Are Burning Feet being misdiagnosed, or do you have a Morton’s Toe?
Many people have been told that the reason for their burning feet is often due to a condition known as Peripheral Neuropathies, or if they have Diabetsis a condition known as Diabetic Neuropathies. Both of these conditions are due to changes in the nerves in the feet and legs. However, many times the real reason for the burning is due to having a Morton’s Toe, Long Second Toe, and not the more serious neuropathies.
The problem is the average physician has not been trained about the Morton’s Toe and how it can cause burning feet. Most of them just assume that their patient’s burning feet is due to serious the neuropathies and not the very common and easily treatable Morton’s Toe. Even though the Morton’s Toe is a well-established medical condition that has been around about 80 years, it has just been forgotten by modern day medicine. The bad thing is that the modern doctor is not even trained to think about.
I am not telling you that your physician is wrong when it come to Peripheral or today Diabetic Neuropathies. What I am saying is that if you have been treated for several months for it, either with or without drugs, (such as Lyrica, Neurontin, or Cymbalta) and you are not getting any better, it is time to start thinking that the reason for your burning feet is your feet, and not a complicated neurological problem like peripheral or diabetic neuropathies.
I absolutely feel that in many cases (when these drugs do not work) these patients are being misdiagnosed and are taking these drugs unnecessarily. Often many of these people do not have neuropathies, (either peripheral or diabetic) but just have a Morton’s Toe (Long Second Toe), which can also cause burning feet. But, Morton’s Toe can easily be treated for $2-3.00. without any drugs.
