Question 1

what is morton's syndrome?

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Morton's neuroma?: Morton's neuroma is caused when tissue incircling nerves going to toes gets thickened . It usually involves nerve between 3rd &amp; 4th toe. If can cause pain of ball of foot as well as pain or numbness of toe.

Question 2

advice? would my mortons neuramo heal if i exercise?

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No: Chances are it will get worse.

Question 3

what are morton's toes?

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When the great toe : Is shorter than the second toe.

Question 4

what is morton's neuroma?

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Let try to help: Morton's neuroma is a painful condition that affects the ball of your foot, most commonly the area between your third and fourth toes. Morton's neuroma may feel as if you are standing on a pebble in your shoe or on a fold in your sock. Doctors don't understand exactly what causes morton's neuroma. Thanks.

Question 5

what does morton's neuroma feel like?

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Few symptoms: Usualy complaints are any of the below: numbnesss, burning, tingling, feeling like I have a sock bunched up under my foot or I am walking on a rock.....Those are the more common ones....

Question 6

what are the tests for morton's neuroma?

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See a podiatrist: Your podiatrist will get a detailed history and ask many questions about what the pain feels like.  Then your podiatrist will examine your feet and do several tests including: testing for the presence of a mulder's click, palpating the area between the metatarsals, squeezing the foot, evaluating whether the toes are spreading apart, evaluating for diminished sensation of the affected toes etc.

Question 7

my sister has morton neuroma. wats that?

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A swollen: Or a "pinched nerve" in the foot is a good way of undertsanding it.

Question 8

what do you suggest for morton's neuroma?

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Multiple options: Treatment can vary from orthotics, steroid injections, other types of injections to sclerose the neuroma, to ablation to surgery. Would advise finding most experienced pediatric department in your area and see what treatments they have had most success with. Also do not be afraid to get several opinions so you can have different treatment options.

Question 9

what can be done about a morton's neuroma?

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It can be removed: Surgically.

You first have to have an MRI with and without contrast - done on a high field 1.5t or above MRI scanner.  Use the safer contrasts if you can specify. Prohance, MultiHance and Eovist are the safer ones.
You see a foot specialist or podiatrist.

Question 10

will my morton's neuroma heal if i exercise?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: You will need to modify your workout so as to not have direct pressure on the area of the neuroma.
See a doctor for treatment.

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