Foot pain
Pain in the foot generally includes pains originating from the heels, toes, arches, instep, or bottom of foot (sole).
Foot pain may be due to variety od different reasons, such as:
- Aging.
- Being on your feet for long periods of time.
- Being overweight.
- Foot deformity that you were born with.
- Injuries.
- Shoes that fit poorly or do not have much cushioning.
- Too much walking or other sports activity.
Some of the main causes of foot pain includes:
- Arthritis and gout -- common in the big toe, which becomes red, swollen, and very tender.
- Broken bones.
- Bunions: A bump at the base of the big toe from wearing narrow-toed shoes.
- Calluses and corns: Thickened skin from rubbing or pressure. Calluses are on the balls of the feet or heels. Corns appear on the top of your toes.
- Hammer toes: Toes that curl downward into a claw-like position.
- Fallen arches: Also called flat feet.
- Morton's neuroma, a thickening of nerve tissue between the toes.
- Plantar fasciitis.
- Plantar warts: Sores on the soles of your feet due to pressure.
- Sprains.
- Stress fracture.
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