Dubai Podiatry Centre - Emirates Foot Clinic

It feels like your feet are burning or tingling like pins and needles and youve been suffering pain for years but don't know what to do about it.

This may be something called Morton's Neuroma or Intermetatarsal Neuroma. The above complaints relative to these conditions are commonly presented to a podiatrist. In addition patients speak about an intense pain either in the ball of the foot or into the toes or both areas. The patient also can complain in some instances of a numbness or a "fuzzy" sensation in the toes. Along with these descriptions patients also mention a sense of fullness or cramping in the toes especially with activity. Some relate that the pain moves from the sole of the ball of the foot into the toes or even radiating into the arch or up the leg.

Dress shoes or running in athletic shoes tends to increase the severity of these symptoms. In most instances, patients do report that removal of the shoes and massaging the ball of the foot and the toes gives immediate relief of symptoms. However, in some instances, walking barefoot on hard surfaces can also cause extreme discomfort and duplicate the symptoms.

Morton's neuroma or intermetatarsal neuroma is a frequent finding most commonly accepted as caused by an entrapment or pinching of the nerves, or repeated micro-traumas which results in a degeneration of the nerve branches. The condition most commonly found between the 3rd & 4th toes and is much more common in women than in men. These neuromas can most often be found in flattened foot types, but also in the normal as well as the high arched foot.

The Dubai Podiatry Center can treat the flattened forefoot arch by using an orthotic to lift the transverse arch. This enables the metatarsals to align normally and prevent further trauma to the nerves. The transvere arch runs across the forefoot and is different to the most commonly known arch under the instep of the foot. Cal the Dubai Podiatry Centre for an appointment with the Podiatrist.