Marie-Christine Bourque podiatry clinic – Lévis Morton’s neuroma : symptoms and treatments

Morton’s neuroma : symptoms and treatments

Do you suffer from foot pain that resembles electric shocks in the forefoot, followed by numbness in your toes? If you experience this, it can be symptoms caused by neuroma, also known as Morton’s neuroma.

This problem is due to a thickening of the nerves located between the toes, as a result of compression or friction. This leads to inflammation, numbness, burning or a sensation of small electrical discharges felt in the toes.

Although there is no outward sign of this condition, neuroma triggers several uncomfortable sensations in different areas of the foot.

• Numbness and tingling in your toes
• Sensation of burning in the forefoot
• Sensation of having a bunched up sock under your toes
• Sensation of small electrical shocks in your toes
• Toe cramps

These symptoms are aggravated if you remain standing for long periods of time or if you wear narrow shoes that are not (…learn more)