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It hurts to go up on the ball of my foot. im a ballet dancer. this especially hurts when i dance in pointe shoes.

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See podiatrist: Could be a few things like funtional hallux limitis, flexor hallucis longus tendonitits, sesamoiditis...

Answered 4/9/2013

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