By Sports Injury & Pain Management Clinic of New York

03/02/2022 Arthritis is a common cause of foot pain, but the pain can be treated. Diabetic foot pain treatment provides relief for the disease that leads to top-of-foot pain and throbbing, sometimes unbearable, discomfort. Ankle injuries and accidents that lead to pain on top of the foot are surprisingly common. Your Midtown Manhattan sports medicine clinic can relieve your pain and get you back to your favorite sport.
Your feet are complex structures made up of ligaments, tendons, muscles and bones that serve you, providing functional mobility and flexibility. Yet they’re so vulnerable to damage. Protect your feet as much as possible, but don’t hesitate to seek medical help if they start hurting.
When there’s something wrong with your feet, you may feel burning sensations and pain on top of the foot. If the sensitive nerves running to your extremities are compromised, such as in the case of peripheral neuropathy, you end up with top-of-foot pain. Or you may need foot heel pain treatment if you have a torn or tender Achilles tendon.
Any injury or disease that affects your ankles or toes — or causes radiating pain like certain cases of lower back pain – can create foot pain. While you may think you can diagnose and treat your own foot pain, see a specialist instead, particularly if you experience:

• An open wound or deformed bone mass
• Severe pain and swelling that doesn’t subside within a couple hours with rest and ice
• The inability to walk
• Signs of infection — like redness, warmth to the touch and fever
• Tingling and numbness
• Burning on the bottom of your foot
• Persistent pain that doesn’t disappear after a couple weeks of home care