PODIATRIST DISCUSSES PLANTAR PLATE TEARS
posted: Dec. 22, 2019.
Pain in the ball of the foot and swelling on top of the foot are symptoms of a condition that’s both common and often misdiagnosed. The condition — called a plantar plate tear — can happen either suddenly or as a result of chronic, repetitive stress over time.
Dr. Georgeanne Botek |
“The plantar plate is implicated in forefoot pain much of the time,” says podiatrist Georgeanne Botek, DPM. “A plantar plate can tear from an injury, like tripping over a dog’s leash or your are running and all of a sudden you feel a sharp, shock-like, stabbing sensation across the ball of the foot,” says Dr. Botek.
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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