Pain at the bottom of the foot

Weakness and tightness in the foot muscles changes how the forces go through the feet and up the legs so foot arch pain is often associated with back and knee pain too. If none of these is sound quite like your foot arch pain and you want some help working out what is wrong, visit the foot pain diagnosis section. People with a second toe longer than their big toe may also experience metatarsalgia more frequently. Pain on bottom of foot and around the ankle, collapse of medial foot arch, inability to stand on tiptoes. Ball of Foot Pain affects these regions of the metatarsal region of your foot: The pain may get worse when you stand, run or walk. How do I treat and prevent ball of foot pain?

Mitnick I usually do my research on the Mayo clinic website. Ask your doctor about pain relief options and ways to prevent further worsening. The foot is an intricate structure of 26 bones, 33 joints, multiple muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.