen and hurts ...

extreme ankle pain after charcot foot reconstructive surgery-swelling, swollen, red, warm, can't bear any weight  Not rated yet
Last Aug I discovered I had severe Charcot foot. My doctor did reconstructive surgery with 4 fusions. Previous to surgery, there was an area of pain ...

Inflammation on my foot, neuroma or something else?  Not rated yet
I have inflammation on my ball of the right foot, around the area between 2nd toe and 3rd toe. and also the base of 2nd toes when you look down from above....

Concerns about 5th metatarsal fracture  Not rated yet
Three weeks ago I stepped off of a curb, twisted my ankle, and broke my 5th metatarsal bone. I went to the ER that evening and the break was confirmed ...

the fourth toe on my husbands foot is red and real swollen its on the left foot and it hurts him when he walks on it  Not rated yet
the problem is that it smells really bad like dead animal and its real swollen redish purple looking and its blistered does he need to go see the dr right ...

My daughter has this hard little bump on the bottom of her foot.  Not rated yet
She is 2 and it kind of looks like a callus its probably about the size of the tip of my finger and it has this like this round white spot on it and it ...

cuboid syndrome  Not rated yet
2 yrs ago I had a level 4 lateral sprain w calcanas fracture. Unfortunately I didn't have it taken care of right away & when it was finally diagnosed it ...

Possible plantar fibromatosis  Not rated yet
A few weeks ago I noticed a small, sometimes painful knot on the outside of my right heel. It seems to match the description on plantar fibromatosis. Until ...

pin removed from toe came out bent  Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy/hammertoe surgery 5 weeks ago and dr removed the pin from my toe. The pin was bent as I did walk on side of my foot, very little....

my husband complains the pad just below his toes   Not rated yet
He said the pad hurts to walk and gets worse the more he walks. He said it feels like he is walking on balled up sock?

Hi Bonnie,
The balled up sock ...

pain after bunion removal  Not rated yet
Two years ago I had one of my bunions removed. The doctor used a new method where he used a wire to pull the bunion in and it is held in place with a button....

Painful knot in heel.   Not rated yet
I have a knot the size of a large grape on the bottom and side of my right heel. I have had heel spurs in the past and have orthotic inserts that usually ...

bruising after bunion surgery  Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy with osteotomy about 4 weeks ago. There is still a lot of dark brusing around the incision site. Is this normal or should the buising ...

left ankle pain  Not rated yet
had mri done, findings are as follows.....there is an osteachondral defect present involving the medial talar dome anteriorly. the lesion measures 7 x ...

left foot dorsal-lateral surface hard painless bump seems to run along a tendon  Not rated yet
I am a 68-year-old female, quite physically active, do a lot of walking and moderate amount of hiking. Noticed this small bump about a year ago. Doesn'...

Pain and red spot on bottom of heel of foot  Not rated yet
I have a spot on the bottom of my right heel all the way to the back of the heel. I feel very slight pain when I push on it with my finger and when I ...

Foot problem  Not rated yet
have about 6-8 small white bumps on the bottom of my foot. They are only about 3 or 4 mm in diameter and appear to be under the skin. They are spread ...

Ankle Pain!!  Not rated yet
I have recently developed a severe sharp pain in my left ankle that just comes out of nowhere and lasts for a 5-10 seconds. The pain is like someone taking ...

stabbing pain in ball of foot under baby toe  Not rated yet
Mornings are the worst time for severe pain but the pain is there always. It never goes away. It feels as though I'm walking on broken glass. There is ...

Toes are very tender to touch 2 weeks after surgery for Morton's Neuroma  Not rated yet
I had a neuroma excised between my 3rd and 4th metatarsals on my left foot. The incision seems to be healing OK but my 3rd and 4th toes are very tender ...

Fractured Baby Toe  Not rated yet
I stubbed my right baby toe on the corner of a wall on 9/11/09. Of course, it hurt exremely bad. I assumed I had just sprained it, so I didn't go to the ...

toes discoloring a week after bunionectomy  Not rated yet
I am one week post op for a bunionectomy on my right foot. I have been off my feet and keeping them eleveated as directed until today. I had a mandatory ...

mal-union ,pain under foot were fusion was done, and burning.  Not rated yet
Hello,

I'm a 31 year old male.I had a bunion surjury 23 weeks ago. it was a lapadas procedure. I was smoking about 5 cigs a day since the operation....

problem with left leg and foot  Not rated yet
lower left leg is sore. top of left foot very sensitive to the touch hurts when touch pain radiates to yhe front of leg. no pain on right foot. started ...

itchy feet  Not rated yet
for about a week now when i wake up in the morning and stand as i'm brushing my teeth the top of my feet will start to itch. at first i thought somthing ...

Foot, ankle and knee pain  Not rated yet
Today at practice we were doing jumps and the floor was tile and every time I would land a jump I would get this horrible pain in my ankle and knee. I ...

Tight, sharp pain in the top middle of my left foot.   Not rated yet
Tight, Sharp pain in the top middle of my left foot. If I ware flat shoes or no shoes the pain is excruciating I can barley walk. If I ware high heeled ...

pain on my foot  Not rated yet
I have had some pain on the bottom of my foot for awhile now. Recently I have noticed what appears to look like a round marble under the skin near the ...

Right Middle Toes Stabbing & Burning Pain, worsens when shoeless...  Not rated yet
Hello,

I am a 49 year old Caucasian male. For several months now, if not a year, I have experienced frequent sharp burning and stabbing pain in my ...

5th metarsal stress fracture  Not rated yet
Hello-

I noticed soreness on the outer underside of my foot, as if it was a bruised and tender when I would walk. I iced the foot both on the top and ...

toenail   Not rated yet
On my left big toe I have a long straight line which runs up and down under my toenail. It appears to be under the toenail of my big toe.

Hi,
You do ...

slightly swollen 2nd toe  Not rated yet
hurts to bend, hurts to touch and the bone seems to be enlarged on the sides of my toe. was at a wedding last weekend in South Carolina, although I had ...

Nerve shocks on the heel  Not rated yet
Hi

Over the last 3 months I have been experiencing shocks coming from my inner heel after landing heavily on it.

The best description of it would ...

Pain along the outside of my foot-does radiate to bottom of my foot as well.  Not rated yet
I had plantar fascitis for 5 years and tried all of the conservative treatments and finally underwent surgery for it. The plantar fasciits pain is now ...

Broken big toe near growth plate  Not rated yet
Daughter (12yo) broke big to near growth plate in July. Had a boot on till sept and it felt better. Running around and jammed it in her shoe and hurt it ...

Pain on outside of ankle (right foot), under the bone.  Not rated yet
Hello

I've had an ongoing feeling in my right ankle for a couple of months. It all seemed to happen after a treadmill session when I was running. There ...

toe turned black after bunionectomy and hammer toe surgery  Not rated yet
After bunionectomy on left big toe and hammertoe surgery on the third toe on my left foot, the second toe on that foot has turned black. It has been 10 ...

Heel pain  Not rated yet
I was playing basketball and it felt like someone hit me in the bottom of the heel with a baseball. 30 seconds later I could not put pressure on my heel....

stabbing pains and swelling 5 months after a minor toe fracture  Not rated yet
five months ago i jambed my toe against the corner of a wall and broke it near the end of the toe. i buddy taped for a short period of time. doc said ...

Pain, tenderness and burning sensation behind my toes.  Not rated yet
I have a LOT of pain, burning sensation and tenderness where my toes are connected to my feet. It also feels as if there might be a knots there as well....

Burning sensation in toes  Not rated yet
I am from Bangalore, INDIA. I am writing this with lot of pain actually, my mom is unwell due to the burning sensation and bad pain in her toes and not ...

ankle sprain  Not rated yet
How long after a ankle sprain should you still have pain and swelling? I sprained my right foot in april and was in a walking boot and told to use crutches ...

pain in ball of foot  Not rated yet
Developed seisamoiditis in right foot five years ago from treadmill. After staying off my foot extended periods of time, I never completely got rid of ...

Top of foot pain and swelling. Base of toes bruised after fall.  Not rated yet
Hi,
Last weekend I was walking and I fell off a curb into a small pot hole( my foot was folded sideways behind me). I had tight knee high boots on and ...

toenail hurts when touched and it is not in grown  Not rated yet
toenail hurts when touched even by my sock and it is not in grown

Hi,
Toenails can hurt even though they are not ingrown. A couple of things that ...

Toe feels cold/painful  Not rated yet
The toe next to my big toe feels ice cold sometimes, especially when i drive or wear high heels. I am not even 100% sure whether what I am feeling is ...

fracture to 2nd metatarsal base not healing  Not rated yet
According to my MRI, I have a small, incomplete non-displaced fracture to the base of my 2nd metatarsal (3mm low signal focus) along with a subacute osteochondral ...

get a sharp pain in my left big toe when I put weight on my foot.  Not rated yet
When I stand and put weight on my left foot, I get a sharp pain in the big toe along with my 2 middle toes, the pain is bad enough to almost make me fall ...

Sharp pain in the bottom of my foot when I lift my toes back, specifically the ball and along the length of the outer edge under my pinky toe.  Not rated yet
The problem started 5 days ago when I was at my job, I am a bartender and was loading beer into the drop cooler. You have to bend over to get into it,...

foot pain on left foot   Not rated yet
Last Sunday morning when I woke up I could hardly walk. I had the worst pain in my foot on the left foot on the left side of the foot not far from the ...

toe pain  Not rated yet
in the middle of my second toe I have had pain for 2-3 weeks. I do not have any swelling or bruising that I can tell. I have not stubbed it or had any ...

Sharp pain on the outside of the baby toe on the left foot  Not rated yet
I was stretching in bed one night and felt a sharp stabbing pain in the outside of my baby toe. I thought that a needle had punctured the skin. Within ...

Pain on the bottom of my left foot  Not rated yet
First, I'd like to thank you for all the information that you provide on your website and the opportunity to write to you.
I am a very active 49yr old ...

Warm Sensation In Toes  Not rated yet
Hi, lately (in about the last few weeks or so) I have been experiencing a warming sensation in my second & third toes of both feet. I was going to describe ...

Foot pain under the pinky toe joint.   Not rated yet
I have a callus under the joint in my pinky toe. It hurts to walk on it or put pressure on it. It almost feels like there is a small rock or something ...

Left Foot Gives Out  Not rated yet
My friend is 68 and has had osteoporosis and osteo arthritis. Last year her dogs pulled on the leash , causing her to fracture her hip. She also fell ...

Sore foot after/during football  Not rated yet
When i first kicked the ball. The top of my foot and instep became very sore.
Now walking hurts at various points during the day, the pain comes and goes ...

Uncomfortable pain in my right foot, ankle and leg up to the thigh.  Not rated yet
Over 40 years ago, I stepped on a sewing needle. It appeared to have been embedded in the right ankle area. Several years later, two nursing student friends ...

electic shock in feet  Not rated yet
2 toes on my left foot suffer electic shock feeling.sore to touch wonder if a cortione shots would help.

Hi Maureen,

In general an electrical shock ...

heel pain  Not rated yet
when i walk on my heel in hurts very badly and this started just a couple of weeks ago. When i am laying down for awhile and get up i can hardly walk ...

I have a break in the cubiod, in a fiberglass cast.   Not rated yet
The sweeling in the bottem of my foot is making my foot numb.Motrin is not touching it. I have Allopurinol for gout. Can I take it to help with this? Will ...

Pain or numbness in 4th,3rd, toes and pain on ball of left foot  Not rated yet
When either walking or standing and putting pressure on the ball of my left foot I have pain in the ball and numbness in the 4th and 3rd toes of my left ...

pain in left foot   Not rated yet
pain under arch of foot and just above it now swelling above arch of foot and up to the ankle, cannot put any weight on the foot.

Hi Patricia,
Go have ...

my big toe joint always swell up, why?  Not rated yet
my big toe joint always swell up, why?

Hi,
The most common cause would be from an arthritic joint, but there can be other reasons. You should have ...

big toe pain persisting months after jamming it  Not rated yet
i jammed my big toe very badly about 3-4 months ago, it was swollen & bruised a few inches passed my toe even (just to explain how hard i hit it) i'm sure ...

Bump from the screw protruding on my foot after bubionectomy   Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy about 6 weeks ago . I had a screw fixation and I notice a bump an my foot where the screw is . I asked the Doctor and he said it ...

heel  Not rated yet
I had surgery on lower my back in 2007 (Nov.) for a herniated disc impinging on a nerve root. I re-herniated the same disc (L4-L5) after a car accident ...

Needle embedded in toe joint   Not rated yet
Podiatrist says that the needle has been in foot for soemtime. Located between second and third toe and seems to be going through toe joint. No swelling ...

second toe pain when i walk and extreme leg pain too  Not rated yet
I HAVE PAIN IN MY SECOND TOE WHEN I WALK. MY SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN MY BIG TOE.

IF I TRY TO WALK ANY DISTANCE DURING THE DAY THEN AT NIGHT WHEN ...

left foot pain and swelling near the first 3 toes on top of the foot  Not rated yet
I stepped down hard on my foot and felt pain right after i did it now have swelling on top of my foot 3 toes over and back on my foot hurts to move my ...

After Bunion Surgery I ached in every Joint in my body  Not rated yet
Hi Dr., 6 yrs ago I had Bunion Surgery. 3 months after the surgery I called my Dr to complain about pain in all the joints in my whole body. I asked him ...

swelling post ankle ligament repair  Not rated yet
I injured my lt ankle on 4/25/09. An MRI showed ATF complete tear and a partial tear of the calcaneofibular ligament. I had an ATF ligament repair on ...

painful lumps on the bottom of both feet  Not rated yet
I've got lumps all over the bottoms of my feet and it hurts to walk.

