Foot pain/Morton's Neuroma

Hello scbj -

Thank you for your message and I understand your frustrations from the foot pain.

Based on how you describe your symptoms I'm not fully convinced that what you are describing is neuroma pain. You are describing a pain that is in all of your digits? Although you can have more than one neuroma in your foot, to have all digits go numb from neuroma pain is rare. It is possible that you have more plantar adhesions or myofascial stickiness that is putting pressure on your plantar nerves causing the numbness.

As far as the lump on the 2nd digit I've never seen a neuroma that you can actually palpate and visualize above the skin. Neuroma's are deeper in the interspace and are classically sitting just proximal to the metatarsal head.

If you have not had an MRI of your foot I would recommend having this done to confirm that there are in fact neuromas - and between which digits.

If you do in fact have a neuroma(s) then I have great success with sclerosing agent injections. I typically do not do the steroid injections in confirmed neuromas as they do not last that long and do not address why the neuroma pain is occurring. I typically do not find much success with inserts and therefore recommend the sclerosing agent injections following by radio frequency ablation.

I hope this helps!

Sounds like a mortons neuroma but that is likely too simplistic. One question I would have is does your second toe look shorter than the first or longer. That can make a difference on how you toe off when you walk. My guess is that you have a muscular entrapment in your calf, which will stiffen the toes and cause you to hit the ground hard with your forefoot. That can inflame the sessamoid bones (small bones in that area you described) which can be quite painful. Perhaps, this is why the second injection offered some relief however, I do not think that solved your problem, but it may have relieved it.

The other thing that comes to mind is what your overall gait is, since problems in the calf often affect other areas such as the gluts, and your lower back. A good sports chiropractor who specialises in myofascial release or ART or Graston technique may be the right person to help you sort this out.

I hope that helps

Hi,
There are a number of good options for the non surgical treatment of Morton's neuroma. Our website has a lot of useful information on non surgical options for Morton's neuroma.
Good luck.