Please Help!!! I live in Tahoe and got your name from a patient raving about you helped fix his foot. I was hoping that I would google your name and find your office was close to where I live. I saw that you are located in San Diego. I dont know if you can still help me or refer me to someone clos [...]
Hey Dr. Allen I Am 22 years old and an avid runner. I thought I'd have chronic foot and toe pain forever-- it got worse and worse over time. Had a Doctor diagnose it as a plantar plate tear. Pain getting worse each day. Pain never really changes. Some doctors are telling me surgery. Please tell me [...]
Pain in the Ball of the Foot = Metatarsalgia Pain in the ball of your foot is usually referred to as “Metatarsalgia”. In Latin, the word Metatarsal is used to describe the region of the foot that is equivalent to the palm of your hand. The suffix “algia” simply means pain. So the word Metatarsalgia [...]