Hi Susan,
I cannot make a diagnosis without actually examining you but the most ...

I am having a very cold left feet  Not rated yet
I broke my pinkey toe about two weeks ago and as of today it was getting more comfortable however i accidently step on a shoe and twisted my foot. however ...

Bone spur on top of my foot  Not rated yet
I had ankle surgery over a year ago and was experiencing pain in my ankle. I went to see my ankle surgeon and I had found out that I have a bone spur ...

pain in the ball of my feet  Not rated yet
The balls of my feet hurt constantly, I know that it concerns my matatarsals and I should get orthotics but, I have no insurance, is their an over the ...

Big toe on left foot  Not rated yet
When I walk it feels like there is a pebble in my shoe under my big toe but there is nothing there. When I take off my shoe, it still feels like there ...

electric shock frequently on ankle I broke last summe  Not rated yet
I had a green stick break on my right ankle last summer but recently I have had these breath taking elecric shocks that pulsate below my ankle. If I take ...

itching on ball of foot  Not rated yet
I have a spot on the ball of my foot that itches almost constantly. You can not see or feel a thing but I have scratched it enough sometimes to cause ...

Thickened Skin on Top of Second Toe  Not rated yet
I am 28 years old and I have thickened skin on the joint of my second toe. It's the size of a pea. It is not at all painful but is quite dark in colour ...

Pain whenever I bump the outside of my pinky toe  Not rated yet
For the last month or so, whenever I bump the outside of my left pinky toe, I get a sharp/stabbing, shocking, tingly sensation. I wouldn't say its horribly ...

problem 1 year after bunion surgery  Not rated yet
In Jan of this year I had bunion surgery with 2 screws put in the large toe. I had a lot of problems with swelling the first three months. Ever since ...

foot and toe pain after back fusion  Not rated yet
had anterior lumbar interbody fusion L5 S1 sept 30 09 few days after surgury got severe foot pain sensitive to touch from toes to my calf shooting pains ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
Ok...you might think I am a wacko but this pain is for real. I have flat feet and have ever since I was young. All of sudden my foot started hurting....

pain between the 4th and 5th metatarsal  Not rated yet
I traveled to Portugal in June of this year, and walked about 3 miles a day. I started noticing pain on the outside of my right foot. I tried to elevate ...

Burning, prickling pain on the bottom of both feet.  Not rated yet
Hi! I have been to a podiatrist twice where I received custom orthotics with many adjustments, an x-ray with no bone spurs present, a night splint, ibuprofen,...

top right side of right foot painful  Not rated yet
Several days ago I developed significant pain on the top RIGHT hand side of my RIGHT foot. The pain runs from the area near the toe joints to near the ...

Ball of foot throbs & big toe joint is unbearable  Not rated yet
Dear Dr. Mitnik,

Just wanted to thank you for your answer back. The problem lasted for a good three to four weeks. I soaked and iced the foot & this ...

Should I go see a Dr. after i fell off a curb?  Not rated yet
I was diagnosed with Neuroma on my left foot in late May. I did physical therapy and it only flares up once in awhile. Today I fell off the curb at twisted ...

ball of foot hurts, ankles feel heavy & throb, bunions, swelling  Not rated yet
I don't know what kind of doctor to see. The ball of my foot has a callous or something hard that hurts when I walk. I have a severe bunion and was told ...

not sure to weight bear walking after talas bone healed but still ankle instability  Not rated yet
I have small avulsion talus break. Had cast on 9 days xray showed bone healing. Cast taken off, 9 days later and still cant put full weight on, should ...

Cuboid pain  Not rated yet
Hi Doctor;
My 7 year old daughter Sheanni has very obvious ball-like bone at both outer side of her feet;4 days ago the ball-like bone on her right foot ...

shin cramps/ pains when exercising   Not rated yet
I currently play soccer, on a outdoor field, also have gym class 3 days a week. Lately I've been having cramps/pain above my ankle (4inches) and on the ...

Gap/loss of bone following surgery to internally fixate 5th metatarsal fracture  Not rated yet
I broke my fifth metatarsal on June 21st, 2009, and due to non-union following conservative treatment with two weeks of no weight bearing and 6 weeks ...

Pain in left big toe  Not rated yet
I have a pain in my left big toe that hurts when i walk. I wear alot of high heeled shoes when i wear them the pain n worse. Even when wearing no shoes ...

concerning poison ivy in lump or bump underneath foot  Not rated yet
I step into some poison ivy and got it on the top of my right foot. At the time I did not know it was poison ivy. because it was not treated some enough,...

Arthritis spurs on the top of both feet  Not rated yet
The tops of my feet hurt all the time. THe doctors say it is arthritis spurs. I have had many medications, shots and nothing has helped. I have been ...

sudden sharp pains on the top of my foot  Not rated yet
i have been getting sudden sharp pains on the top of my left foot - about middle of the foot closest to the big toe(the top right side of my left foot ...

Constant foot pain and occasionall intense burning from the inside at night  Not rated yet
I am petite, 108lbs, OR nurse who works ten hour shifts. I'm on me feet constantly, often with the added weight of radiology lead aprons. By the time I ...

i sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago  Not rated yet
i've been off my ankle for 2 weeks my doctor said to get off my cructhes and put a ankle brace on my ankle so yesterday i walked on my foot with the brace ...

Arthrodesis - your advice.  Not rated yet
Hi Mark

Thanks for a most interesting website, which has helped a lot.
I was hit by a car about two years ago, in the area of the dorsal side of my ...

nickel size knot or cyst between big toe and second toe with pain  Not rated yet
I've had this cyst like nickel size bump to appear between my big toe and second toe.
It is very painful and just appeared out of no where, what can this ...

burning unbearable heel pain   Not rated yet
I have this problem at night, it will wake me up from a sound sleep. On a scale from 1 to 10, it is a 9. So bad I could cry. I have tried heat, ice, hot ...

Pinky toe sprained  Not rated yet
About 6weeks ago, my son fell during his Taekwondo class and sprained his pinky toe.
He had sharp pain in the begining but then the pain was getting better....

Morning shots of pain in toes that feel electric  Not rated yet
Hello,

Every morning when I awake, I experience shots of pain in my toes, on both feet, in all toes except my big ones. The pain feels almost like ...

my son has leg pain in his calf and the fall asleep quite frequently   Not rated yet
I took my son to the doctor for back leg pain the began about 2 months ago

Also I saw that he was walking oddly and that he did not seem to be ...

Pain in toe  Not rated yet
I haven't had any prior issues, pain or surgery. Starting a few months back (around June) I started getting a recurring pain in the small toe on my right ...

top of foot pain, midfoot pain   Not rated yet
I spent the month of August on crutches healing a stress fracture in my left hip (femoral neck). About 4 weeks into it I managed to hurt my left foot while ...

9 yr old dghtr has pea-sized nodule 1/2" above where her ankle bends back; directly on Achilles Tendon  Not rated yet
My 9 yr old suffered a severe traumatic sprain with torn tendons in her left foot at age 5. It took several weeks of rest, pain medication and therapy ...

a small, vermillion spot on outerside of my left foor  Not rated yet
Hello,
I have had this spot on my foot for as long as I can remember, on the outer side of my foot just below the bone that pokes out. It has not ever ...

foot burning/stinging sensation in feet  Not rated yet
52 year old female. within past week, experiencing this burning/stinging sensation, similar to ie., "firing feet". At times, when I stand up on my feet;...

Sharp Pain in Foot  Not rated yet
Hi, a couple of days ago I stepped on a small piece of glass and I was also wearing socks. I lifted my foot up and pulled out the piece of glass (while ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
Recently I had a fall resulting in a fractured left shoulder, sprained left ankle and badly bruised right foot under insole and around the bottom ankle....

Lump on top pf right foot numb and tingly about the diameter of a nickel  Not rated yet
I have a lump on the top of my foot that has a weird sensation it sort of feels numb and tingly when touched. It does not hurt but if touched you can feel ...

I felt something was wrong  Not rated yet
The kids were in the back yard I heard the back door open and no kid came up, I was preparing lunch I told my husband something feels wrong when I went ...

pain top of left foot and towards the side(ankle)  Not rated yet
About 2 months ago I started experiencing tenderness on top of my foot - I attributed it from walking in sandals all summer. When I wear a loafer or runner ...

broken fifth metatarsal  Not rated yet
I broke my foot on July 28th. It was displaced in 2 places an eighth of an inch. The doctor put me in a cast for 2 weeks. I then went into a walking boot ...

pain at the back of the heel  Not rated yet
When I stretch my left leg (to tie my shoe or pick something up from the floor) I get a stabbing pain at the back of my heel. I don't feel or see anything ...

The ball of my left foot hurts. And my middle toe if I raise it up or press on it.  Not rated yet
Also, I have been to a podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon. I have had MRI with dye to check for Neuroma and xrays and also and ultrasound. Nothing ...

pain along left side of left foot  Not rated yet
fell 2 years ago...had pain and swelling at left ankle and pain across top of foot/bruising...took several months to be able to walk on it. Have had some ...

Top /side of foot about half way down between the 4th and 5th bone  Not rated yet
4 days ago started feeling pain, not all over, just at a specific spot. Went to Urgent Care. Some redness at pain site. Negative x-rays. Got a post-op ...

Neuropathy in feet and legs  Not rated yet
I had surgery 2 years ago for Spinal Stenosis and the pains in my feet have not gotten better..I am afraid I will lose my balance and fall...The sensations ...

top of foot burns when and toe burns  Not rated yet
i had fusion s1 to l5 and then couple weeks later my big toe felt like a ice pic was poking it .i was put on steriods and it went away. after the pills ...

foot itching  Not rated yet
I have an itch every week or so, it moves over a course of a few days...unbearable itching and sensitivity like nerves are exposed...foot looks normal....

pain on top of my right foot  Not rated yet
I get pain on the top of my right foot where the bone is and it is a throbbing pain that will last for quite awhile sometimes. i can't sleep when this ...

Pain after 2 of 3 surgeries  Not rated yet
I had osteotomy in Jan 2009 and bunionextomy. Foot was stiff, sore and 2nd and 3rd toes tingled and burning and numb. Had secon surgery this August. The ...

broken metatarsals  Not rated yet
I broke 4 metatrsals (2-5) and dislocated the big toe of my right foot. The 4th metatrsal was basically "pulverized" according to my surgeon. I've had ...

Foot pain  Not rated yet
Thank you for answering my question on midtarsal fault with nerve entrapment! Dawn from Ohio

I have sharp pain on the outside of my right foot when I walk or apply pressure.  Not rated yet
I have sharp pain on the outside of my right foot when I walk or apply pressure. The pain is not diffuse, but on one specific spot, it bad enough to impaire ...

Shooting pain in toes  Not rated yet
Hello,

My teenage daughter often complains with having shooting pains in her toes. She is often in so much pain that it brings her to tears. She says ...

electric shock pain between second and third toe  Not rated yet
Very severe "electric shock" pain, in between the 2nd and third toe on left foot. The pain is so violent, that when it comes, it makes my heart go fast ...

Pain in both foot ( only at the heels)  Not rated yet
My son aged 13 has been comlaining about the pain on both heels. He drags is feet and walk. He carrys a heavy bag on his back to school. He were a soccer ...

Stabbing sharp pain in the 4th and baby toes of both feet  Not rated yet
Recently, about 3 to 4 months ago I began to experience this sharp pains in the baby toe, and the one next to it. It didn't matter what type of shoe I ...

sharp pain in big toe  Not rated yet
I have a needle and pins pain in my big toe continually. Could this have anything to do with my spinal stenosis?

Hi Dode,
It may very well be related ...

missing knuckle in 2nd toe  Not rated yet
i was born with a missing knuckle on my 2nd toe, i was interested in having some sort of toe extension surgery. this would make me so much more comfortable ...

Toe nail removed  Not rated yet
I have had a few toenails removed. I have a pain under the ball of my foot where the toenail has been removed. could the pain be from my toenails being ...

swelling after surgery  Not rated yet
I broke my 5th metatasal July 17, was in a boot (non weight bearing) until Aug 17 which then I had surgery to insert a screw. during the first month, swelling ...

Foot Problems  Not rated yet
My Husband has been suffering for alot of years,with painful feet. First he is flat footed do to his National Guard Service. He developed,hammer toes,...

Knot on navicular area of foot, hard  Not rated yet
Can you tell Me if this is serious and should I go to a foot doctor? 2 weeks ago I strained the rightside exact opposite of navicular area on top foot ...

occasional excruciating pain on top of foot and plantar fasciitis  Not rated yet
I occasionally get a really scary pain in my feet, especially the left, if my feet or back of my calve gets cold. My toes cramp up and I can't move them ...

My left big toe and the right half of the toe next to it have no feeling.  Not rated yet
I am a 22 year old male, I weigh 232 lbs and I'm 5' 11". I have loss of feeling in my left toe. It is like a U shape of numbness going from the right half ...

The top of my left foot hurts!  Not rated yet
Hello,

this pain has been going on for a couple of days now and it really is stressing me out. The top of my left foot hurts really bad. Every time ...

Year old broken toe feels funny  Not rated yet
Last year I broke the toe next to my big toe. Saw the doctor, he said to keep it bandaged to the big toe, but I work on my feet and it was uncomfortable....

