A neuroma is a benign growth that involves thickening and inflammation of nerve tissue that results in pain or a burning sensation. A Morton's neuroma is found in the tissue of the toes.
Symptoms of Morton’s neuroma include pain in the ball of the foot, feeling like you’re standing on a pebble, burning pain, foot pain or numbness.
Dr. Bob Baravaria DPM, FACFAS is a Board-Certified Podiatric Foot and Ankle Specialist. He is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and serves as Director of University Foot and Ankle Institute.
Dr. Baravarian has been involved in athletics his entire life and played competitive tennis in high school and college. He has an interest in sports medicine, arthritis therapy, and trauma/reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. He is also fluent in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Farsi, and Hebrew),