Conditions

NERVE ENTRAPMENTS
The most common nerve entrapment seen in the foot occurs in the ball of the foot. This is known as “Mortons Neuroma” and is a pinching of a nerve between the base of the toes with sharp pain in this area often shooting into the toes like an electric shock. Another common nerve entrapment is the Tibial Nerve entrapment which occurs on the inside and bottom of the heel. Both of these entrapments are caused by excessive motion of the foot which causes structures close to the affected nerve to pince the nerve causing pain which may radiate or shoot away from the site being entrapped, often like an electric shock. Treatment of this is based on reducing this excessive motion, on occasion using orthoses and physiotherapy to stop the pincing.

Unstable motion of the feet or legs can often affect motion of the pelvis and ultimately the spine. This may result in spinal nerves being placed under stress and pain resulting which radiate, sometimes all the way to the foot.