Stabbing toe pain  Not rated yet
Marc,

I've written before about the stabbing toe pain in my foot. Big toe and adjacent two. Since the time of the first writing, I've been to a podiatrist ...

Fused at the wrong angle  Not rated yet
In addition to the too large hardware, I have been told that the angle of the fusion was incorrect due to foot drop not being taken into consideration....

Broken screw embedded in bone  Not rated yet
I had a car accident and broke my ankle, dislocating it and crushing the talas. Screws were put in place to hold the talas together. One of the screws ...

pain in ankle and top of foot  Not rated yet
about 7 months ago my 6 year old started limping on her left foot, I noticed a bit of swelling. I took her to the pediatrician and she took xrays...nothing....

plantar fasciitis   Not rated yet
I would like to ask where can i buy the support for plantar fasciitis here in the philippines.

Hi,
You can purchase my SuperStep Orthotics right ...

major nerve pain in my heel.   Not rated yet
I have sudden major heel pain. No pattern to it. All of a sudden, it feels
like someone sticks a 1000 volt wire to my heel. May last a few seconds, then ...

Second opinion on lump?  Not rated yet
Hi, I'm a 29 year old female who found a small lump on the outside of my right foot about an inch under my ankle a few months ago. The lump is about 1 ...

Side of the foot pain  Not rated yet
I coach a runner who has pain in her tendon under her ankle. One doctor has said to get a cortisone shot, another says never to get one anywhere near ...

Numbness in Toes  Not rated yet
I have numbness in the big toe and the two toes next to it on my right foot. Also, to the right of the ball of my right foot it seems like my sock is bunched ...

Pain in mid foot, along inner foot and ankle  Not rated yet
After severly twisting my foot and ankle 3 months ago I have had chronic pain and swelling. The swelling in exactly in the mid foot with sharp pain going ...

Left lateral foot pain!  Not rated yet
Hello, I am a 27 year old runner and am experiencing some left lateral foot pain. I am about 5'6" and weigh 135 lbs and run about 20ish miles a week. I ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
My foot hurts when I put weight on it. There is a sizable knot on the outside top of my foot. I'm not sure if that is where the actual pain is or not. I ...

Top of foot pain  Not rated yet
I am training to walk in a 1/2 marathon the first weekend in October. I was walking a 7 mile course last Saturday and started having pain on the top of ...

my second toe on right foot is numb  Not rated yet
my second toe on my right foot has been numb for 24 hours. i did not injure it in any way. i am concerned what do you suggest?

Hi Edith,
Give it another ...

Kids orthotic size  Not rated yet
Hello, my son is 11.5 and is starting Cross Country. Our chiropractor strongly recommended orthotics for him because of a lack of arch development, not ...

bone spur on little toe  Not rated yet
I have developed spurs on my pinkey toes. The Dr. wants to shave them off. Is this the only solution?

Hi Jan,
No that is not your only option. Before ...

Severe Pain on the Outside of my left Foot  Not rated yet
I have had gout before and i dont think this is it. My foot feels like its broken. At first it hurt more in the morning and then would feel good enough ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
Last Saturday I tripped over my sons shoe he left on the side of bed, rolled my right foot, heard a loud snapping sound followed by intense pain, swelling,...

ball of foot throbs and big toe joint is unbearable to bend  Not rated yet
I was painting and going up and down a ladder and did not have good shoes on and sometimes did not have shoes on. A couple days later the bottom of my ...

Is this normal?  Not rated yet
I had surgery exactly 2 weeks ago for Morton's Neuroma. I actually had two neuromas on the left foot removed. One was between the 2nd and 3rd toe, and ...

broken metetarsal and ankle sprain  Not rated yet
i broke my metetarsal 3 weeks ago and sprained my ankle badly. have had 3 weeks in a hard cast. had the cast taken off 4 days ago. my foot has swelled ...

HEEL AND ANKLE PAIN  Not rated yet
I STEPPED ON A HARD OBJECT THAT I DID NOT SEE UNDER A MAT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE BRUISED SO I TOOK NSAIDS AND DID REST ICE ELEVATION AND ...

sharp pain and throbing   Not rated yet
january 2009 i had pump bump surgery eight months later in still in more pain then before surgery i have daily pain the rear of my heal and around the ...

callus on ball of foot  Not rated yet
It feels like a pebble in my shoe. I have had it scraped by three different doctors but it is still there. Is there another treatment I can do myself? Any ...

Knots on bottom of feet after bunion surgery  Not rated yet
I had bunion surgery 6 weeks ago and developed a knot on the bottom of foot after wearing flat post-op shoes. I also have one on the other foot and developing ...

Pain between the base of my 2nd. & 3rd. Toes on both feet.  Not rated yet
If I walk barefoot on a hard surface wood or ceramic inside/ concrete path or even grass outside, or wear sandals/ shoes with a hard inner sole, I get ...

Stiffness and aching feet  Not rated yet
I'm 33 years old, very healthy and normal female that has always been active throughout my entire lief. I work out regularly, and have a two year old ...

Pain 7 Months After Ankle/Leg Fractures  Not rated yet
I am 56 years old and was in good health until I feel on the ice and had 3 breaks in my ankle and my leg bone shattered. I had surgery on Christmas Eve ...

burning sensation with sprained ankle  Not rated yet
I sprained my ankle 3 weeks ago and have had clean xrays. I have had constant pain since. Not only constant pain but my ankle at times has a severe sensation ...

Pain in right foot at arch; radiates up to ankle  Not rated yet
I've been running for about 7 months now, and in the past month have switched from running on the treadmill to running on the sidewalk & paved trails. I ...

after sitting for a while or every morning when i getup from the bed having problem to walk.  Not rated yet
since 6 weeks ago i am having discomfort and some pain every single time when i get up after sitting for a while or every morning when i get up from bed,...

Pop in the bottom of foot, followed by pain that is increasing over time  Not rated yet
While playing tennis today, I felt/heard pop in the bottome of my foot. The pain went through my arch and was unlike anything I've ever felt. I mean ...

Burning sensation on middle 3 toes  Not rated yet
About 2 weeks ago I started feeling this mild burning sensation on the top of my left foot that centered around the middle 3 toes. I was driving at the ...

cracking, itchy feet   Not rated yet
In the past I have had two operations on my right foot resulting in casts being on it for quite some time. My foot has never been the same since but lately ...

very painful hard lump on the top of my left foot under the skin  Not rated yet
I have had a small hard lump under the skin on the top of my left foot for the last 8 years or so. I am a server at outback steakhouse so I generally walk ...

I had bunion surgery. Now I have a knot on bottom of foot.  Not rated yet
I have a knot on the bottom of my foot. I had bunion surgery about 5 weeks ago. The knot is painful. It is on the ball of my foot (fatty part of foot)...

Pain Under Second Toe  Not rated yet
I have, I believe a hammer toe on the second toe of my left foot.

The pain, however, is underneath the second toe, under the pad at the rear of the ...

foot numbness  Not rated yet
sept 11, 10 yr old son had 4 weeks of just casting for shortened achilles tendons. that same night child complained of cutting in left ankle . doctors ...

Fractured foot bone  Not rated yet
Hi,

On 21 May 2009 I fractured the foot bone just above my small toe in a netball game. Its therefore on the ouside of my foot, left foot. I went to ...

Ball of foot, base of toe pain  Not rated yet
10 weeks ago, I suffered a 3rd degree sprain from rolling my ankle completely over the top (stepped in a pretty big hole). I had bruising up my achilles,...

episodical short very severe stabbing pain in the heel of my right foot  Not rated yet
Dear Doctor,

Since about 6 weeks I experience an episodical very sharp stabbing pain in the heel of my right foot. It is located under the heel at the ...

small white or clear bumps protrude from the side my heel  Not rated yet
When I put pressure on my feet, small white or clear bumps protrude from the side of my foot, by my heel. I have had them for a long time. They don't ...

I have weird bumps on my foot.  Not rated yet
I have weird bumps on my heel of my left foot. They are kind of white. They only hurt when I press down on them. Their are three of them going all around ...

Swollen Pinky Toe  Not rated yet
My pinky toe is swollen and red. I can kind of move it, haven't really tried to much. It feels wierd but i really don't have any pain. However, it looks ...

Lisfranc injury to left foot  Not rated yet
Injured foot on June 26 2009, went immediately to emergency room because foot was at odd angle especially at the arch.
They xrayed and Cat scanned my ...

Foot pain; no swelling, no bruising  Not rated yet
I am experiencing pain while walking/running. It is sharp, but comes and goes in severity, sometimes so bad that it causes me to limp, other times hardly ...

Hallux Limitus and Orthadics  Not rated yet
Hello,

I first started having pain in the ball of foot 6 months ago, and
had a pair of orthadics made which had great arch support but
started causing ...

Foot  Not rated yet
I stepped on a drinking glass years ago and cut almost all my tendons and so I had to have surgery. Ever since then I have had sharp pain on the bottom ...

Foot Fracture  Not rated yet
I fractured my foot a month ago falling down stairs. it was late at night, thought i just twisted my ankle.. and since i was in a lot of pain, just went ...

After my back going out my big Toe turns numb when standing   Not rated yet
After doing yard work and shoveling lots of river rocks with a wheelbarrel(lifting up and going back and forth(about 30 times)
Later on that night it ...

2 possiable broken toes   Not rated yet
well almost two months ago i dropped some weights on my toes i could not move them i was in so much pain i threw myself on the floor of pain i paired them ...

possible ankle sprain or fracture  Not rated yet
A few months ago, I fell down about 3 concrete stairs and landed in a squatting position with by knee out in front of my ankle. It hurt the first three ...

left ankle and left toes  Not rated yet
hello

yesterday night after long standing. my left toe and ankle are numb.i noticed that my left ankle is a bit big and its like swelling.and my blood ...

Burning and pain in left foot  Not rated yet
I am having burning and pain in my left foot but only in my pinky toe. The other day I was walking and felt like something in my leg like numbness or something ...

Callus of some type on the bottom of my big toe.  Not rated yet
On the bottom of my big toe I have a callus looking sore... it looks like you could squeeze it and it would pop. It hurts when I walk on it... and if you ...

FRACTURED MATATARSAL  Not rated yet
I FRACTURED MY LEFT MATATARSAL AND THE ORTHOPEDIC I WENT TO SEE DIDNT PUT A CAST OR NOTHING.IT JUST DOESNT SEEM RIGHT.ALL HE GAVE ME WAS A SHOE TO WEAR ...

Pain on top of foot  Not rated yet
Two years ago I was at work and I thought I was at the bottom of the ladder but I wasn't. So I landed on my big toe on my right foot and had pain after ...

Pain in base of 2nd toe and up 2 inches towards heel  Not rated yet
I am a 26 year old male in good health. I have worked out regularly. Played college football, etc. not overweight. I have been having a pain in the ...

Redness and swelling of foot 3 weeks post recurrent neuroma surgery  Not rated yet
Three weeks ago I had surgery to remove and repair a recurrent neuroma on my left foot. The first surgery was in March and the doctor went in through the ...

leg pain and possible circulatory problems  Not rated yet
right calf is swollen i am in extreme pain and my foot is ice cold I have been in pain for four daysplease advise

Sam,
Go seek medical attention, IMMEDIATELY!...

Ankle hurts while playing volleyball.  Not rated yet
When I play volleyball, my ankle hurts. I can still play but its just hurts. Should I wear a brace? If so, what kind? And how can I get my ankle stronger ...

Extreme (and getting worse) foot pain on entire base of foot :(  Not rated yet
Hi!

I am desperate for anything that could help me - I get really really severe foot pain which has bothered me for years but it's getting to the point ...

nerve damage after foot fusion  Not rated yet
I have a burning sensation in my foot after a non union and the burning is really terrible at times!! What can be done to help with the burning? I just ...

heel pain ad burning and pain under arch  Not rated yet
i started having pain in my left heel about 6 mths ago. my ankle also swells every day, now the pain is severe uder the arch which is affecting me badly....

Pain in center sole of right foot  Not rated yet
I run about 50 miles per week (training for a marathon). This morning I ended the run with some sharp pain in my right foot. It seemed dead center on ...

lateral foot pad under small toe  Not rated yet
I'm a nurse and I'm on my feet 12-13 hours a day. At the end of the day my feet are killing me. They especially hurt on the bottoms of my feet on the ...

Severe Ankel pain  Not rated yet
When I was out for a walk back in September of 09 with my friends, I stepped into a hole in the ground and rolled my ankle. At first it really hurt, but ...

numb heel and right side of foot   Not rated yet
numb heal and right side of right foot unable to physicaly tiptoe, numb and sore calf and outer thigh/buttock everything feels cold

Hi George,
I do ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
i kicked a door jamb about four days ago and i have been having pain in the top of my foot along with a little swelling, the pain shoots down to my toes ...

shooting burning pain on the forefoot of the foot   Not rated yet
I am not sure if i have morton's neuroma. After walking one day, I felt a shooting burning pain on my forefoot near the 4th toe. It does not feel like ...

left foot swelling  Not rated yet
For no apparent reason my left foot has been swollen for 3 days,but not the right one. This has never happen to me in my life. I have no pain. I did ...

hard lump on sole of heal.  Not rated yet
I have a hard lump on the sole of my heal it is very painful when I stand and walk the pain is under the lump, not the lump itself. The lump is about 4mm ...

Peripheral neuropathy from Taxol  Not rated yet
Is there any effective treatment for peripheral neuropathy caused by Taxol used in chemo? During the chemo treatments, I experienced pain in the bottom ...

