Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball-of-foot pain or forefoot pain is a foot disorder generally associated with a painful condition in the ball-of-foot or metatarsal region, which results from several biomechanical factors or other diseases. This general foot pain may be treated as a symptom of metatarsalgia or sometimes may be equated with that condition. But metatarsalgia is a condition that involves decreased density of bones due to age, and gradual loss of the protective pad of fat covering the metatarsal heads probably due to abnormal gait arising from uneven distribution of weight on the forefoot. Metatarsal is one of the five cylindrical bones extending from the tarsus (heel) to the toes, which are numbered from the inside out, the first metatarsal extending to the big toe and the fifth to the tiny toe. Metatarsal bones bear the whole weight of the body or during its motion. Any misalignment due to various factors results in imbalance, which affects all bones causing ball-of-foot pain. The pain is more pronounced when you walk or run.

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain

Ball of Foot Pain