Can Arch Supports Help Relieve my Metatarsalgia Pain?
Metatarsalgia involves a sharp, dull or burning pain around the forefoot, or ball of foot. IT is particularly common among women who wear high heeled and pointed toed shoes, or with individuals who wear work boots all day. The pain is normally felt under the middle toes at the ball of the foot. You may feel like you are 'stepping on a golf ball' or a pebble and can experience tingling of the toes.
One of the most common findings with metatarsalgia is dropped metatarsal heads. This can sometimes be associated with overpronation. Pronation occurs when the foot moves in an inward rolling motion that usually causes the arch of the foot to flatten when pressure is applied. Overpronation is when this rolling motion is excessive. To improve this biomechanical issue, your doctor may recommend arch supports. It can also occur in a more rigid, supinated foot.
How Are Arch Supports Designed For Metatarsalgia?
Arch supports designed for metatarsalgia will work to minimize the stress on the metatarsal bones and metatarso-phalangeal joints, or the joints at the base of the toes (at the ball of the foot). Metatarsal pads are often added to arch supports to help relieve pressure at this painful point on your foot while supporting the arches.
Arch supports for metatarsalgia include this arch support to prevent excessive motion of the foot and ankle joints that can cause you pain and injury that could easily occur due to your poor foot alignment. In a supinated foot, it can offer support to accommodate a high arch.
Arch supports / foot orthotics for metatarsalgia also help distribute your weight away from the central painful area and more evenly over all five metatarsal bones and throughout the feet. This reduction in pressure reduces metatarsalgia pain. By suppoting both the longitudinal and transverse arches, they help provide stability and relief from fatigue as well as pain. Metatarsalgia can be a very painful condition and arch supports are usually the best solution.
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