Foot & ankle nerves
Heel pain: plantar fasciitis or a pinched nerve?
Stretching and new shoes haven’t worked? A small nerve under the heel can cause pain that looks just like plantar fasciitis. Here are the clues.
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Foot & ankle nerves
Pinched nerves in the foot and ankle, and what helps them.
A nerve that is squeezed or irritated in the foot or ankle can cause burning, tingling or numbness that shoes, rest and stretching don’t fix. These articles explain how to tell a nerve problem from a more common one, what recovery looks like, and how footwear and simple changes can take pressure off a nerve.
Related guides: morton’s neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome, baxter’s nerve entrapment and other nerve entrapments.
Foot & ankle nerves
Can a pinched nerve in the foot heal on its own?
Sometimes, when the pressure comes off. What affects recovery of a pinched foot nerve, what you can do meanwhile, and when to stop waiting.
Foot & ankle nerves
Morton’s neuroma injections: what to expect
What a steroid injection can and can’t do for Morton’s neuroma, how long relief lasts, and when surgery comes up.
Foot & ankle nerves
Burning in the ball of the foot: neuroma or metatarsalgia?
A click between the toes is a better clue than burning or a pebble feeling. How a neuroma and a plantar plate injury are told apart.
Foot & ankle nerves
Numb top of the foot? Tight laces and the nerves beneath
Two nerves run just under the skin on top of the foot. What presses on them, what to try first, and when it needs checking.
Foot & ankle nerves
Numbness on the outside of the foot: the sural nerve
The sural nerve runs along the outer edge of the foot. What irritates it, how it is told from a back problem, and what can be done.
Foot & ankle nerves
Pinched nerve in the foot: what to try before surgery
Shoes, padding, orthotics, therapy, medicines and injections: what to try first for a pinched foot nerve, and when to rethink.
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