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Pain in ball of foot

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Pain in ball of foot is a symptom in which a person has pain between his toes and the arch of his foot. It can be due to misalignment, differences in gait, or insufficient padding.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

Body locations

Foot

Is Symptom of

Plantar fasciitis
Condition
Arthritis
Condition
Morton's neuroma
Condition
Metatarsalgia
Condition

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