Q: I have chronic foot pain.It is on my right foot about midway on the outside,running down the side extremely tender & painful to touch. Stess fracture has been ruled out.HELP!
If the pain is extremely painful to light touch, or socks, or a brush from a feather, then that type of pain would qualify as allodynia. Pain that is provoked by normally non-painful stimuli is a sign of nerve pain and sensitivity. When nerve pain occurs in the feet, a number of different possible problems could exist starting with the lumbar spine and traveling all the way down the nerve to the foot. Seeing a neurologist to evaluate the nerves might be helpful if the bones and joints are fine.
Dr. Christina Lasich, MD
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