Re: Ball of Foot Problems

"Marcus Tullius" <m_tullius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: pithydoug wrote:
: > On May 18, 5:45 pm, Marcus Tullius <m_tull...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: >> This is my first marathon and my training has been very successful but
I
: >> have run into a problem with burning or pinching pain in my left
foot
: >> after I put in 10 to 12 miles. I noticed that the pain is located in
: >> the ball of my left foot. I went to Dick's Sporting Good Store and a
: >> computer sensor showed that I put more pressure on the ball of my left
: >> foot than on the right. I was running with a pair of New Balances (845
: >> series) and they alleviated much of the pain. But as I put on the
: >> miles, the shoe started to breakdown. I just purchased the Asics
: >> Gel-Kayano and my left foot is killing me right away. These shoes are
a
: >> rough ride compared to the New Balances which seemed to support my
: >> arches. Has anyone had this problem before and what kind of shoe would
: >> help counter my problem? Thanks for the advice.
: >
: >
: > Throw Morton's Neuroma into google and see if it's match. There is a
: > lot of info on MN but the one of the big causes is shoes to narrow or
: > tied to tight around the toes. Tight shoes keeps your toes from
: > splaying. A good test is to press on the web area between your toes
: > and see if you have pain.
: >
: > This is a SWAG since you did not give us enough specific info as to
: > where in the "ball of foot."
: >
: > -Doug
: >
: Doug,
:
: I googled "Morton's Neuroma" and found that I have all of the
: symptoms for this problem. The pain radiates from the inside part of my
: left metatarsal and into my big toe then down to the other smaller toes.
: When I saw the read-out from Dick's sporting store, it showed that I
: applied extra pressure to the bone just before my big toe. I have been
: dealing with this problem for 2 years now and the type of shoes that I
: wear affects how long it takes before I feel the burning sensation.
: Running with Nike shoes, I only last 6 miles but with New Balances, I
: can go 12 miles. With my new Asics, I went 10 miles and then started to
: feel the burn. Hopefully this i


See a podiatrist. I thought I had Morton's Neuroma at one point. Turned
out to be metatarsalgia- inflammation of the metatarsals. Not as serious as
a neuroma.

Good Luck,
Brian


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