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Causes
By Mayo Clinic staffMost foot pain is due to poorly fitting shoes, injury or overuse. But structural defects and medical conditions, such as arthritis and diabetes, also can lead to foot problems. Common causes of foot pain include:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Avulsion fracture: How is it treated?
- Bone spurs
- Broken ankle/broken foot
- Broken toe
- Bunions
- Bursitis
- Corns and calluses
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Flatfeet
- Gout
- Hammertoe and mallet toe
- High heels or poorly fitting shoes
- Ingrown toenails
- Metatarsalgia
- Morton's neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Plantar warts
- Poor posture or postural defects
- Posterior tibial tendon rupture
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Causes shown here are commonly associated with this symptom. Work with your doctor or other health care professional for an accurate diagnosis.
- Sheon RP, et al. Plantar fasciitis and other causes of heel and sole pain. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed May 14, 2010.
- Price MD, et al. Common causes of foot pain. In: Firestein GS, et al. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/201199838-5/998354659/1807/296.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3285-4..10043-9--s0090_1240. Accessed May 14, 2010.
- Ferri FF. Differential diagnosis: Foot pain. In: Ferri FF. Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/201199838-5/998354659/1417/157.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-04836-1..50005-8--cesec160_184. Accessed May 14, 2010.
- Foot pain. MD Consult. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/patient/body/201199838-5/998354650/10041/9433.html. Accessed May 14, 2010.
- Maughan KL. Ankle sprain. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed May 24, 2010.
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