OT-Morton’s Nueroma

[oldpotatoe]

Since this forum is way awesome!! Yup got it on RH foot, hurts like ya read about. DOC, very active, cyclist, says to see if it gets better..if it doesn’t, steroid shot... I have orthotics with a metatarsal lift but geez Louezzzz this farging thing hurts!! Gotta stop 3-4 times to let my foot ‘rest’.. feels ok then 30 minutes or so...ouch!!! It’s making me ride all goofy, new muscles hurt.
Help me obe wan you’re my only hope...

[dem]

Might try my crazy strategy with an old pair of shoes.. pretty definitively eliminates "too much tightness" as a cause. I'm stilll chasing the cause of my numbness, podiatrist and fitters are stumped. Best of luck fixing your issues up!

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by dem

Might try my crazy strategy with an old pair of shoes.. pretty definitively eliminates "too much tightness" as a cause. I'm stilll chasing the cause of my numbness, podiatrist and fitters are stumped. Best of luck fixing your issues up!

Ha! Actually cinching down shoe straps makes it feel a wee bit ‘better’ or hurts a little less frequently. No numbness, just ouchy.

[gemship]

I wish I had an answer. All I can say is that is some expert shoe cutting.

[rnhood]

• Be sure you are not pedaling toe down.
• Move the cleats far as you can rearward.
• Maybe tweak your position a little, usually in the way of moving the saddle back a touch....or just put a different saddle on. It can make a difference.

[Seramount]

have experienced MN issues in my right foot on several occasions. and yeah, it hurts...a lot. it can bring tears to the eyes sometimes...

have used a combination of ice, massage, NSAIDs, acupuncture...they seem to help and the pain eventually goes away in a few weeks.

a friend has had it on both feet for a few years and finally went for a surgical repair...the results were not good. complications related to the incisions not healing (due to poor circulation) left him non-ambulatory for weeks.

once the incisions healed, he still has pain and numbness.

[unterhausen]

I'm sorry that metatarsal pad didn't fix it for you. When I developed it (or noticed it), my orthopod at the time would have shot me up with cortisone if I hadn't stopped him. In fact, he left the room for 10 minutes and came back having forgotten I already said that I didn't want the shot. I'm afraid of those shots because of other reasons. Fortunately, mine is well controlled with orthotics.

I also get wide shoes one size too big.

[glepore]

Do you have the metatarsal pad placed right? It needs to be behind the neuroma, not under it. I find that icesoles insoles work great for me, combo of stiff arch with a built in metatarsal.

[dave thompson]

Shoes with a wider toe box helped me a great deal. A *good* massage person and/or chiro often works too. Anything to relieve the pressure on your neuroma.

[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by glepore

Do you have the metatarsal pad placed right? It needs to be behind the neuroma, not under it. I find that icesoles insoles work great for me, combo of stiff arch with a built in metatarsal.

I assumed that his metatarsal pad was part of a professionally fitted orthotic. Although those are really expensive. There are metatarsal pads of various heights, and they do go further back than you would expect.

[buddybikes]

I have pretty severe diabetic neuropathy (with a morton's neuroma...but think how you feel over whole foot).

Wild think that helps significantly was 2 cheap things on ebay:

1. silicone nipple covers (yes I am serious, the gel pad provides just right amount of cushy and it sticks) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Reusable-So...from=R40&rt=nc

2. toe spreaders - https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-Gel-Bun...from=R40&rt=nc

also try as strong as you can find numbing cream


good luck, least there is end in sight for you...

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by glepore

Do you have the metatarsal pad placed right? It needs to be behind the neuroma, not under it. I find that icesoles insoles work great for me, combo of stiff arch with a built in metatarsal.

Yup, placed right and for previous post re; NSAIDS.. no can do, on Eliquis. Local lidocaine cream helps too..but this all wears me out.

[unterhausen]

toe spreaders might not be a bad idea.

[ultraman6970]

Use toe spreaders even while you sleep, that helps a lot. The other option since is just one leg is that the foot is not bothering is getting kind'a shorter, shim the shorter leg a couple of mms just in case and see if that helps. Happened to me... besides I went to wide shoes.

[djg21]

Have Don Lamson make you shoes. He can make a very wide toe box and good custom insole. Don just set up his new shop outside of Tucson, in Green Valley, AZ. He is designing his new shoe models and will be building soon. https://lamsoncycling.com