Toe Problem  Not rated yet
I was getting ready to go to bed and i stubbed my little toe i screamed and my mom came in and i told her what happend the next morning it was bruised ...

Sharp shooting pains originating in between toes - but only on step machine at the gym  Not rated yet
I am a very active, healthy 30 year old female (I do not wear alot of high heels) and train at the gym 5 days a week. I enjoy running about 3 days of the ...

RE: blue toe syndrome  Not rated yet
If you see a little spot of blue or grayish skin between your toes, is that blue toe syndrome?

NO!

big toe and metetarsal pain ful  Not rated yet
fell off curb my toe is black and blue and pain in metetarsal. it is not swollen. am walk ing , but it hurts. do i need an exray

Yes, Gladys, you ...

if you brake your foot do you have to be in a cast  Not rated yet
mycousin broke her foot at camp when she stepped on a curb. they went to the hospital and they put a boot on her but i thought if you broke your foot you ...

Big Toe Pain  Not rated yet
A couple of month ago (sometime in March) I started to get an aching pain in the base of my big toe. It progressively got worse over the course of the ...

FRACTURED MY LATERAL MALLELOUS HOW LONG AFTER I GET OUT OF MY AIRCAST CAN I GO BACK TO WORK?  Not rated yet
I FRACTURED MY LATERAL MALLELOUS ON MAY 8TH @MY 5WK CHECK UP IT WAS A LITTLE CLOUDY AS IF ITS HEALING SLOW !I'M IN A AIRCAST I CAN ONLY TAKE IT OF IN THE ...

severe itchiness on the sole and side of the foot  Not rated yet
Sole (where the arch is though I have flat feet) and side of foot (outside edge right above ground level) is affected. Certain areas become intensely itchy ...

foot pain and burning  Not rated yet
About 6 months ago I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis...up til this point I have never had any problems with feet.. even though I am a RN and work ...

continued foot and leg pain following spinal decompression surgery  Not rated yet
I had L4-L5 decrompression 9 months ago, I still have leg and foot, across top of foot and back pain, also often get leg cramp

Hi Andrew,
I am not ...

Xray  Not rated yet
I am 14 weeks pregnant with baby number 2. I broke my foot on Friday and they gave me an xray today to see how bad the break is. I am now worried about ...

TENDONITIS, BONE SPURS AND ARTHRITIS....TOP AND SIDE OF FOOT  Not rated yet
I was told many years ago that I had tendonitis on the tops of my feet causing swelling and pain. Recently x-rays have shown bone spurs (also on the top ...

ankle pain  Not rated yet
I sprained my ankle 3 weeks ago, I heard it pop and it was immediately swollen and bruised. This was 3 weeks ago and I finally went to my doctor who did ...

Foot problems...aargh  Not rated yet
Two years ago I had plantar fascitis in my right foot and it took almost a year to go away. I have high arches and discovered Kumfs shoes that have wonderful ...

Third Metatarsal Chronic Problems  Not rated yet
I hurt my right lower back in 2000 and because of the way I walk I tend to put alot of pressure on my left foot. In 2001 I began having problems with swelling ...

foot and ankle pain  Not rated yet
I currently have severe lateral foot pain with an old Lisfanc injury (detected on recent CT) from missing three stairs and severly spraining my ankle. I ...

Shooting pains in the ball of my right foot  Not rated yet
I keep getting sharp/electrical shooting pains in the ball of my right foot, sometimes it is just so painful, i have read lots of things on the web, who ...

pian side on small toe of left foot  Not rated yet
I had surgery on a tailors bunion about 8 months ago and it is hurting now

Hi Ronnie,
The smart money would suggest you go back to your surgeon and ...

pain on the side of my right foot. Looks to me as still swollen, there is a lump also  Not rated yet
I fell down the stairs almost 6 weeks ago. The fall was pretty intense. I do not believe I broke anything. I probabley fractured a few ribs but that ...

Foot pain  Not rated yet
A few years ago I fell on my left foot. I went to the ER because the swelling and pain felt like i had broken it. They did quick xrays and rushed me out ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
On the bottom of my foot on the pad under my small toe I have three small spots that are flat and look something has already come out of them, but nothing ...

ankle and foot pain after wearing walking boot ( I have 5th metatarsal facture 8 weeks now)  Not rated yet
I have 5th metatarsal facture 8 weeks.
I wear walking boot now. Dr says healing has started.
My ankle and toes pain after 4/5 hours of wearing boot
...

reoccuring bruise   Not rated yet
about a month ago over a couple of day my big toe, left foot became discolored then blueish and finally it was a horrible black...soaked it in white vinegar ...

big toe swelled and red   Not rated yet
My boyfriend's big toe has swelled up and gotten red. It is on the top between the joint and his nail. Everyone is telling him to drink cherry juice and ...

Cramps on the outer calves when walking  Not rated yet
When I go out to walk for some exercise, I develop pain on my outer calves. Sometimes it's just one leg, sometimes both. The pain subsides as soon as ...

Lateral foot pain at the 5th metatarsal head.  Not rated yet
I have slight pain on toeoff and it is tender to touch mainly on the lateral aspects of the foot. I have flat feet. Slight pain when I flex my pinky ...

pain on outside of right foot  Not rated yet
Hello, last week I had a fun-filled day at an amusement park. But unfortunately, it's left me with an extremely sore foot! The pain is on the outside of ...

middle toes pain  Not rated yet
I am an 81 year old male that has sharp pulsating excruciating pain in the
middle toes of my right foot in the middle of the night that lasts for
five ...

continued pain in heel  Not rated yet
I have had a sharp pain in my heel for at least 5 months.
I was diagonosed for stress fracture but I am still having pain.
I am taking steriods after ...

Redness and pain in my foot  Not rated yet
First a little history on this foot/toe. When i was in elementary school i was playing a game, went to go kick the ball and a kid jumped right in front ...

Painful, Raw Areas (with dead skin) on Big Toes?  Not rated yet
Hi. This is a great site! I'm a healthy middle aged woman who is in good health, but I have nightmare feet and have had several surgeries, mainly metatarsal ...

failed fusion of great toe  Not rated yet
had fusion first of Dec with plates and screws. Several wks later, infection
present. Antibiotics for several wks. no outward drainage-toe just extremely
...

spinal stenosis, two protruding discs, neuropathy,   Not rated yet
MRI shows 2 protruding discs and have neuropathy in legs. Other symptoms are the bottoms of both my feet are red, hot and cold sensations at different ...

Does a facture to the metatarsal hurt while walking?  Not rated yet
I dropped a 15 lb detergent bottle on my foot. It is a swollen and pretty bruised. It doesn't really hurt to bend my toes but I can't bend them bend them ...

shooting pain sole of foot, travels to hands.  Not rated yet
Hi Doctor.
For the past 6months I have experienced pains in my feet, mostly in the heel area. On a recent family holiday I took to hiring a wheel chair ...

Pain at the bottom of the heel - in the sole  Not rated yet
I have pain in the sole, exactly at the bottom of the heel, specially in the morning when I get up or after sitting for a while placing the legs up. I ...

Blister type spot on bottom of foot  Not rated yet
I'm a walker. I was walking (with walking shoes)& just recently started walking on the beach barefooted for my 4 miles a day. The first couple of days ...

Feels like Im stepping on a nail at the heel of my right foot!  Not rated yet
Hi, last week I went walking on my usual trail. Sometimes I walk sometimes I jog. I've been doing this for the past 3 weeks. However, last week after ...

pain lateral side L foot - 5th metatarsal  Not rated yet
I have pain on the lateral side of my left foot @ the 5th metatarsal associated with any slight pressure. The pain exists only with pressure. The area ...

I believe I have midtarsal fault in my right foot...  Not rated yet
The top of my right foot hurts very badly. At first I thought I sprained it, but after reading your page, I believe I may have midtarsal fault instead....

broken toe  Not rated yet
I broke my toe last week and just fell and hurt it again! it looks ok because its taped to my other toe but it is very painful! Should i go back to the ...

Post-op necrotic heel tissue/ pressure sores/ blood blisters  Not rated yet
I had surgery for achilles tendonitis which xrays show is healing fine. During first 2 wks post-op however, pressure sores/blood blisters formed on heel ...

numb feet  Not rated yet
I wore heels and went dancing for a long period of time. the next day my feet were extremely numb. Tingly, they stinged, very uncomfortable to walk on,...

Bilateral pain and swelling below medial malleolus   Not rated yet
Six weeks of bilateral puffy swelling below the medial malleolus with pain near the posterior arch. At first the pain & swelling occurred with walking ...

The Balls of my feet feel like they are bruised.....  Not rated yet
Hi,
Ok, here we go..... I am 31, 5'8 and weigh 142. I am not pregnant, obese, nor do I have any health issues that I would be currently taking meds ...

I have a lump on top of my ankle  Not rated yet
I played softball and got hit with a ball ontop of my ankle now I have a lump. I got hit 3 consecutive times in the same spot within a 5 day period. The ...

Numbness of the toes!  Not rated yet
I am not used to wear high heels and after I did it, once, about 3 weeks ago, for more than 12 hours in a row, I felt afterward and still feel my toes ...

swelling in my left foot  Not rated yet
HI MY NAME iS MARIAN AND I LIVE IN THE UK.
PROBLEM I AM A PUB RESTRAUNT OWNER ON MY FEET FROM EARLY DOORS TILL LATE CLOSE SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK.

RECENTLY ...

pain,tightness on inside of right foot  Not rated yet
I am having pain on the inside of my right foot.it starts at where the leg meets the foot and goes diagonally to the inside of my foot.there is redness ...

numb foot from middle arch to heel.  Not rated yet
I played football barefoot and 3 days later I could not stand on one foot. It felt like needles and was very painful. I went to doctor and he gave me ...

feet tingle and burn when i first walk on them in the morning  Not rated yet
my feet tingle and burn when I first walk on them in the morning. and if I have been sitting for a long period of time I have to walk like I am crippled ...

purple foot after bunion surg  Not rated yet
had foot surg-bunionectomy-pins/screw did bump big toe bad and got hematoma took levaquin still purple and swelling as soon as i stand surg on may 4th ...

Pain on the outside of my heel  Not rated yet
I am an avid runner. I have been running for years. Last year I got plantar faciatis(Spelling?). That seems to have subsided. I now have a similat pain ...

Normal to have some pain while stress fracture heals?  Not rated yet
Two-and-a-half weeks ago I was diagnosed as having a "subtle fracture involving the distal daphysis of the second metatarsal" of my left foot, due to overexercising....

my daughter has brown spot on the bottom of her foot  Not rated yet
My daughter showed me a brown spot on the bottom of her foot lastnight. It is about the size of a dime and almost a perfect circle. She says it does not ...

Sprained Ankle, I think....  Not rated yet
6/12/2009

On May 28th I feel down my stairs. I tripped on the 4th stair from the bottom and the first part of my body to "brace the fall" was my left ...

tension on the plantar fascia  Not rated yet
I have been diagnosed with a collapsed arch in my left foot. I seem to get a lot of tension on the plantar fascia. Is there anything I can do to help this?...

Pain under outside of my left foot.  Not rated yet
I was walking through Paris, and over did it. I got a blister on the top of my little toe, and compensated by walking differently. Now there is severe ...

Still pain in ankle one year after surgery  Not rated yet
I had surgery on my ankle over a year ago and it still bothers me. Something is also clicking in my foot. It hurts at times and is stiff at times as well....

toe and foot swelling  Not rated yet
I broke my little toe on Feb 25, 2009....went to hospital, then to ortopedic doctor next day. He tapped it to the next toe. I was not told to "RICE"...

Intense sharp shooting pain in foot  Not rated yet
I have this intense, sharp shooting pain in the inside of my right foot where the arch is. The pain is in the middle of the foot, and most time it feels ...

My son has developed a bump on side of his foot after playing a lot of basetball. It is swollen and is red and tender to the touch.  Not rated yet
My son has developed a bump on side of his foot after playing a lot of basetball. It is swollen and is red and tender to the touch. He couldn't play ...

night pain  Not rated yet
I have severe flat feet to where both my feet are so disfigured... I had a triple anthrodesis and my right foot fused in December of 2007. I need the ...

fractured baby toe at proximal phalanx  Not rated yet
About 8-9 weeks ago I fractured my left baby toe at the proximal phalanx. I have been seeing an orthopedic and as of yesterday, the fracture still hasn'...

swelling in feet  Not rated yet
My wife has recently fractured her right neck of femur and is worried that her lower leg/ankles/feet are swelling unless she is lying down. Is this anything ...

re-injury to post-op foot surgery  Not rated yet
Several months ago, I had foot surgery to repair a chronic fracture of third metatarsal (have been on prednisone for 8 years). Doc harvested bone from ...

jones fracture and osteoporosis  Not rated yet
Hello,
I am a 49 year old female, I am diabetic, and I have osteoporosis of which I am being treated for. This is my third fracture. In my right foot ...

red now purple toe on each foot..2nd toe and third toe  Not rated yet
Started having a red swollen toe on 2nd toe right foot and same thing on 3rd toe left foot. Now both have turned purple......My MD put me on amoxicillin ...

big toe break  Not rated yet
I fractured my big toe last November. Assuming there was no treatment for such a break, I suffered the pain for 6 weeks then had it X_rayed, because it ...

Foot Problem  Not rated yet
On the sole of my right foot, right behind my arch, towards the heel, I have a small painful lump. The lumps can be hard at times or it can be soft. The ...

