Picture of foot suffering from Metatarsalgia.
Metatarsalgia is a condition in which patients feet pain and fatigue to the bottom ball of the foot. This tends to be an overuse condition that is triggered by a change in activity or a change in shoe gear. There are some factors that increase your risk of metatarsalgia including improper shoe gear (i.e. high heels), decreased fat pad to the ball of the foot and a high arched foot. All of these stated factors increase the pressure on the metatarsal heads which can lead to pain and fatigue. It is important to have metatarsalgia evaluated as in some cases if the pressure is not alleviated to the metatarsals then large painful calluses can form a stress fracture can develop.