Foot Health Tips & Care » mortons neuroma http://www.foothealthtips.com All about your foot! Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Morton’s Neuroma http://www.foothealthtips.com/mortons-neuroma.php http://www.foothealthtips.com/mortons-neuroma.php#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:40 +0000 jk http://www.foothealthtips.com/?p=50 Morton’s neuroma is caused due to the swelling of the  inter metatarsal plantar nerve, usually involving the  third and fourth inter metatarsal spaces.  It is not a true tumor formation rather a fibrous tissue formation around nerve tissue. Pain on carrying weight, shooting pain while causing pressure are symptoms of this disease.

MRI scan can be helpful in determining this disease though it can be ineffective at times. Visiting your podiatrist at regular intervals can help to track of the disease. Long term solution to this problem can be effected only with the help of surgery.

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]]> http://www.foothealthtips.com/mortons-neuroma.php/feed 0 Mortons Toe http://www.foothealthtips.com/mortons-toe.php http://www.foothealthtips.com/mortons-toe.php#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:26:01 +0000 admin http://www.foothealthtips.com/?p=19 Saving your toe with right toe box. Morton’s Toe or mortons Foot is a common forefoot disorder where the second toe is longer than the Big Toe (the Hallux). It is a particular form of metatarsalqia caused by enlargement of the digital nerve. Over 70 years ago, Dr. Dudley Morton discovered that many people had a short first metatarsal bone. He concluded that this condition impacted their gait, causing your foot to hyperpronate—a dysfunction of the foot causing your ankles to roll in when you stand, walk and run.

Morton’s toe leads to excessive pressure on the second metatarsal head. The second metatarsal head is behind the second toe at the ball- of-the-foot. The constant pressure placed on the longer second toe while walking or standing can lead to callus formation under the second metatarsal head due to this excessive pressure. The use of orthotics can align the foot by providing arch support.

Treatment of Morton’s toe includes wearing proper footwear. Choose footwear with a high and wide toe box. You might want to try to wear shoes that are large enough to accommodate the longest toe, in this case the second one.

Orthotics that feature arch support to keep the foot aligned, and a metatarsal pad to reduce stress on the ball-of-the-foot are often recommended when treating this condition. Proper footwear combined with an effective orthotic will provide relief from pain associated with Morton’s Toe. A metatarsal pad may also be used to help reduce stress on the ball of the foot. Proper shoes and orthotics help realign the feet for a proper motion and take off some of the added pressures on the forefoot.

If these conservative treatments fail, please consult your physician.

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