Morton's Neuroma
Q. It settles when I take my shoes off — why is that?
A.
Because when a shoe presses the foot from both sides, the nerve between the toes is compressed. Taking the shoe off releases the pressure and the symptoms reduce.
📝 Detailed Answer
These are the typical patterns of Morton's neuroma.
- Pain becomes more severe when walking or wearing shoes
- The toes feel numb, and at times as though they have lost sensation
- Taking the shoes off and resting reduces the symptoms or clears them
- Walking in narrow-toed or high-heeled shoes makes it worse
- Squeezing the foot firmly from the sides by hand produces pain
Symptoms arise more readily where the second, third and fourth toes are on the longer side, and where the foot turns inward an abnormal gait can settle in as a habit.
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