Morton’s Neoroma
 

Has anyone out there experienced burning/searing pain between the 3rd & 4th toe that radiates down to the pad of the foot? I just did yesterday & was very surprised that a friend suggested it could be Morton’s Neuroma. I looked it up & am pretty sure that’s it. Haven’t seen a doctor yet. Any suggestions?

I had one diagnosed about five years ago. Doctor recommended surgery (of course). I opted for meditation and visualizing it as already healed. It went away within a month or so.

I did the same thing with a torn meniscus, but that's another story.

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Several years ago, I walked way too far, on cobblestone streets, wearing the wrong shoes. One of my feet began to hurt, a lot, and fit the description of Morton's Neuroma.

I went to a podiatrist. He gave me a shot in my foot. I think it was somewhere at the base of the toes. Don't remember exactly where. It worked right away. But that was in Ohio. . .

If you are in TV now, I recommend seeing Dr. Shannon Floyd. She helped me when I tore a tendon.

I have had this and the doctor gave me a cortisone shot and told me to get to rid of any tight fitting shoes. I have not had a problem since.

I had surgery last summer for Morton’s Neuroma, it always felt like I was stepping on a marble, the pain is gone, but it will always be numb, because they remove the nerve. Numb is better than ouch !

Try Brooks shoes, you can get them at Good Feet. Or a metatarsal insert for your shoes. You need to spread your toes away from each other and not scrunch them up. Massage helps too if you can stand a really FIRM hand on the bottoms of your feet.

Also if you normally wear shoes with pointed toes, you need to not do that anymore. And if you normally wear heels higher than 1.5", you need to stop doing that as well.

Wide toe box, low heel, metatarsal support.

My husband experienced all of the symptoms of this last year for several months and it went away on it's own....Actually it was about an inch up into the foot, not directly between the toes, but up from the third and fourth toe. He didn't have it checked because it was the Pandemic. And it wasn't life threatening.

Vionic shoes or their inserts . I was in pain from this condition for months , can’t walk around barefoot anymore , only wear Vionic flip flops or inserts in other shoes ( helps ALOT). I bought a CBD ointment from the Marion market “ worlds remedy CBD 2000mg” stuff is magic... stopped the pain in seconds. I never had used CBD before but the guy at the market asked if I had any pain “ yeah my foot “ gave me a pea size of the ointment put it on my foot and said” I’m walking to the end and if it helps I’ll be back” I literally took 3 steps turned around and bought the tin. My husband didn’t believe me til his knee was bothering him and he tried it now he uses it more than I do ������������

One thing to remember about CBD products is that it’s classified like the other herbal remedies sold at so-called health food stores. The amount of active ingredient listed on the label is not checked by the FDA. Your ointment with 2000 milligrams (that is, 2 grams) may actually have what it says on the bottle, while another brand right next to it that claims to have the same amount may actually have only 200 mg instead of 2000. Like all of these herbal remedies, some brands are consistently powerful and some, even though well-known brands, are not giving you what you pay for. This is a case where it helps to get the advice of those who use a specific product made by a specific brand that turns out to work and try that one.

I’ve tried it only once—when a friend gave me some CBD cream to rub on a pulled back muscle near my spine—and it took away the pain within a couple minutes. That lasted until I got home and could sleep away the muscle pull and relax. My girlfriend uses a specific brand of CBD gummies to help her sleep if she wakes in the middle of the night. (SunMed Hemp Supplement Peach and Watermelon Rings with a claimed 30 mg of hemp, though it admits that it might only be 25 mg. CBD you ingest doesn’t need to be nearly as strong as what gets soaked up through your skin, but it works differently. She uses SunMed Topical Cream to rub on her aching hands, no CBD content given, but that’s about $250 for four ounces, though as one uses a pea-sized amount, that probably works out to a couple dollars per use.)

Here is what “Consumer Reports” says:
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The only thing that I've experienced that sounds similar was when I had a 4th metatarsal stress fracture. Staying off the foot for 6 weeks healed it. But if you can afford CBD oil, as others have mentioned, I hear it's amazing.

OrangeBlossomBaby nailed it... Brooks are great sneakers (I wear them daily at the office), but they are not the end all...

Sounds like a Morton's Neuroma, but without an examination, I can't be sure... Radiating pain is usually not a symptom of a stress fracture...

Wider toe box, insoles with a metatarsal pad (a small protrusion across the ball of the foot), can all work.

If they don't, a cortisone injection or two can certainly help.

For really stubborn cases, surgery -may- be indicated...




P.S. I'm a Podiatrist...

It was so painful to walk that I had surgery. Had it a few years ago and have been pain free since.

Medicines? Cholesterol medicine will destroy your tendons...... most statins.... usually takes years

I saw a podiatrist for this last year. He said it was either Mortons neuroma or something else like bursitis. He said same treatment either way. I got custom orthotics and it went away in a few weeks. I think a cortisone shot was offered, but I didn't want that. In hindsight, I would take the shot, if I didn't want to spend the money on orthotics. He said I could stop using the orthotics when the pain goes away and use them again occasionally as needed, which I have.

I tried over the counter metatarsal pads which didn't help. Also tried over the counter Superfeet orthotics which helped a little but not enough.

Gooduck!

Custom Orthotics
 

I saw a podiatrist for this last year. He said it was either Mortons neuroma or something else like bursitis. He said same treatment either way. I got custom orthotics and it went away in a few weeks. I think a cortisone shot was offered, but I didn't want that. In hindsight, I would take the shot, if I didn't want to spend the money on orthotics. He said I could stop using the orthotics when the pain goes away and use them again occasionally as needed, which I have.

I tried over the counter metatarsal pads which didn't help. Also tried over the counter Superfeet orthotics which helped a little but not enough.

Gooduck!