Metatarsal pain

Description of the pathology, definition and symptoms

Metatarsalgia is a generic term that refers to the appearance of pain under the sole of the foot, specifically in correspondence with the metatarsal heads, from the second to the fifth.

The pain linked to metatarsalgia can occur more frequently during walking or with the use of narrow and/or heavy shoes, such as accident prevention footwear.

Often this condition is associated with the formation of callosity defined as hyperkeratosis that develop in the area where the symptom is present and may affect one or more metatarsal heads.

Metatarsalgia is a very frequent condition that causes pain under the sole of the foot, in particular at the level of the heads of the metatarsi.

Often it is associated with other conditions that afflict the foot and can be of a biomechanical or neurogenic nature.

Conservative therapy

Surgery is not always necessary in metatarsalgia. Usually a first treatment as a tailor -to -measure is prescribed, which must be made by orthopedic technical experts.

The footbed is advisable in the biomechanical forms of metatarsalgia, while it is less useful in the forms related to Civinini and Morton neuroma. It is also to be emphasized that the footbood does not correct the deformity of the foot, but it can only help reduce pain.

It can contribute to alleviating the symptoms of the pathology also keeping the affected foot at rest, apply ice in order to encourage the decrease in inflammation, raise the limb to reduce stress against it and use adequate shoes, perhaps applying anti -tuchocks .

If the pain is pronounced, it is possible to take painkillers and anti -inflammatory. In case of overweight it is advisable to lose weight, perhaps practicing sports that do not involve stress for the limb (e.g. swimming). Finally, in case of presence of pathologies such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Gotta is recommended to keep them under control because this also helps to improve metatarsalgia pain.