Transient warm sensation on top of left foot  Not rated yet
Recently I have a warm sensation (not painful, not warm to touch, no rash, no swelling, no bumps, no nothing present) that comes and goes across my top ...

itchy little lumps on my foot - 2  Not rated yet
Hi there, thank you very much for your response. I am have been treating the foot for about five months now and so I am getting really fed up with. I ...

bump on the top of left foot  Not rated yet
Hi there,



About four weeks ago I looked down at my left foot and noticed a bump on the top, just below the third and fourth toe, it mostly only ...

Foot pain   Not rated yet
My left big toe has been causing me grave pain. There is a bone like mass that sticks out on the right side of my toe. It's located on the side and the ...

Burning Pain Sensation Great Toe  Not rated yet
I had back surgery in October 2008, at L4-5 and on November 4, 2008, I was involved in a motor vehicle accident and broke my left ankle.

I am still ...

swollen and hot stabbing pains from instep to toes.  Not rated yet
broke ankle 23rd feb this year,no pins etc cast off after 6 wks told 80% healed felt ok had to get back to work in bar/restaurant full time.ankle still ...

left toes  Not rated yet
left leg 2nd and 3rd toes now and then electric tinglish feeling few seconds only.What treatment should i take?

Hi Abdeen,
The most common cause of ...

BURNING FEELING IN MY INSIDE ANKLE  Not rated yet
I BROKE MY RIGHT ANKLE MAY 16TH 2008. I HAD ANKLE SURGERY ON MAY 30TH 2008 THEY PUT 6 SCREWS AND A PLATE ON MY OUTTER ANKLE. SO I STILL HAD PROBLEM WALKING ...

severe ankle pain below ankle to touch and hurts to walk / run etc  Not rated yet
i originally hurt my ankle two months ago running and did not remember twisting it or even rolling it just all of a sudden a sharp pain and had it ever ...

I broke my ankle more than a year ago but it is still swollen. is that normal?  Not rated yet
i broke my ankle on may 6th 2008. the bottom part of the ankle bone came off. the doctors said as long as i didnt have any pain that it was fine. i started ...

very bad pain in my calf  Not rated yet
i was walking up a slite incline and felt a pop in my calf. now i can hardly walk. no swelling but when i strighten out my leg and apply pressure i have ...

big right toe turning black  Not rated yet
about an inch under my big toenail of the toe is turning black, sometimes it will get scaly and flake but it still remains black, I wear steel toes at ...

lateral foot pain  Not rated yet
i have been having pain in the soft tissue behind the big toe knuckle (or 1st metatarsal). It hurts on the side of my foot, especially, when i raise ...

cannot put weight on left leg  Not rated yet
my daughter is 20 months. she started walking with full weight on right leg walks on her tip toes or ball of foot with left leg. if she tries and and flatten ...

painful pea-sized lump on sole of foot  Not rated yet
There is a pea-sized lump on the sole of my foot - tender to the touch, and painful to walk on. Located in the center of the ball of the left foot. Also,...

heel pain  Not rated yet
I have a severe pain in the base of my heel, as if it is badly brusied, i did not hurt it and it only effects me after i walk for a distance or if i have ...

6 mos post op arthroscopy and still having pain  Not rated yet
I am a 30 year old female. I am diabetic. About 5 years ago my right foot started hurting really bad to the point where I couldn't tolerate even standing ...

weight bearing pain after ankle fusion  Not rated yet
I was involved in an auto accident on 2/09/2009
three surgeries, the fix was. s/p right ankle I&D with fixation of right distal tibula, fibula fx.

the ...

numb feet and swollen ankles  Not rated yet
I had surgery 5 years ago on my peroneal tendon in my right ankle, a broken left ankle and fibula 3 years ago, and lumber spinal fusion last May. My feet ...

large wart on big toe  Not rated yet
Have had many types of removal treatments recommended by family doctor with no visible results. Experiencing some increasing disconmfort from the persistent ...

Left Leg Pain  Not rated yet
My left leg has been hurting for the past 3 months I've been saying it'll die down this week but so far nothing especially when standing for like 12 hrs ...

foot and ankle pain  Not rated yet
For the past 8 months my left foot and ankle have been my life. Between PT and doctors and surgery it's just been miserable. I have a question though ...

burning in my heels  Not rated yet
both of my heels burn like crazy almost every day. Not so much when I wake up in the mornings but the more I walk or excercise the more they burn when ...

I Limp on my left foot when I walk now.  Not rated yet
Dear Dr.,

About three years ago I hit my leg on a large vase at a mall. I ran and got ice at a department store to stop the throbbing. I immediatley ...

burning sensation on inner left ankle below medial malleolus  Not rated yet
I have a burning sensation, after I exercise, mostly, below my left medial malleolus in my ankle. And it sometimes flairs up when I walk barefoot. Is ...

ankle sprain  Not rated yet
I fell aproximately 9 wks ago, steped of curb and left foot bent. I went to ER and they told me it was just a sprain. Well I thought it was doing better ...

Difficult to find an expert! Hit by a car, rear of foot causing foot pain after 2 years.  Not rated yet
Dear Dr Mitnick

This question is referring to some suggested treatments of CRPS or RSD.

Considering temporary sympathetic blocks, I understand they ...

pain and cramping? on top of feet  Not rated yet
I have a history of foot problems since day 1. I was born with an extra toe that was removed at 6 months. At age ten the bone of the little toe on the ...

2nd /3rd toe up to almost knee having a sharp pain for 2 days now and didnt do anything out of ordinary,kinda feels like electricty running threw leg and toe a little numb  Not rated yet
Pain on my 2nd/3rd toe up to almost knee having a sharp pain for 2 days now and didnt do anything out of ordinary,kinda feels like electricty running threw ...

stabbing pain post bunionectomy  Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy on April 6, 2009.
On April 24th, 2009 I had X-rays taken and another cast put on. Only in the last week (in the 5th week after ...

pain on top of foot STILL months after big toe injury  Not rated yet
I had a small mishap where I literally tripped over my own feet- my right foot got bent down- specifically my big toe- the big toe on my right foot was ...

my feet go numb   Not rated yet
Sometimes when im walking around or just standing but still moving around my feet or hands go numb and tingely. Even after increased movement the numb ...

PAIN AFTER FOOT FUSION  Not rated yet
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE AFTER A FUSION FOR THE PAIN TO GO AWAY I HAVE HAD ENOUGH DADGUM PAIN TO LAST ME A LIFETIME. I HAD THE ONE FUSION DONE IT DID NOT ...

Right foot hurts all the time because of old injury & surgery  Not rated yet
Due to the nature of injury and 7 surgeries there is scar tissue on the bottom of my right foot. Also, there is no padding left in the bottom of my right ...

feet painfully cold but are not cold  Not rated yet
my feet are cold all the time even with 2 pairs of socks and warm boots
they are actullay quite warm to touch with my hand , but feel painfully cold ,
my ...

OBLIQUE FRACTURE OF THE BIG TOE  Not rated yet
My son (15) suffered a oblique fracture of his big toe. First two weeks he was not given a boot cast and at our first follow up the toe showed no signs ...

pain still after almost a year with bunion surgery  Not rated yet
I had bunion surgery June 2008...went to all the follow ups and had no problem other than my toe being a little stiff, I got released after 6-8 weeks and ...

Heel Pain  Not rated yet
A few months ago I got a small splinter on my left heel. I removed as much of the splinter as I could. The area is still painful, every week I can push ...

Pinky toe  Not rated yet
I just noticed this today and I don't know what to do. It seems that my pinky toe on my right foot sticks to the other toe that is next to it.

When ...

right foot - ball of foot pain-going on 2 years  Not rated yet
I am seeing a podiatrist, but do not feel I am getting enough attention, or answers. Two years ago I had no specific injury, but I had been wearing sandals ...

Inner foot pain  Not rated yet
My son had an injury to the outside of his right foot early March playing basketball. He stepped down on the outside of his foot, couldn't walk on it, Xrays ...

right foot , top - side - heel severe pain   Not rated yet
I had a blood clot in my right calf 7 years ago , which my circulation in my leg has not been the same since .I have only had foot swelling over that time ...

bunions  Not rated yet
Two podiatric surgeons have agreed that I need bunion surgery to relieve my pain. I do not have pain at the site of the bunion; rather, my bunions are ...

aching feet/ankles/numbness  Not rated yet
I have documented arthritis in my ankles. I am in remission from Hodgkins Lymphoma for 3 years. I take Singular and Advare daily. My pain in my feet,toes ...

feet  Not rated yet
The bottoms of my feet hurt terribly. They feel heavy at times. They ache ALL the time day & night. They tingle., sometimes they burn. It's getting difficult ...

Toe nIL TORN IN INJURY  Not rated yet
I STUBBED MY BIG TOE. THE NAIL BENT BACWARDS AND TORE OFF EXCEPT IT IS STILL ATTACHED TO MY TOE ALONG THE BED OF THE NAIL, SHOULD I TRY TO PULL IT OFF,...

After a fusion and leg fracture 8 months ago, I am still walking but have pain. Is this normal?  Not rated yet
I had a fusion in my right ankle. Prior to that I had a failed surgery on the same ankle. The screws backed out and I fractured the leg. I am having pain ...

pain on side of little toe  Not rated yet
About a week ago someone stepped on my foot on the little toe pretty hard and it is causing quite a lot of pain especially when I put on closed in shoes....

fractured baby toe at proximal phalanx  Not rated yet
Hi,
About 3 weeks ago I fractured my baby toe for the second time. My orthopedic said it was broke at the proximal phalanx. I wore a boot for 14 days ...

foot run over by a car  Not rated yet
my sons foot was run over by my car tyre today and is quite swollen and aching. He can move his toes but says it really hurts when he puts pressure on ...

Potential 4th Metatarsal Stress Fracture  Not rated yet
Hi,

I've had a problem on the top of my left foot for about 3 months now and have been told that its likeley I have a stress fracture in my 4th metatarsal ...

birkenstock sandals for plantar fasciitis  Not rated yet
hi,

i was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis bilateral a week ago and my doctor just told me that i need to have the injection on both feet or do the ...

Continued chronic pain of "supposedly" healed 5th metatarsal  Not rated yet
Podiatrist says fractured 5th metatarsal is healed after wearing boot cast for 12 weeks. The same pain I had before the boot cast & during its wearing ...

Foot heel pain  Not rated yet
I have severe foot pain when I exercise around my heel and can go into the side of my foot (not Arch) I thought it was a heel spur or plantar faciitis,...

Soreness in second toe after walking  Not rated yet
I walk for exercise for about an hour and twenty minutes a day. I develope soreness and pain in my second toe on my right foot. The nail turns purple ...

LEG PAIN WITH FEET GETTING COLD AT THE TIME OF LEG PAIN  Not rated yet
BOTH LEGS TEND TO GET A PAIN WITH A BURNING SENSATION THAT RUNS DOWN THE WHOLE LEG. THE KNEE ON DOWN TENDS TO HURT THE MOST. ESPECIALLY MY CALVES AND MY ...

still having pain walking 3 1/2 months after bunion surgery  Not rated yet
Had bunion surgery performed January 7, 2009. Bone was cut further up on foot and secured with a plate and 2 screws. In a huge cast for 2 weeks, and ...

toes curling on 3,4,5, toes now all the time and tendons on top of foot red and painful  Not rated yet
my left foot has suddenly started to have the 3,4,5, toes curl in a hammer toe style the tendons on the top of the foot are red and painful I have also ...

just ask you a question a few minutes ago,i forgot to say.  Not rated yet
I had surgery in dec of 08-i had a heel spur removed, and the big toe right footthe arthritus was removed same foot.....now the heel- and the- ball ...

metal screws and plate inside of ankle  Not rated yet
i have a metal plate inside of my left ankle along with screws when i broke my ankle two years ago. It gives me alot of pain and i was wondering if i could ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
Ball of foot feels like a bruise, two toes by the big one are tender and I have a bunion. I wear orthodics for fallen arches. The pain is now working ...

Pain  Not rated yet
A week ago, I injured my heel and the pain has not let up any. The injury occured from my heel hitting our tile floor. It hurts from the time I wake up ...

pain in balls of foot and toes while standing  Not rated yet
I have been having severe pain in the balls of both feet that radiates into my toes..my job requires standing for 8 hours, and after about 4 hours the ...

titanium screws or removable pins  Not rated yet
Am 65 yr old, very healthy female with upcoming severe type bunion surgery. am not comfortable with suggested titanium screws (permanent) with concern ...

Bottom of foot pain  Not rated yet
Hello,
There is a spot about 1" below my baby toe on my left foot that hurts. It seems to be a sort of hard spot under the surface of the skin. when I ...

LUMP ON BIG TOE  Not rated yet
I THOUGT I HAD A BUNION, BUT THE LUMP IS ON TOP OF THE TOE AT THE JOINT INSTEAD OF ON THE SIDE WHERE BUNIONS USUALLY ARE, CAN THIS BE A BUNION ANYWAY, JUST ...

2 year old daughter hurt pinky toe  Not rated yet
Hello!
My 2 year old daughter is a climber and although I keep a tight watch on her she will manage to climb up faster than I can run.

She fell from ...

Toe cellulitis  Not rated yet
This is in reply to a question already sent to you. How will the toe nail be removed and how long will she be out of comission. The doctor told her up ...

small lump on the top of my foot where i had a bunionectomy  Not rated yet
I had bunion surgery in 2002 and now I notice a small lump on the top of my foot where I was cut. I noticed it about a week ago. It is not painful,but ...

tightrope procedure after 12 weeks still very painful and swollen  Not rated yet
I had multiple procedures done on both feet on Jan 7, 2009. Post surgery, I felt as if the top of the foot was wrapped in a tight rubber band. as the ...

