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Swollen ball of foot
Swollen ball of foot, or metatarsalgia, is a symptom of injury or inflammation of some of the muscles and joints of the foot.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 38-year old asked:
Swollen ball of foot. Just 1 side?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Swollen ball of foot?
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A 37-year old female asked about a female:
11 yo daughter. Swollen ball of foot. Red and painful to lightest touch. Swelling progressing. Now the size of a large egg. No fever. No injury.
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A 37-year old female asked about a female:
11yo daughter with swollen ball of right foot. Red color. Swelling the size of large egg. Pain with light touch. Otc meds no help. No injury or fever
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A 36-year old female asked:
Swollen red painful ball of foot, hurts to step, or wear shoes. can move around if rub it?
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A 38-year old asked:
What doctor to see for swollen toes and ball of foot?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Best way treat tender swollen spit on ball of my foot that looks like callus?
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A 49-year old asked:
Why is foot swollen after 6 weeks immobile?
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A 30-year old asked:
What can be done about one foot which has been swollen for a year?
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A 56-year old male asked:
Foot still swollen after a few day's. No discoloration, pain. What?
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A 36-year old asked:
My brother had a spur in the bottom of his foot and has kept messing with it to where now its swollen and puffy. Should he get it seen?
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A 47-year old asked:
Injuring my foot, how to make it less swollen?
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A 31-year old asked:
The ball of my foot is swollen. What could it be?
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A female asked:
What is edma, my foot swollen afternhernia surgery?
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A member asked:
My foot is swollen what could be the reason?
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A 35-year old asked:
What causes swollen joint on my foot?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Foot injury swollen and itch?
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A 33-year old asked:
Painful swollen area over instepon left foot?
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A 39-year old asked:
Ball of foot swollen after stepped on a pin, what to do?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can your foot supposed to be swollen when you have athletes foot?
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A 47-year old asked:
Will the foot swell and stay swollen if you cut off circulation?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Left Foot is More Swollen Than The Other.? 40wks . Should I Worry
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A 31-year old female asked:
Why could one of my feet be swollen when I have no injury to the foot?
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A 30-year old asked:
Swollen and painful foot after 2 hour hike. What would help the most?
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A 32-year old asked:
Foot is swollen, had a bad fall about a month ago. Is there anything i can do?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have asked about my foot it's been swollen n hurtin for three days don't get no answer?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I fell on my foot and I hurts and I can barely move it without pain and I think it's swollen?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I hit my foot and when i stand up it starts getting swollen and hurts alot. What could it be?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I've had the side of a chair fall onto my foot. Its a bit swollen and painful. What shall I do?
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A female asked:
My brother threw a weight at my foot and it has a huge knot and it is very swollen, what do I do?
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