What Causes Pain On Top Of Foot Near The Toes When Pressure Is Applied?

Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2014

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Fri, 6 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : Top of foot near the toes hurts when pressure applied, especially when walking in shoes. Been hurting for the past week, and yesterday a strange squishiness started it feels like a pocket of liquid or something that squishes, not audibly but it feels like some squishing definate pressure from inside the foot if I bend it upwards. Not sure if I'm describing this well.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,

Thank you for posting your query on HCM.

Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that by the history you give it looks like a mechanical problem . I would advise you to wear open slippers till it heals plus you can take an antiinflammatory like naproxen if its hurting too much . It will subside on its own .

If it does not heal then a possibility of gout needs to be explored . Get your uric acid levels checked for it also affects the joints of big toe.

Take care.

Dr. Shruti

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