Big Toe Numb  Not rated yet
I was recently diagnosed with sureal neuropathy, something with very little information to find out there... Three days ago, my feet got cold, then hot ...

Toe cellulitis  Not rated yet
My daughter has had toe cellulitis (staph) since 2/10/09. Has been treated with 2 rounds of Keflex, 1 round of Augmentin, bactroban and tinactin ointment,...

foot itch and capsaicin  Not rated yet
I wrote to you a couple of weeks ago about an intermittent itch on the bottom of my left foot and you agreed that it is likely an irritated nerve. Anti-...

High heels make my foot feel better!  Not rated yet
I work on my feet all day usually in flats or a sandal. My right foot has started hurting - it's really, really painful. The pain is on the top of my foot....

pain in right foot after 8 weeks  Not rated yet
I ahd a car accident on 6Feb 5 weeks later the hospital confirmed i had broke a bone under my foot by at the side of my large toe. I was given an Equilzer ...

pricking and sharp pain and burning sensation on both feet  Not rated yet
I have friend who is suffering from sharp and pricking pain on both his feet. He has also suffering from burning sensation on his feet. He has been treated ...

Painful bump on bottom of big toe  Not rated yet
I saw a podiatrist for a painful lump on the bottom of my right big toe. He said it was either an extra sesmoid bone or some calcified cartilage. He did ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
I am having severe pain in the heels of my feet. When I walk at work after a few hours the pain becomes more and more intense. It feels like there is something ...

Severe pain in the joint of the big toe and behind the heel.  Not rated yet
Firstly I experienced pain in the big toe joint, with the passing of days the pain was getting worse,excruiating pain, and it became very difficult for ...

ANKLE PAIN & GROW SOMETHING LUMP  Not rated yet
I HAVE METAL ON MY LEFT ANKLE AND IT GREW LIKE A WATER BUBBLE AND MY LEG IS TURNING BLACK FROM IT,COULD IT BE FROM THE METAL INSIDE? IT PAIN FULL AT TIMES ...

Pain in the shins  Not rated yet
I've been receiving pain in the shin area of my two legs lately. It hurts whenever I walk fast, jump, run, or stand for about 30mins. 8 months ago, I had ...

Stress Fracture not healing?  Not rated yet
Hi. I have had a "stress fracture" for over 6 weeks. I first started feeling pain about 7 weeks ago. It went completely away for a week then came back....

Burning and aching pain - ankle fusion 20+ years ago  Not rated yet
20+ years ago I had an accident that crushed my ankle & foot, tore the anterior cruciate ligament and severed my achillies tendon.

2 plates and 16 ...

2nd toes on both feet are turning under  Not rated yet
the 2nd toes on both feet are turning under resulting in pain which is not good because my job requires standing and walking for eight hours. the only ...

I have a sharp pain in my right foot middle toes, often when I am off the foot  Not rated yet
I have a sharp pain in my right foot around the middle toes, often when I am off the foot. The pain is intense but brief. I can't duplicate it with any ...

painful sensation  Not rated yet
i often get a feeling in my foot like someone is sticking a pin into my foot or toes. It really hurts, its not like pins and needles.

I also have pain ...

big toe pain/numbness  Not rated yet
A couple days ago I noticed whenever I strechted out my leg & pointed my left big toe, it has this pain which shoots down my foot to my toe and then it ...

ball of left foot pain  Not rated yet
i recently bought a treadmill and started walking/running on it an hour a day for about 5 days. i was not wearing running shoes but cross trainers and ...

severe pain in right foot when walking  Not rated yet
the pain starts in my ankle then the inside of the foot and then the toe joints. the pain makes it very uncomfortable to walk any distance. would this ...

BILATERAL TOP OF FOOT PAIN  Not rated yet
I have had quite moderate to severe pain on the top of each foot for several months. I have tried everything your previous writer told you she had done....

red/purple painful foot/post surgery  Not rated yet
Had decmopression of neuroma 3 months ago--2 months ago foot started burning really bad, also turns reddish purple in the shower or when hanging down sitting ...

bottom of the right foot pain  Not rated yet
the pain comes on and off, very sharp when occuring on the arch of the right foot, yet when it disappears it is totally painless. what could be the course?...

CYST ON TOP OF MY FOOT  Not rated yet
I have a recurring cyst type growth on top of my foot by the crack of the toe. It has been treated with various anti-biotics and topical ointments. It ...

Capsulitis?  Not rated yet
First, thanks for putting together this website. Its the most informative site I have found dealing with foot problems.
Last June I started having pain ...

foot  Not rated yet
My left foot is a constant burning pain and i can't walk on it. I have had X-rays, nerve test, and mri on my pelvis. I had a baby 6 weeks ago and it started ...

Underside of big toe joint  Not rated yet
I bought a new pair of boots at the start of the season and recently have found sudden discomfort on the bottom of my big toe where it joins to the foot....

pain and swelling 5 months after triple arthrodesis  Not rated yet
Good morning,
Had triple arthrodesis on 10/31/08. Problem was moderate arthritis, and severe club foot deformity. I truly believe i needed the ...

frequent short periods of foot numbness  Not rated yet
Here's one that might be of interest...and it's certainly a puzzle for my doctor, neurologist and me.
For some years now and with growing regularity,...

Itch on bottom of left foot  Not rated yet
I have had an intermittent itch on the bottom of my left food on and off for five years. It comes on suddenly, lasts anywhere from 1-6 months and is located ...

aches and numbness in feet while walking  Not rated yet
hello.i am a 65 year old male who loves to walk. in the last 18 months i have been experiancing pain and then numbness in my feet after 10 to 15 minutes ...

Foot injury  Not rated yet
I fell at work on 1/19/09 and somehow twisted my foot which I didn't realize at the time. I went to the Emergency room at my local hospital and had x-...

Bilateral foot pain  Not rated yet
My three year old has constant complaint (more in the evening) of foot pain. She still is active but complains about the whole foot hurting. Sometimes ...

toe  Not rated yet
My toe next to my big toe is very sore and it is pulling away from the 3rd toe towards by big toe. It has a burning sensation with the pain and when I ...

ankle swelled up overnight  Not rated yet
started wearing orthotics and my ankles swelled, normal? I just comnpleted 3 months in a cam walker boot for a calcaneal stress fx-also have plantar fasciitis
...

pain at the left foot sole  Not rated yet
I am feeling pain at my left foot. I dont know the cause but sometimes I dont feel anything. But one morning I woke up and upon setting my foot on the ...

Pain across to top of my foot  Not rated yet
I had an ankle fusion about 6 yrs. ago. While doing a triathlon yesterday, at the start of the run, I felt pain across the top of my foot, something I ...

Broken Ankle  Not rated yet
Hello, I broke my ankle on both sides a few days ago. The doctor is having me wait 7-10 days before having surgery. I'm in a splint, and I've been elevating ...

numbness & Blue Discoloration on left foot... Numbness up my left leg  Not rated yet
Three weeks ago I started getting numbness & Blue Discoloration on left foot... And the numbness travels up my left leg. This mainly happens when I am ...

My feet swell all the time and my veins in legs get big?!  Not rated yet
I have a problem and I'm not too sure why I am having this. Everytime I stand up for about 2 mins my feet start swelling and my veins in my legs get huge....

Foot pain from hammer toe & bunion with tight rope I think  Not rated yet
OnFeb 6th 2008 I let a Board Cert. Dr. Operate on my rt. foot for Bumion & Hammertoe Problems . My original problem was big toe rubbing agsinst second ...

Pain on the outside of the front of my left foot  Not rated yet
Last evening I noticed some moderate pain when I changed shoes. The pain was on the outside of my left foot behind the toes across the bone and up to ...

Nerve like pain in second tow  Not rated yet
Hi Dr.,

I have a pain and it feels like something is twisted when I try to stretch my toes or point them. Sometimes is between the first and second ...

Severe foot pain,loss of sensation  Not rated yet
It started as burning in the feet which would subside with very sore spots which the podiatrist I had at the time padded my feet in certain places and ...

still pain in my foot after foot surgery  Not rated yet
Broke the sesamoid bone in right foot on Sept 7, 2007. Family doctor took xrays and advised it was just a bad sprain. Did fall Harvesting w/husband. Still ...

calcified ganglion ontop of feet  Not rated yet
hard lump on top of both feet, is getting really painful to walk seems feet restricited how easy is it to remove ganglion

Hi Julie,

It is not difficult ...

side of right foot  Not rated yet
I'm a long distance runner, and within last few months I've devoloped a terrible pain on the outside of my right foot. there is a knot that protudes outward'...

Toenail drilling?  Not rated yet
I've been doing some research online. I read that it's pretty common to drill holes in the nail of an injured toe, to releave the pressure. But I was wondering ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
I accidentally kicked my foot into a corner (of a wall)2 months ago. My middle toe was bruised and the top of my foot was bruised, but there was no swelling....

foot pain  Not rated yet
i had foot surgery twice on both feet, 1st was to release the planter, then a year or so later they removed the heel spurs. it has been a year and the ...

Glass like feeling in the ball of my left foot  Not rated yet
I am having a glass like feeling in the ball of my left foot. It is a nonstop pain and worse when I walk on it. I have had this problem off and on for ...

Swollen ankle  Not rated yet
i put on my reasonably firm supporting shoes yesterday. i havent worn these shoes in years and noticed by lunchtime yesterday my left inner ankle was ...

big toe pain  Not rated yet
2 yrs ago after a lot of walking on concrete floors my big toes got sore on the bottom (not the big toe joint). Eventually they found and removed a bone ...

Big toe pain last 3+ months   Not rated yet
I have bunion on both feet (I was born with a hereditary bend of both big toes at the joint between the toes and the foot). They often hurt for a few hours ...

Tri Malleor Fracture  Not rated yet
I am recovering from a tri malleor fracture to the left ankle I sustained a year ago after falling on black ice. One year on I visited a house doctor re ...

Question about bunionette surgery outcome  Not rated yet
Dear Doctor,
I'll try to be brief. In May of 2008 I had bunion and bunionette surgery on my right foot, osteotomies and temporary pins for both metarsals....

pain on the bottom of the ball of the big top  Not rated yet
Greetings!
I have had reoccurring flareups of pain in the joint of my big toe over the last year. I am 37 yrs male. These have always been after long ...

underneath middle toe is swollen  Not rated yet
underneath my middle toe (right foot)is red and swollen, just the top bit. felt the bone and its ok. but last 2 nights its woke me up with real throbbing ...

arch pain  Not rated yet
I am a 37 yr old female with rheumatoid arthritis and flat feet. I wear orthotics. I have had an ongoing problem with pain that start in the bottom of ...

Ankle Surgery  Not rated yet
I am having ankle surgery on 19th of feb to remove pins and plates. Broke my ankle 6 years and got my k wires removed 3 months after my first surgery. i ...

FOOT PAIN /SWELLING IN CHILD  Not rated yet
MY 9 YR OLD WAS RUNNING AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK IN BOTTOM OF FOOT ABOUT A MONTH AGO.IT WAS FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE PAIN .SHE SEEMED FINE THE NEXT DAY .NOW ...

sporadic short-term foot numbness  Not rated yet
Hello,
Here's one that might be of interest...and it's certainly a puzzle for my doctor, neurologist and me.
For some years now and with growing regularity,...

pain on bottom of foot  Not rated yet
Hi,

Yesterday I was taking my regular walk in the morning and I felt a very sharp pain on the bottom of my right foot, kind of in the middle toward ...

Foot Pain  Not rated yet
I stand on my feet all day so my feet hurt at the end of my shift. My feet starting hurting on top (did not seem right). Went to see the Doctor, and was ...

flat feet problem - pes planus  Not rated yet
I've had this problem with me left foot for the last 16 months.
Collapsed on me in the late fall 2007.
Went away to some degree in summer, but came ...

Swelling and pain in the left foot on the top of foot only, pain can shoot up my leg, in the ankle  Not rated yet
I ws coming home from work one nite, i am a hairstylist, i was hit by a drunk driver. I did not realize my foot was hurt until the next day. I did hurt ...

foot aches   Not rated yet
My right foot aches when I first wake from sleep, it sometimes hurts to take those first few steps. I've had it ex-rayed but no brake or fracture shows....

Stinging along left arch of foot  Not rated yet
I have a tendency to pronate in my left foot. I have been experiencing a stinging along the arch of that foot...along the underside and inside of my left ...

big toe scaling  Not rated yet
My big toes are so dry and scaly. I do have toenail fungus which I am trying to get rid of with a home remedy. However, the scaling has been going on ...

Extreme burning pain in second toe of my left foot, the more I walk the more it hurts. I have to quit walking to relieve it...  Not rated yet
I have been experiencing extreme pain in the second toe of my left foot. It started a week ago and it is occuring more and more. The top of my foot from ...

lumps on the bottom of my right foot  Not rated yet
About six months ago, I began to experience discomfort on the bottom of my right foot. I didn't pay it a lot of attention at the time, and noticed that ...

Tingle on the side of my foot  Not rated yet
On my left foot, I have a tingling sensation on the left side of the foot. No toe tingling or pain. No under the foot tingling or pain. Just on the side....

