Hammertoe can cause pain in the toe and ball of the foot. Metatarsalgia is a painful foot condition affecting the ball of the foot. It is called metatarsalgia because the bones in this region of ...

Each foot has 26 bones, 30 joints, and more than 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Your feet are complex, and most people use them every day—two reasons why foot pain is common. Pain can occur in ...