People are often intimidated by diseases associated with the work of the most important internal organs - the heart, kidneys, liver and others, without appreciating the fact that many diseases that are not taken into account can also lead to serious consequences for a person.
For this reason, experts recommend paying attention to all the uncomfortable sensations that arise in the body.
Pain in the foot can be caused by a mass of causes: a violation of blood supply, changes in the shape of metatarsal bones, squeezing nerves between the fingers, arthritis, tendovaginitis.
The most common discomfort is associated with age-related foot deformities that appear in patients after forty years.
Contents of the article
- Painful sensations in the ankle
- Types of the disease
- Causes of the onset
- Manifestation of pains
- Mortom neuroma - as one of the risk factors
- Diagnostic techniques
- What to treat and how?
- Treatment with folk remedies
- Prognosis for pain syndrome
Pain sensations in the ankle
Metatarsalgia is and is the pain appearing in the foot. It is not a diagnosis, but a symptom of some foot diseases, which are very common among athletes involved in running and other similar activities.
A feeling of pain appears between the ankle and toes;usually the pain is felt in the sole of the foot, showing itself during a walk, like "walking on stones."
Types of the disease
Conditionally metatarsalgia can be of two types: 
- Neurogenic .It is associated with the influence of certain factors on the nerve endings, which leads to uncomfortable sensations.
- Mechanical .It arises from the overload of small rays of the foot, arising from diseases of various etiologies. It can also be the result of some anatomical features of the bone itself.
Causes of
The discomforting sensations in the metatarsal bones are similar to those that occur in the tunnel syndrome in the fingers of the hands.
That in the first, that in the second case, the reason of their occurrence is nerve compression.
This condition is the result of fractures of the foot, flat feet, inflammation in the foot, the presence of a tumor, valgus deformity, obliterating atherosclerosis, an incorrect operation on the ankle, a long walk or other physical activity.
The pain in the anterior part of the foot is divided into primary and secondary, which appears as a result of some disease, most often it is flat feet. In this case, pain can affect both legs at once.
Along with the common diseases that lead to metatarsalgia, there are factors that aggravate pain and speed up their development:
- is overweight;
- neuroma and synovitis;
- aseptic necrosis;
- vascular insufficiency;
- frequent trauma to the foot;
- poor mobility and circulation;
- muscle fatigue;
- neurological problems.
Manifestation of pain
At the very beginning of the disease, the patient is aching aching pain and burning, gradually spreading to the pads of the fingers.
The foot can begin to hurt at any time, mostly after exercise.
After sleeping, the legs hurt a little more than in the evening, and if you click on the area of the arch, you feel that the leg section is noticeably swollen.
If the metatarsophalangeal joint is inflamed, a lump may appear on the foot which will increase in size, as the body weight due to the inwardly turned foot begins to center around the thumb to relieve the pain points of the foot.
In the absence of treatment, there are difficulties in flexing the fingers and tingling starts, which create the impression of a "stone" leg.
Also possible pain in the joints of the fingers, which is a very frequent pathology, the cause of which is too high or low arch, deforming fingers and breaking the surface of the joint bones.
Metatarsalgia patients have signs of osteochondrosis, lower limb joints and hip joint disorder.
Mortom's neuroma - as one of the risk factors
Neuroma Morton can also cause metatarsalgia. 
This disease is a benign thickening, proliferation of fibrous tissue in the area of the plantar nerve of the foot.
A pathological lesion appears in the area of the base between the third and fourth finger on the foot.
Most often, one-sided lesion of the nerve develops, which occasionally can develop into a bilateral one.
The disease most often develops in women of fifty years of age.
Diagnostic procedures
Diagnosis of the patient is carried out by:
- interrogation - anamnesis is detected and the symptomatology of the disease is indicated;
- palpation - pressing on the painful area between the fourth and third toes;
- conducting a magnetic resonance tomogram to eliminate symptom-like diseases, such as arthritis or bone fracture;
- use of local anesthetics to determine the location of pain localization.
What to treat and how?
Existing methods of treatment of diseases, which are most often caused by metatarsalgia of the foot:
- operative;
- is conservative;
- folk.
If the disease caused pathology in the joint area or a tumor appeared, a surgical procedure is used. If the cause of inflammation is the neuroma, the procedure for its excision is performed.
However, most often the pain disappears after drug treatment, bed rest and orthopedic footwear. This method is called conservative.
The patient between the toes is injected with anesthetics in combination with corticosteroids: Desamethasone and Hydrocortisone.
You can also inject into the joint cavity.
For the removal of pain, anti-inflammatory drugs are additionally prescribed:
- Naproxen;
- Ketolac;
- Ibupofen;
- Nimesulide;
- Diclofenac and others.
In the rehabilitation period, patients wear orthopedic insoles, due to them the load on the front part of the foot decreases;stimulate blood circulation and eliminate pressure on the inflamed nerve.
This method reduces the likelihood of surgery.
The use of all these tools in combination with the right and high-quality footwear, gives considerable relief. However, if conservative treatment does not bring proper results, do not be afraid of surgical intervention. All operations are absolutely painless, and anesthesia does not give any complications.
Nontraditional methods of treatment also require specialist advice.
Treatment with folk remedies
In the period of exacerbation of pain, compresses are applied to the affected area from ice or something cold, and you can also use trays and juices with ginger, sabelnik and lively juice. 
Mummies, honey, and cabbage juice have an anti-inflammatory effect, and bandages soaked in wormwood juice will soothe aching pain.
As the warming mass, pork oil mixed with sea salt is used, this mixture is rubbed into the place of pain localization.
Also used for treatment are active dietary supplements.
Based on the prescription of a rheumatologist or orthopedist, it is possible to purchase napkins and ointments based on herbal ingredients.
Prognosis for pain syndrome
If the disease develops for a long time and does not undergo quality treatment, then serious complications can arise due to aggravation of pain, a significant increase in inflammatory processes and an increase in discomfort in the anterior part of the foot.
Therefore, with the slightest suspicion, you should consult a specialist for advice.
An experienced doctor will be able to diagnose and, if necessary, prescribe a treatment.