Little toe pain  Not rated yet
I stubbed my little toe about 8 weeks ago. As I stubbed it, the toe was bent about 90 degrees to the right (on my right foot), directly to the side of ...

a metatarsal problem...   Not rated yet
I am in guard so we have this huge tarp. Well the parents were folding it i ended up triping and my big toe on my left foot felt like it cracked or poped ...

numbness and foot being purple after surgery  Not rated yet
its been 2 weeks since surgery i have a rod in my left leg when i stand up for more than 5 mins it goes numb and turns purple right above my ankle why?...

Big blister/ caluses on ball of big toe.  Not rated yet
I have two huge blister or ripped caluses on the bottom of my feet. There both on the ball, right at the base of the big toe. One is ripped the other one ...

Lateral foot pain  Not rated yet
I am having pain along the lateral aspect of my left foot. However, there is no pain when I walk unless I have to go onto my tip-toe's, then my foot feels ...

Severe heel pain  Not rated yet
I have been experiencing severe pain in my heels. At night, I can't lay my heels down when I lie on my back. It is getting worse. They hurt so bad,I ...

Six months after ankle surgery and there is skin discoloration  Not rated yet
I was wondering if you could help me.. my husband has had four different ankle surgeries over the past 18 months on his right ankle after he broke it at ...

heal tissue pain on rear outside of heal.  Not rated yet
sore feet especially after sleeping or sitting for some time,
left heal at back where shoe would normally fit around is tender and sore to touch.
some ...

Dull Forefoot Metatarsal Pain Caused by Running  Not rated yet
After a 14 mile run, I discovered the next day I could not flex my foot to "push off" even for walking. The next 2 days improved such that my limp was ...

my sons left foot is swollen below the toes, tender to walk on and feels very warm  Not rated yet
His foot is swollen below his toes, it is very red compared to his other foot.
It feels very hot compared to his other foot or body. He can walk on it ...

pain in top of left foot.   Not rated yet
I started working out three weeks ago and began having pain in the top of my left foot. I work out 4-5 days a week and it seems to be getting more painful....

PAIN AFTER FOOT FUSION  Not rated yet
Greetings I have had a foot fusion and then a revision and then
had to have 2 screws took out because they were backing out.
Now I have found out that ...

Sharp Pain in first and second toe  Not rated yet
When I walk I have a sharp pain in toes one and two, the ones next to the big toe. The pain is so sharp that I sometimes fall. It is not constant. Some ...

Top of foot "pop"  Not rated yet
I have a 14 year old daughter that plays volleyball. She has a problem with her right foot. When she pivots on that foot she feels a "pop" at the top of ...

toe pain  Not rated yet
my 4year old for some time now has been complaining of her toes hurting.
this is @ the joints. it has increased to the point it is affecting her sleeping....

Foot Pain  Not rated yet
My right foot, across the 2nd, 3rd and 3th metatarsals, was stepped on by a horse yesterday (1/19/09) and has been sore and slightly swollen ever since....

pain at the base of toes  Not rated yet
Dr. Mitnick

My Dad has pain at the base of his toes, there's no swelling or anything else to be seen but he complains that when he's walking it feels ...

hematobe recovery  Not rated yet
I was kicked in the back of my right leg on the centre of the calf muscle whilst playing football 3 months ago. A pea sized lump appeared with no signs ...

needle broke off in foot  Not rated yet
My Husband stepped on a sewing needle and only half of it came out, we tried to see if we could see it but we can't.. can this get into the blood stream ...

middle toe sore and numb  Not rated yet
The problem that I am having the the two middle toes are numb and sore below that I guess the pad of my foot is numb and sore. Recently the side of my ...

toes, feet going numb  Not rated yet
Worked out on the eliptical 2 days ago, both feet went numb. Woke up this morning and started doing yoga- middle 3 toes on right foot went numb and left ...

bone spur on pinky toe  Not rated yet
In alot of pain when i walk or step the wrong way. I dont wear high heel shoe, i am on my feet alot,i also have special made insole for my shoe. My pinky ...

curved middle toes on my childs feet toward big toe  Not rated yet
I had noticed before but thought it was just their little toes growing but now Im concerned. On my 7 year old daughter and my 4 year old son on both their ...

curved middle toes on my childs feet toward big toe  Not rated yet
I had noticed before but thought it was just their little toes growing but now Im concerned. On my 7 year old daughter and my 4 year old son on both their ...

5th metatarsal - deep tissue injury?  Not rated yet
The muscle in the area of my 5th metatarsal feels bruised deep in the muscle. After low impact work out (walking on treadmill, eliptical, etc) my foot ...

Soreness on pad under 4th and 5th toes  Not rated yet
About 3 months ago, I spent 3 weeks on a hiking trip. I probably went hiking about every other day or so. Early in the trip, I notice a soreness on the ...

terrible pain in my toes when exercising.  Not rated yet
when doing a high impact class or a spinning class cycle after a short while I get severe burning pains in my 4 toes of each foot. Right foot worse than ...

left big toe behind on ball itches every night  Not rated yet
On my left foot behind my left toe, like at the ball it itches all the time, most of the time in the evening every day What could it be My skin is not ...

bilateral heel pain  Not rated yet
Hi there,

PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME

I have suffered with pain in both heels now for over five years, I am in good shape for my age 32 yrs, 6ft 1", I ...

poor circulation in foot after ankle surgery  Not rated yet
My niece had a cysts removed from her leg in the ankle area. they packed the area with cadaver bone. it is now week 7 after surgery and she still has ...

Pea size growth on left middle toe  Not rated yet
As I was washing my feet recently I noticed a small "pea size" growth on the left side, of the left middle toe. It is hard but not painful. I am 72 years ...

Still in pain, 8 months later...  Not rated yet
I broke my right ankle on 16 Jun 08, I required surgery and 2 screws. I was in the air cast for approximately 3 months. I completed 20 physio session, was ...

Mortons Neuroma  Not rated yet
I had three neuromas removed from my right foot June 2008. The pain has gradually gotten worse. I saw my doctor last week who gave me a cortizone shot,...

increased pain resulting from a post op. bunionectomy shoes  Not rated yet
I had a bunionectomy on December 18, 2008. I still have pain that comes and goes in my foot and some swelling. What bothers me most is trying to wear ...

pain on side/top  Not rated yet
I work as a server and I am always on my feet. A few days ago I slipped and caught myself with my right foot. I hit my knee so I didn't immediately register ...

cronic pain pins and needle feeling lumps on the bottom of my feet  Not rated yet
I believe this all started last year when i was in a work related accident i feel comming out of the gravitron amusement ride where i work at i twisted ...

Lumb on top of left foot  Not rated yet
A lump developed on the top of my left foot. I don't remember any injury. I went to the doctor. They said it looked like a trauma. They also thought ...

"electric-like" pain on side of baby toe   Not rated yet
Off and on--sometimes lasting for days at a time--I experience an electric-like sensation on the side of the baby toe of my right foot. It is not so much ...

my right big toe keeps going numb  Not rated yet
Every five or ten minutes, my right big toe start to tingle. A few seconds later, it goes completely numb!! I can still walk on it, but it feels kind of ...

burning and tingling of toes and foot  Not rated yet
My husband has recently (one week ago) had an open reduction internal fixation of his left lower tibia and talus fracture. Since the fracture and now ...

SOUKEY's foot   Not rated yet
HI
I posted one here the other day about my aunt SOUKEY's foot.
SOUKEY's foot is looking very bad and we've been seeing a local podiatrist but because ...

my 12 year old has painful piezogenic pedal papules  Not rated yet
we have seen many drs. over the last 6 years. no dr knows what to do for her. i am at a lost with this. she has taken hydrocodone nuerotin had leg casts ...

Peroneus Longus Tendon  Not rated yet
I have a ruptured Peroneus Longus Tendon on my right foot. I am planning on having surgery on this in a couple of months. My question is, is that I have ...

left top foot very swollen, top of foot very red and painful.  Not rated yet
steped down off curb to street ,landed on left outer side of foot, felt a snap then a feeling like my foot folded like a taco shell..major swealing and ...

Stuped toe and toe nail has fallen off completely  Not rated yet
Hi I am a type 1 diabetic, male and 73 years old. I happen too stump my toe and it fell off. It does not look infected, but is very painful and sometimes ...

foot pain after fusion  Not rated yet
I appreciate the reply I got from Dr. Mitnick. I have done therapy but it seems
like that the pain is just very rough at times. I can't walk but hobble
...

deep, cracked, painful, heel fissures  Not rated yet
I have tried lotions, vasaline and all I can think of to make them heal and stop hurting. Hydrocortisone cream helps but it just comes back. They are so ...

NUMBNESS  Not rated yet
I HAVE NOTICED ON THE TOP OF MY RIGHT FOOT THE BIG TOE GOES NUMB AND A TINGLE SHOOTS THROUGH THE TOE WHEN I BARLEY RUB MY FINGER OVER THE TOP OF IT. WHAT ...

injury post op to hammer toe repair  Not rated yet
I am 7 mnths out post op from a bunionectomy, hammer toe with tendon transfer. I dropped a heavy object on my 2nd toe that had originally had a pin to ...

Pain still in ball of foot  Not rated yet
I wrote you a while back regarding having an Austin/Akin procedure with the 2nd metatarsal shortened. I had the surgery in April and alot of hardware ...

hallux rigidus  Not rated yet
Hi,

How successful is fusing of the joint for hallux rigdus?

Will I need more surgery later on from it?

Is there a more up to date discovery for ...

big toe spasms  Not rated yet
My big toe frequently spasms where the toe bends backward. It is painful and sometimes I found by putting my foot on the cold floor helps to eleviate the ...

Pain, cramp in leg  Not rated yet
I have been diagnosed with a gangalion cyst on top of right foot. Dr. prescribed no treatment at this time. Recently every morning I have a severe pain ...

Fifth Metatarsal Break  Not rated yet
Hello Dr.
I broke my left foot's fifth metatarsal on November 3rd (it was a displaced mid shaft break towards the little toe). The doctor said that there ...

bottom of foot by the toes are swollen and tight  Not rated yet
I'm not sure what is wrong but it just came to me that I might have been bitten by a spider. I haven't seen any spiders crawling lately but there was one ...

Concern over prior injury  Not rated yet
Some time ago I dropped a glass on my foot and a piece cut into my toe. My toe has since healed over. I'm concerned because I did not go to the doctor ...

morten's neroma after bunionectomy?  Not rated yet
I have been in horrible pain ever since day one after my bunionectomy. I thought it was the screw that was put in but it was removed and still the pain ...

Pain between the 4th and 5th metarsals  Not rated yet
I am a walker. I usually walk 3 miles /day. 1 year ago, I developed a stress fracture in one of the small bones on top of my foot. I was in a cast for ...

bent my toenail back   Not rated yet
Bent my toenail back over a week ago now my toe is red and puffy.. There is also a blister looking on my toe.

Hi Alysia,
There is a good chance the ...

lump on bottom of foot  Not rated yet
I have a small white lump on the ball of my right foot. I have used ichthammol (unsure of spelling) thinking I had something to draw out, but 10 days ...

My left big toe is very sore-  Not rated yet
About a week ago my left big toe started to get very sore, I took off my nail polish to see what was going on. I have a bruise at the base of my toenail ...

Middle Toe Numb  Not rated yet
Hello.

The middle toe on my right foot has been numb lately and often times feels like a mild cramp. It is making walking painful and difficult as the ...

Chronic debilitating, crushing pain in foot   Not rated yet
I am a 51 year old man. I Fell about one year ago and may have injured back and sciatica. Had MRI-- have slight disk issue but the Doctors feel nerve damageis ...

Crooked big toe and flat foot toddler  Not rated yet
My three year old has very flat feet like his father. Recently I've noticed that it appears that his big toes are curving to the second toes. Is this ...

BOTTOM OF FOOT NUMBNESS/PAIN  Not rated yet
IM A 38 YEAR OLD MALE WITH DIABETIES, HAD BLOOD LEVEL SUGARS IN THE 1200'S (YES, SORRY TO SAY 1,200) AND JUST FOUND OUT I\THIS JULY. I STAND ON MY FEET ...

TOP OF MY LEFT FOOT PAIN  Not rated yet
THE TOP OF MY LEFT FOOT HURTS. I HAVE SUFFERED NO TRAUMA TO IT. I WEAR SNEAKERS WITH ARCH SUPPORT INSERTS. I AM NOT A RUNNER. XRAYS REAVELED NO BROKEN ...

Burning in arch after breaking ankle  Not rated yet
I broke my ankle on 16 June 08 and required emergency surgery with 2 screws inserted. The break was on the rounded part of the inside ankle bone. In the ...

Foot pain  Not rated yet
My foot problem is pain on the side and top of my left foot. It occurs daily
and is worsened when I stand for periods of time. I am a teacher and ...

toddler has under toenail hematoma   Not rated yet
does toddler need to go to the doctor if he has toenail hematoma and toe soreness

Hi Sasha,
I would think the smart move would be to have the pediatrician ...

intense top of foot pain  Not rated yet
One evening my left footon top on side of big toe started to gradually hurt. Within an hour or so pain was excrutiating...let up after another hour.Next ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
my mother had a stroke about three months ago now has developed a sore at the bottem of her foot what could be the cause the docter says shes not diabetic
...

Pain/itching in left heel from piece of glass  Not rated yet
I believe that I may have a piece of glass stuck in my left heel. Not sure when I got it, but for a couple of years, my left heel itches deep in the same ...

