Neuromas

Question 1

What is a Neuroma?

Answer 1

• Pain at interdigital space between toes
• Common between 3/4 digits
• Hypermobile pronated feet risk factor
• More compression results in more pain

Question 2

signs and symptoms

Answer 2

• Burning and Tingling
• move up the leg
• Worse when in footwear

Question 3

Diagnosis

Answer 3

• Squeeze test
• Ultrasound
• Mulders Signs, click test
• Direct tenderness

Question 4

DDX

Answer 4

• Plantar plate tear
• Stress fracture
• bursitis

Question 5

Treatment

Answer 5

• Lacing techniques (volume lacing)
• icing
• met dome
• intrinsic foot exercises
• Footwear changes
• orthotics, if excessive pronation present
• corticosteroid injection