It feels like your feet are burning or tingling like pins and needles and youve been suffering pain for years but dont know what to do about it.

What you are probably experiencing is something called Mortons 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 Doctors at the Podiatry Center now successfully treat these conditions using a series of vitually painless injections eliminating the need for surgery in most cases which for decades was the prescribed treatment for this condition. . The results have been dramatic and very well received by patients.

In an 8 year study, more than 150 patients who underwent the same treatment being used at The Podiatry Center between 80% and 90% experienced complete resolution of their symptoms after 3-7 weekly treatments. These results mirrored a much later study that documented 89% of the patients reported between 85% and 100% improvement. This resulted in an overall patient satisfaction of excellent or good of 89%.

For further information regarding this treatment, consult with your local podiatrist, or call for an appointment at The Podiatry Center which has four convenient locations in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Labelle. Our central phone number is, (239) 768-2323.