Metatarsalgia

Metarsalgia is a general term that refers to pain located in the ball of the foot. Ball-of-foot pain is frequently caused from poor fitting shoes, most often by women's dress shoes. Footwear with a narrow toe box can cause the forefoot (ball-of-foot area) to be squeezed which can cause metatarsalgia. Other causes of metatarsalgia include high impact activities without proper shoes. Also, with aging, the fat pad at the bottom of the foot becomes thin making people prone to pain in the ball-of-the-foot.