You have indicated that you have ball of the foot pain

Below are some specific descriptions of symptoms related to a running ball of the foot injury or ball of the foot pain.

Decide which description most closely matches the ball of the foot problem you are experiencing then click on
the button next to it. You will be presented with a likely diagnosis for your ball of the foot injury and advice as to
what to do.

You can diagnose other running injuries here.

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Click on the description that most closely matches your symptoms:

Symptom 1

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  • Pain in and around the ball of the big toe.
  • The big toe may have started to point towards the 2nd toe, creating a bump on the outside of the base of the big toe, which may be tender to touch.
  • Often worse when wearing shoes, and during and after running.
  • Can be an episodic problem (on and off over time).
  • Bunions are a very gradual deformity, often taking years to develop, even if symptoms have only been there for a short while.

Symptom 2

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  • Pain, tenderness, and swelling under the balls of the feet which is worse when weight bearing.
  • The pain normally comes on gradually, but can be suddenly after or during a run.
  • Bending the toes down or up with your hand can stimulate pain.
  • There may be hard skin or calluses under the foot.
  • Can be caused by shoes being worn out and losing their cushioning, poor running form (running on toes), overuse, running overweight.

Symptom 3

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  • Sharp or dull pain radiating into the arch of the foot/heel/toes.
  • Tingling, numbness, burning, or electric shock feeling on the inside of the ankle or the sole of the foot.
  • Pain with prolonged standing.
  • Pain when running.
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is commonly caused by tight shoes or fallen arches.