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Random ball of foot pain

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Pompey Paul Jan 2015 8:44am, 8 Jan 2015 3,725 posts	0 Pompey Paul Have you tried going back to your podiatrist for them to review your custom orthotics? 9-10 years is a long time, your foot or angle of impact may have changed slightly over the years and maybe you need a tweak to the orthotics. I wear custom orthotics after a similar issue that was diagnosed as Mortons Neuroma. I had an issue after a couple of years of wearing them where the pain started to come back, they tweaked the orthotics and all is good again. For what it's worth - I wear my custom orthotics in every shoe, including work. Plus I wear a more cushioned sock. Hope you can get it resolved soon.
The_Saint Jan 2015 9:55am, 8 Jan 2015 5,677 posts	0 The_Saint I had a pain there for a while which I guessed (having no evidence for this other than similarity of when it hurt) was something akin to plantar fasciitis at the other end. I did plantar fasciitis streching and possibly entirely coincidentally it went away never to return.
clare1976 Jan 2015 3:36pm, 8 Jan 2015 3,014 posts	0 clare1976 Thank you Both for taking the time to comment. I am thinking that I need to review and maybe update my orthotics as they were fitted over 9 years ago (they aren't 9 years old though, I had replacements made off the same cast twice since as I paid extra for 'reconditioning' for a while). I don't always wear them to run and don't wear them in anything else. I have a physio appt next week so will see what they think - my private healthcare doesn't cover podiatrists though, so I need to be sure, and I do think my running style has changed / improved over the years so I am not sure I need them, though I do have over pronation. I ran at lunchtime in some fairly new light but cushioned shoes which I find comfy and in which I don't wear my orthotics, and it didn't feel too bad during or since. Re stretching, I agree and that's something I need to do more of in my lower legs and feet - I have done a lot lately to focus on hamstrings, flutes etc following some recent tightness there which exposed weaknesses, so I need to get back to the calf raises and foot rollering too. Thanks again!
colettedeann Jan 2015 3:54pm, 8 Jan 2015 12,216 posts	0 colettedeann clare i have been having a problen under my second metatarsal - which i initially thought was ball of foot - but after reading on internet and squeezing where it said - i realised pain was located under 2nd meta and radiating out - if u interested here is my 'injury' (drama queen) log - it is loads better and only painful when i walk now http://www.fetcheveryone.com/injuries-view.php?id=6417 hope it heals soon
clare1976 Jan 2015 11:07am, 10 Jan 2015 3,019 posts	0 clare1976 Thanks Colette and good news that yours seems to be recovering now.
Scooba Steve Jan 2015 11:25am, 10 Jan 2015 536 posts	0 Scooba Steve Hi Clare just seen this thread and thought I would comment as I have had very similar issue over past 6/7 years and I like FJ was diagnosed with Frieberg disease a couple of year ago, took many visits to docs/podiatrist/ultrasound etc I had self-diagnosed Mortons and pushed for an MRI, wasn't until I had this that they diagnosed the Friebergs (HAve a look through my Fetch gallery there is a pic of my scan and the 'flat' 3rd metatarsal!) - it pretty much stopped me running consistently for a good few years as every time I started training it would flare up. I can also say it's not just teenage girls who get it lol mine came about a few weeks before my 30th birthday during marathon training - you are right though it's normally evident in adolescence but in my case I wasn't exactly sporty during my youth which I think is why it came on for me at a later stage. I got referred to a specialist end of 2013 after a few try's at cortisone injections (1st was great no pain at all for months) 2nd done nothing - was scheduled at start of 2014 to have it operated on to clean up the joint but told this would be 6 weeks off my feet and 'may or may not help'. I started running in earnest again October 2013 and have been running consistently since, cancelled any surgical intervention with the consultant who agreed on account of the running I was doing and he did say it's one of those things that can just heal itself (Well not heal as such but pain no longer stops you training etc) and it's now more or less an arthritic metatarsal joint which gives me dull pain but no longer stops me running. Big factor for me is I started running in Nike Free Runs which let my feet go where they 'need' to go and this seems to have helped massively (Complete opposite to what the consultant advised which was -supportive shoes) and I actually get more grief in my work boots which have a very stiff sole. Hope a tiny bit of this helps and push for an MRI if you can.
Flibberty Jibbet Jan 2015 2:57pm, 10 Jan 2015 1,401 posts	0 Flibberty Jibbet Like Scooba I wasn't diagnosed in my teens with Freibergs and am 36 now, I had surgery approx six months ago to clean up the joint and remove loose bone but unfortunately it was not successful and I think they are talking about removing the joint altogether now <gulp> although I am running a bit now and will leave it as long as possible! I was diagnosed following an X-Ray and think it is worth pushing for a scan just to rule anything else out. I was told I had metatarsalgia in my teens but it went away and it turns out it was likely to have been Freibergs but didn't recur until now I might try the Nike Free Runs
Scooba Steve Jan 2015 3:34pm, 10 Jan 2015 537 posts	0 Scooba Steve FJ sorry to hear the op didn't help, that's what put me off and as I'm coping Ok with it now it will take a drastic change before I let them operate. I'm 36 now, mine came on at 29 which I think was when the initial 'trauma' happened and could barely walk for a few weeks, consultant says he doesn't treat many people from my age upwards and they think it's because like mine it sort of self heals or you just get used to managing it. The few months after my first cortisone were amazing - hadn't realised how much there was a constant pain/ache there (especially in bare feet around the house) until it was gone, unfortunately the cortisone wore off and didn't work second time. Just glad for me it isn't hindering me at all these days, still there but manageable.
Scooba Steve Jan 2015 3:36pm, 10 Jan 2015 538 posts	0 Scooba Steve Nice picture of my 3rd metatarsal which they insisted was fine for about 5 year....
clare1976 Jan 2015 5:46pm, 10 Jan 2015 3,020 posts	0 clare1976 Thanks for your input folks. Interestingly, I ran long last night in my my cushioned shoes with orthotics, I could feel it more in the first mile than when I wear my lighter non-orthotic shoes and it's been quite sore today just generally walking around :(. My orthotics are very hard underfoot so whilst the provide the structure I think (thought?) my foot needs(needed?), it does seem to aggravate it, as it seems to provide a barrier to the shoe cushioning (although the cushioning would I suppose still be helping with the overall impact with each step / shock absorption). If I knew 6 weeks off would sort it, I'd be very tempted to go for it. I will see what the phys says on Tuesday, see what options there are for MRI which I could get on private healthcare with referral. Scooby, to my untrained non-medical background, what am I looking at on the picture? Thanks