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Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia)

By

James C. Connors

, DPM, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine

Reviewed/Revised Dec 2023
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Pain in the ball of the foot is called metatarsalgia and may have many different causes (including arthritis, pinching of the nerves between the toes, posture problems, and various disorders).

The most common causes include

Often, developing one disorder that causes pain in the ball of the foot contributes to development of another disorder that causes pain in the same location.

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