Morton’s What?!?
After Milo, I’ve observed that I cannot run more than 8km without feeling sharp pain on the soles of my feet. When we climbed Pico, I was sobbing on the way back to the jump-off point as my feet were painful and I noticed my ankle was swollen. Friends told me it might be plantar fasciitis, some said it might be because I’m not used to running and stressing my feet.
One Friday afternoon, I got out of work early to have it confirmed by the ortho. After an intial check, he ordered me to have my feet x-rayed to see if there are any stress fractures. Upon checking my x-ray results, he saw that I have a bad case of Morton’s toe...umm, make that Morton’s toes for me (both of my big toes are diagonal according to the x-ray).
Morton’s toe as explained by Wikipedia is the condition of a shortened first metatarsal in relation to the second metatarsal. The most common symptom experienced due to Morton’s toe is callusing and/or discomfort of the ball of the foot at the base of the second toe. Mortonstoe.com even mentioned a number of musculoskeletal problems that is known to be caused by having such condition. Examples are metatarsalgia (ball-of-foot pain), plantar fasciitis, metatarsal stress fractures, calluses, bunion, hammer, claw and mallet toes, ankle pain / weak ankles, shin splints, knee pain, sciatica pain, arthritis, back and neck pain.
Not my foot but close
photo credit: https://thereflexologist.wordpress.com/tag/mortons-toe/
The ortho told me that my condition isn’t serious but can be very painful especially if I am on my feet most of the times. He said that he would recommend I do sprints so that my feet would get used to the pounding, wear in-soles, take a mild pain killer, and rest (if it really hurts).
I don’t have any success formula as to what works and what doesn’t. I’m trying out taping my feet and I’m hoping it works. As for now, I need to endure the pain if I want to run.
For more information about Morton's Toe, visit: http://www.mortonstoe.com/
Rey: Trivia! Michael Phelps, one of the best swimmers of all time also has a Morton's toe which according to this link (http://www.footcare4u.com/the-mortons-toe-and-michael-phelps/#more-2592) could help him in the pool. Incidentally, Tricia is a strong swimmer too. Hmm.. ;)
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