Metatarsalgia (Stone Bruise) is a general term used to denote a painful foot condition in the metatarsal region of the foot, commonly referred to as the ball-of-the-foot. This common foot disorder that can affect the bones and joints at the ball-of-the-foot. Metatarsalgia is often located under the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsal heads, or more isolated at the first metatarsal head just below the big toe.
Metatarsalgia should be understood as a symptom rather than a diagnosis. It probably indicates that you are either; overweight, wearing too much high-heeled shoes, have claw or hammer toes which press the metatarsals down towards the ground, a stiff ankle, a bunion in the big toe, have stress fractures of the metatarsal bones or possibly having pain due to arthritis, gout or inflammation of the joints in the ball of the foot.
Metatarsalgia should never be taken lightly, and you should see your GP immediately when you have metatarsalgia, just to be sure.
One of the way to reduce the pain is to use an anti metatarsalgia pads.
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