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Whenever something startles me/makes me jump i feel a flash of pain in the toes of both feet. what could this be? it's fairly recent.
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Neuroma: It sounds like you have a neuroma. A benign soft tissue mass involving nerves located between the toes. When you jump, you land on the area of this mass causing pain to the toes.
Answered 9/20/2013
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It's a nerve: As you land, that sensation you feel is the result of a nerve being irritated.
Answered 4/30/2014
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