{"id":258,"date":"2012-11-04T07:21:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T07:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbrsport.wordpress.com\/?p=258"},"modified":"2021-07-31T15:54:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T15:54:47","slug":"curing-mortons-neurona-hotfoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbrsport.co.za\/?p=258","title":{"rendered":"A look at a Morton’s Neuroma \/ Hotfoot."},"content":{"rendered":"

A look at Morton’s Neuroma\/Hotfoot.<\/h3>\n

A number of runners and cyclists experience pain over the metatarsal section of the foot while training. The pain very often comes from a condition known as Morton’s Neuroma or described as hotfoot by cyclists.\u00a0\"Morton's<\/a><\/p>\n

The Neuroma is found between toes 3 & 4, with your big toe being number 1 and your baby toe being number 5. Toes 1,2 & 5 have their own nerve supply. Toes 3 & 4 share a nerve. This nerve can get squashed between the toes and the resulting inflammation results in the pain that is experienced.<\/p>\n

Symptoms include pain in the ball of the foot that shoots into the affected toes, burning and tingling of the toes. Some people feel as if they are walking on a stone or marble.<\/p>\n

What can be done?<\/p>\n

For Cyclists –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Move your cleats back toward the heel of the shoe. In so doing you place less pressure on the nerve.<\/li>\n
  2. Experiment with a wider pedal. This will help dissipate pressure around\u00a0 more of the\u00a0foot.<\/li>\n
  3. Make sure that your shoe has a metatarsal button in it. There are products that can be fitted- \u00a0Pearl Izumi makes an inner that can help. It is also possible to make a metatarsal button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For Runners –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Come and do a leg assessment. We will film your running gait. An exaggerated heel strike will result in your foot slapping down hard on the road and thus exaggerating the condition.<\/li>\n
    2. Make sure that your shoe is not tight. You want space between the toes.<\/li>\n
    3. Get a metatarsal button inserted in your shoe. I can help with that.<\/li>\n
    4. Make sure that you are in the best possible running shoe. Pronation, foot shape, arch integrity all need to be taken into account.<\/li>\n
    5. You can also miss the second set of eyelets when you lace your shoe. This will give your forefoot more space.
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      In General –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Avoid tight fitting shoes. Any shoe that places pressure on your baby toe will carry that pressure through to toes 4 & 3.<\/li>\n
      2. Make sure that you are on a diet rich in natural anti-inflammatories. Up your intake of fish oil, olive oil and green vegetables. Avoid too much white flour and sugar, which have the opposite effect.<\/li>\n
      3. Avoid wearing high heel shoes.<\/li>\n
      4. Make sure that your calves are well stretched and if necessary go for a soft tissue massage\u00a0to as to lengthen them and thus place less pressure on your fore foot.<\/li>\n
      5. Roll a tennis ball under your foot regularly thus giving your foot a massage.<\/li>\n
      6. Wiggle your toes regularly so as to free\u00a0 movement in the foot.<\/li>\n
      7. Therapy should include manipulation\/mobilization of the foot and ankle and checking that movement impairments such as ankle dorsiflexion are not inhibited. (Jain and Mannan 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If all else fails –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Get an insert made for your shoes by a podiatrist.<\/li>\n
        2. Your doctor can give you a cortisone injection into the site so as to reduce the inflammation.<\/li>\n
        3. Surgery in which the nerve is resected is sometimes suggested. However such surgery is not always successful and can leave the patient in more pain than before the surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Hope that helps.<\/p>\n

          Regards,<\/p>\n

          Mike Roscoe.<\/p>\n

          \"Mike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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