Who Gets Neuromas?
Neuromas most frequently affect persons between the ages of 18 and 60 years old [1]. It is rare to find this condition in persons under the age of 18. Although both males and females can be affected, females appear to be at greater risk-one study found 78% of patients presenting with neuroma pain to be female [2]. This may be attributed to the pointed and high-heeled shoes women are sometimes compelled to wear (as discussed in the section “What causes neuromas?”). In addition, neuromas generally affect a single interspace on a single foot. Signs and Symptoms Persons suffering from Morton’s neuroma often complain of numbness, burning, or throbbing pain localized between two adjacent toes. The symptoms are described as “having a hot poker thrust into their foot” or “electric shocks starting between my toes shooting to the tips”. It may also feel like “a bunched up sock under the foot.” Movement of toes, weight bearing activities, and tight shoes aggravate the pain. The afflicted person w
