Definition:

An unpleasant sensation in the foot associated with actual or potential tissue damage, and mediated by specific nerve fibers to the brain, where its conscious appreciation may be modified by various factors.

Symptoms:

• Pain in the foot or toe

Causes:

• Plantar fascitis
• Fracture
• Tendinitis
• Muscle sprain/strain
• Bunion
• Ingrown toenail
• Callus
• Osteoarthritis
• Gout
• Bone spur
• Bursitis
• Hammer toe
• Metatarsalgia
• Morton's neuroma
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Plantar wart

Treatment:

• ROM and stretching exercises
• Lower extremity strengthening
• Gait program