The most common foot injuries are
- plantar fasciitis is a syndrome of heel pain because of inflammation of the thick ligament of the base of the foot. A tight, inflamed plantar fascia will cause pain when walking or running, and can form into a heel spur.
- overpronation. Pronation is normal movement of the foot through the gait cycle. When this motion becomes excessive, overpronation causes a variety by altering the normal mechanics of the gait cycle. Proper foortwear to control excess foot motion helps for overpronators.
- arch pain is very common. Often it causes inflammation and a burning sensation under the arch of the foot. Treatment of (minor) arch pain typically is adaptive footwear and inserts
- calcaneal stress fracture. Overuse fracture of the heel bone.
- Achilles tendon bursitis – inflammation of the bursa near the Achilles tendon to the heel.
- extensor tendonitis. Inflammation of tendons on the top of the foot, usually midway along the foot.
- sesamoiditis. Inflammation of tiny bones in the ball of the foot near the base of the big toe.
- metatarsal stress fracture. Overuse and fracture of one of the metarsals. The metarsals are long bones at midway point of the foot and traverses rightward and upward the base of the toes. There are five metarsals in each foot.
- Morton’s neuronal. Its causal is chronic irritation of the inter-digital nerve, between the third and fourth metatarsals, near the toes. Runners commonly feel a pins-and-needles sensation or electric shock pain.
- posterior tibialis tendonitis. It passes underneath the medial malleolus (inside ankle bone) attaching into the medial aspect of the foot (navicular bone). Runners typically experience pain below the inside of ankle, or further along the inside of the foot.
- peroneal tendonitis. It passes underneath the lateral malleolus (outside ankle bone) attaching on the lateral aspect of the foot (cuboid and base of fifth metatarsal). Runners usually experience pain on the outside of the ankle, or lateral edge of the foot up to the base of the fifth metatarsal.
- subungal hematoma. Bleeding underneath the nail from a constantly jamming the toe(s) into the shoe. There are many others conditions, like ingrown nail.
Overusing the foot is unavoidable with running. Foot injury pain may be gradual collateral strain from a relative anatomy nearby.
