Metatarsalgia refers to pain and inflammation in the ball of your foot, or forefoot. Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatments and prevention of this injury.

Metatarsalgia commonly occurs from overuse injuries in sports that involve running and jumping. It can also result from shoes that don’t fit, foot abnormalities, or arthritis and other diseases.

Metatarsalgia happens when nerves between the toes become trapped, causing pain when pressing down on the foot. Here, learn why it happens and how to manage it.

Metatarsalgia-related pain can be described as feeling that there is a pebble stuck in the foot, or as a burning, aching, shooting, tingling, and/or numb sensation.

Along with a complex network of ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves, there are 19 bones in the forefoot of each of your feet. Causes of forefoot pain include metatarsalgia, sesamoiditis, and ...

There are several possible causative factors associated with metatarsalgia, also commonly known as forefoot pain. In some cases, a single factor is sufficient to cause the pain, whereas in other ...