Common Causes

  of Painful Feet

 

 

 

Injury, overuse, or conditions causing inflammation involving any of the bones, ligaments or tendons in the foot can cause foot pain.

Arthritis is a common cause of foot pain. Injury to the nerves of the feet may result in intense burning pain, numbness or tingling (peripheral neuropathy).

 

Some common causes of foot pain include:

 

 

• Achilles tendinitis

 

• Achilles tendon rupture

 

• Avulsion fracture: How is it treated?

 

• Bone spurs

 

• Broken ankle/broken foot

 

• Broken toe

 

• Bunions

 

• Bursitis

 

• Complex regional pain syndrome

 

• Corns and calluses

 

• Diabetic neuropathy

 

• Flatfeet

 

• Gout

 

• Hammertoe and mallet toe