Case 003 Mortons Neuroma

In Case 003, Sole Trace investigates the forefoot culprit that feels like a pebble in your shoe—but never is: Morton’s Neuroma. This episode follows the nerve’s calling cards—burning pain, tingling, numbness, and that electric “zing” between the toes—then rounds up the main suspects: narrow toe boxes, speedwork and hill spikes, stiff forefoot mechanics, and the squeeze of swelling and load.

Sole Trace explains why it’s often not a true “neuroma” but an irritated nerve trapped in a space that’s too small, and how he cracks the case by spotting the pattern: compression worse, space better. You’ll get the evidence-led game plan: widen the shoe, reduce forefoot dose, use a metatarsal pad to create space, rebuild calf/foot capacity, and know when persistent or worsening symptoms need proper assessment.

Feet don’t lie. I just follow the clues.