Heel Spurs? I think...  Not rated yet
I am a 44 Years old female , I've never had a "standing" job. In fact, I am presently a "Stay at home" wife. I had a bout with a heel spur on my right ...

outer foot pain after playing soccer  Not rated yet
My son recently started soccer practice, and has severe foot pain. He was somewhat active prior to soccer (going to the gym, eliptical for cardio) but ...

left heel pain  Not rated yet
I noticed that the heel of my left foot was bothering me for several days.I was putting lotion on my feet and noticed a small{pea size}spot on my heel ...

Recovering from Instep plantar fascitomy  Not rated yet
I had this surgery July 30,2008 on my right foot. Today is Nov 10,2008. I do have some scar tissue which is why I am taking Neprinol(systemic enzymes)...

foot pain only in one foot  Not rated yet
I have had this pain in my foot for about 5 weeks .Its at the bottom of the foot about where the second two is and I also get a burning feeling as well ...

All toes pain when exercized, numbed, limited motion radius, stiff  Not rated yet
All toes pain when exercized, numbed, limited motion radius, stiff constantly without much relief. I do sit a lot at my computer; however, I excercise ...

Severe pain in left side of left foot  Not rated yet
I'm 52(f) and have been walking 2 mi, 3 x week for about 2 years. About a month ago I would be sitting down for awhile and when I get up I can barely walk ...

persistent ankle and foot pain  Not rated yet
I danced for about 4 years when I was younger (9-13ish) and I twisted and sprained both ankles pretty badly repeatedly through those years. My left hurts ...

swelling & bruising on the shin of right leg  Not rated yet
Two weeks ago I noticed a bruise on my right shine. The bruise has gotten bigger and the outside of it is red while the iinside is yellow. I don't remember ...

Toe numbness and tingly   Not rated yet
I've been experiencing for a couple of years now toe numbness and tingly feelings on both feet mainly my left foot on the 2nd and 3rd toes (sometimes the ...

burning and numbness left foot  Not rated yet
On 1/31 I fractured the fifth metatarsal in my left foot. After five months, the fracture didn't heal. On 7/2 another orthopedic surgeon did surgery ...

Swollen left ankle  Not rated yet
My left ankle is always swollen, so is that foot and bottom part of that leg, up to the point where the foot starts turning purple and get a throbbing ...

Right foot pain  Not rated yet
Yesterday, I competed in a karate tournament. There was a lot of kicking in the sparring portion so I was blocking with my legs a lot of the time. We ...

Top of foot  Not rated yet
I am a distance runner and have been training for my first 1/2 marathon. Two days ago I started running and shortly after I began, the top of my left foot ...

Fibula tenderness and pain  Not rated yet
The bottom front part of my fibula (I think that is what the ankle knob is called) has been extremely tender,sore and painful for about 11 months. After ...

feet and buttocks tingling and itching sensation  Not rated yet
I was recently diagnosed with diabetes,and ever since Ive been having a tingling and iching sensation on the bottom of my feet as well as my buttocks.the ...

Foot Numbness  Not rated yet
Hello, i am a 26 yrs old woman. Last week and a half i had a probelem with my Sciatic nerve on the right side of my body. I went to a physical therapist ...

Left foot problem with the 4th and 5th metatarsal  Not rated yet
I recently started to have a weird feeling in between my 4th and 5th metatarsal. it feels as though something is in there and it causes some pain and discomfort....

Bottom of foot pain.  Not rated yet
56-year old male, 170#, good general health.

Increasing pain over the metatarsal heads over the past 3-4 years, initially alleviated by very careful ...

Morton's Neuroma  Not rated yet
Had cortisone injection 2x 2 yrs. ago. Quieted down until a month ago when I irritated it by walking aprox. 1 mile in flip-flops, or at least I think ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
I was walking down the stairs and heard a pop from my foot. Ever since then I have had an ache in the outside part of my left foot near the cuboid bone....

ankle  Not rated yet
On Saturday I slipped on a slippery surface. I landed on my bottom and caught myslef with my right hand and ankle. This caused it to twist ans get scraped ...

Top of the foot pain  Not rated yet
My Fiance's sister is having top foot pain between the two tendons over the bone.
Pain occurs during plantar flexion when pointing her toes and when coming ...

ankle pain in 8 yr old female  Not rated yet
My eight year old daughter has complained of pain in and above her right ankle for over two years. I have taken her to a pediatrician who said it was just ...

chronic feet pain of unknown etiology  Not rated yet
I've contacted you once before regarding my pain. I'm a nurse on a high acuity unit. I started experincing pain in my left foot and it steadily worsened ...

burning pain in heel and sharp pains in arch  Not rated yet
I was walking on gravel rocks and the path was a little uneven and I lost my footing; I twisted my foot out of my sandal. While I was regaining my balance ...

ankle and foot  Not rated yet
my son who is 8 fell 2 weeks ago he was running and a rope caught him across his neck well he is a big boy ,he fell backward and we dont now if he fractured ...

4th toe plantar  Not rated yet
May, 2008, I ran my foot into the metal bed frame of my kingsize bed. I heard something snap. I had pain, bruising, swelling across the top of my 3,4,5th ...

melonma vs cysts top of foot  Not rated yet
3 years ago, I had a melanoma removed from my foot. Now, I have 2 lumps close to
the scar of my removed melanoma on the top of my left foot.

My doctor ...

feet are throbing all the time  Not rated yet
I have had three lots of foot surgery last year I had a Hallux Rigidus and metal rods put in my big toes, this year in August I had them removed to try ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
Hi. Three weeks ago, I twisted my ankle and fell. As I fell, my right foot must have caught on the edge of my front porch. I've had three sets of xrays ...

jones fracture  Not rated yet
I was told I have a jones fracture and the break didn't appear to go all the way through. I was given a a half leg walker, my question is should I also ...

callus on ball of foot  Not rated yet
I've had what we thought was a plantars wart on the bottom of my foot for years. I had one there when I was a small child and they did radiation treatment ...

Pain on the bottom of my toes when walking  Not rated yet
I work in a school and am on my feet quite a lot during the day. Last school year I began feeling pain on the bottom of my left foot, right under around ...

red to purple toes and feet  Not rated yet
i had osteomylitis back in june went on a picc line for 6 weeks had my toenail removed and leg and foot turned red to a purplish color that night doctor ...

Pain and swelling in foot from snake bite  Not rated yet
I was bitten by a copperhead snake on the arch of my foot. (I was wearing sandals and it got my bare skin.)

I was put in the hospital for a week and ...

Unresolved heel pain over 7 yrs   Not rated yet
Hi,
MRI after MRI, bone density/bone scans/blood labs to no avail. Failed fasciotomy release in 2004 to eliminate pain. Bilaterial flat feet, right more ...

32 weeks pregnant with extreme foot pain  Not rated yet
A couple of days ago I started having extreme pain in the top of my right foot. I did drive for 3 hours straight that day and I thought that might be it....

tailors bunion  Not rated yet
i had a bunionectomy on the 8th and my foot dr. has a pin sticking out of my foot - i am not suppossed to put any weight on it, which i am doing as well ...

athletes foot  Not rated yet
I have been suffering with itchy toes inbtween toes is a red streak that itches bad and then I get these blisters that become extremly itch I have been ...

hammer toe  Not rated yet
HISTORY-I am 46 years old, 207 pounds, 5'6" tall. I walk/jog approx. 8-15 miles a week. I am a secretary so most of my day is sitting. I have had foot ...

broke right ankle -cannot put foot flat on floor  Not rated yet
broke right ankle may 17 2008-surgery june 9 (2 long screws & metal plate) second surgery sept 8-2008-removed all of hardware-cannot put foot flat on floor ...

Pain in the foot  Not rated yet
Jabs of pain in my right big toe, the left side of my toe is swollen. It started hurting, all of a sudden, in the afternoon. It has gotten worse in the ...

Pain on bottom of foot  Not rated yet
i have a long red line on the bottom of my foot. It has been there for two months. I went to the doctor because I thought it maybe a blood clot. He sent ...

can put weight on foot but cant move foot up or down without pain  Not rated yet
Yesterday I stepped off the steps and when I did I stepped on the edge of sidewalk turning my foot outward and fell to ground. Minimal swelling on the ...

foot pain  Not rated yet
top of the foot dropped a can on the top of my foot a week ago. I have swelling and when I bend my foot i can not bend it as far as my other foot . I ...

severe foot pain  Not rated yet
Hi Doctor,

I'm a 46 year old female. I have a long history of plantar fascitis which has been treated with injections, orthotics, and physical therapy ...

4 Year Old With Very Sweaty Feet  Not rated yet
Hello,

My almost 4 yr old daughter has had very sweaty hands and feet since forever. I used to have the same thing, but as I've grown into an adult ...

Pain and swelling on the top of the foot  Not rated yet
I am an auto worker on the assembly line and part of my new job is to release and reset the park brake. I have been doing this particular job for about ...

chronic ankle pain  Not rated yet
2 years ago, I sought the advice of my GP with regard to pain in my right ankle which had been bothering me for several months. He referred me to an orthopedist....

Pain  Not rated yet
I had a Morton's neuroma removed from my right foot 10 weeks ago. The doctor said there was two neuromas and one was a huge neuroma they basically filled ...

heel pain / also tingly left foot  Not rated yet
i'm a 46 yr old male. auto tech for 25 yrs. on feet 10 hrs a day. have a healed venous ulcer for 15 yrs on left lower leg / ankle area. last year had venous ...

severe pain @ base of 2,3,4th toes top & bottom  Not rated yet
I have RSDS of the right foot from an injury and I am being treated for that since diagnosis in 2004. Having that condition has really made me over use ...

sharp pain in foot  Not rated yet
Hello
Say I have been having problems off and on for the last year and half with sharp pain on the side of my large toe area. for the last month ...

pain to ball of foot radiating through the arch w/o heel pain  Not rated yet
I've had pain to my left foot that was diagnosed as plantar fasctiis by a podiatrist. I bought new orthotic shoes for work (I'm a nurse on a high acuity ...

Bottom of foot pain, sharp pain, numbness, coldness, cramp, stiffness  Not rated yet
I have been having trouble with the bottom of my feet for the last month now. I started back at the gym about 3 months ago but over the past month I am ...

Right foot pain  Not rated yet
On May 2, 2008, as I was walking through my apartment complex, either returning home or leaving I fell. The foot has been in excruciating pain ever since....

Planter release surgery complication  Not rated yet
I had planter release surgery 11 months ago and since then I have had pain on the lateral side of my foot. I have been trying to work with my doctor but ...

Bilateral cysts at base of second toes, pain with ambulation  Not rated yet
I am trying to diagnose my father. He has bilateral cysts below the second and third toes on the balls of his feet about the size of a half dollar. They ...

Heel Pain   Not rated yet
I was told that I had Planter Fasciitis about a year ago but nothing seems to make the heel pain go away. I have orthodics, been giving cordisone shots,...

big toe toenail pain on both feet  Not rated yet
I was hiking three days ago on a steep rocky trail. On the way downhill the big toenail on both feet began to hurt. My toenails are a little above the ...

pain in arch of left foot  Not rated yet
severe pain in arch seems to get worse when i go to bed.i walk for an hour every day.would this have something to do with it

Hi Mag,

I would think ...

Recovery after tailor's bunion / bunionette  Not rated yet
I had a surgery 17 days ago for tailor's bunion. They took away a bit of the bone, did something with the bursa and tightened up the joint in some way....

Persistent Numbness in middle toes  Not rated yet
I put on a pair of heels the other day that I just purchased and after a day at the office. When I took them off I noticed that one of my toes was numb....

tailors bunion  Not rated yet
I have/had ? a "tailors bunion". I went to a podiatrist last week. He shaved off the hard skin revealing the "seed". He told me he was going to "pop the ...

Pain on the top of my foot  Not rated yet
I am a female, 48 years old. 4 years ago, I dropped a bar stool on my foot and it hasn't been the same since. After the initial pain was over, it didn'...

top foot pain  Not rated yet
My symptoms sound very similar to what you described in the discussion on Midtarsal Fault pain. I am a 46 year-old white female. I had this same type pain ...

A black and blue bruise over the entire underneath and side of the ball of my foot  Not rated yet
I am a 50 year old female with history of hypertension, stroke, degenerative disc disease, and hypoglycemia. I have decided to train for a half/full marathon ...

Swollen, painful on the outside of the ankle  Not rated yet
My 14 year old son started football on the 16th of August. Gradually his ankles have increased in tenderness. This week however, both his ankles hurt and ...

Burning pain after foot surgery  Not rated yet
I just got surgery yesterday on my metatarsal bone. I had fractured it and the doctor put a plate held in with four screws in my foot. Yesterday I was ...

Excruciating pain  Not rated yet
About three years ago I was running with out shoes or socks at a park and I was pretty much running at top speed, and there was a pot hole that I didn'...

stasis ulcers  Not rated yet
no dr. has ever suggested Trental. i have good circulation to feet based a test they did at the ankle and top of foot. would this med be beneficial. not ...

Pain below the second toe  Not rated yet
I just had surgery 8 weeks ago, an excision of a neuroma. The nerve was cut between the second and third toe. I have had the same surgery 7 years ago on ...

Pain on top of my foot  Not rated yet
In May I had surgery for Plantar Fasciitis on my left foot and altho alot of people disagreed with me having the surgery including my doctor, I still stand ...

Extreme Foot pain  Not rated yet
I have pain from about the top of my foot around the area where metatarsalgia is described as to about the heel of my foot. I feel more pain in-between ...

Ankle Pain  Not rated yet
About a week and a half ago, I dropped an utilty knife and it dug into my ankle. The cut was close to the bone that sticks out in the inside of your ankle....

pain & swelling in top of foot, with