Foot Pain
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Foot Pain Underlying Cause
Common causes
of foot pain include:
Achilles tendinitis
Ankle sprain
Bunion
Foot
bursitis
Cellulitis
Corns and calluses
Flat feet
Foot
arthritis
Foot contusion
Foot fracture
:
Calcaneal fracture
Metatarsal fracture
Tarsal fracture
Foot sprain
Foot ulcer
Gout
Heel spur
syndrome
Ingrown toenail
Obesity
Osteoarthritis
Overuse of feet:
Joggers foot
Paronychia
Plantar fasciitis
Plantar warts
Poorly fitting shoes
Sprains
and
strains
Tendinitis
Thrombophlebitis
Toe fracture
Less common causes
of foot pain include:
Alcoholic neuropathy
Buerger's disease
Calcaneal apophysitis
Diabetic neuropathy
Deep venous thrombosis
Dupuytren's contracture
Fabry's disease
Foot stress fracture
Herniated disk
Lead poisoning
Morton's neuroma
Multiple sclerosis
Nerve entrapment in the foot
Osteomyelitis
Pernicious anemia
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral vascular disease
Raynaud's disease
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Tarsal tunnel syndrome
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Foot Pain Anatomy
Related Topics:
Corns and calluses
Foot contusion
Foot fracture
Foot injury
Foot sprain
Toe injury
Toe pain
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Foot pain
Foot pain after injury
Toe pain
Toe pain after injury
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Last Updated: Nov 10, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Foot Pain References:
Labib SA, Gould JS, Rodriguez-del-Rio FA, Lyman S. Heel pain triad (HPT): the combination of plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction and tarsal tunnel syndrome. Foot Ankle Int. 2002 Mar;23(3):212-20.
Simmons Z, Feldman EL. Update on diabetic neuropathy. Curr Opin Neurol. 2002 Oct;15(5):595-603.
Thomson CE, Gibson JN, Martin D. Interventions for the treatment of Morton's neuroma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(3):CD003118.
