Dorsal foot pain may be caused by prolonged standing and walking, infectious diseases, tumors, lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, trauma and other reasons.
1. Prolonged standing and walking: If you have been standing or walking for a long time, the local soft tissues may be squeezed and damaged, resulting in localized congestion on the surface of the foot, leading to aseptic inflammation and pain in the metatarsal bones.
2. Infectious diseases: Bacterial infectious diseases or fungal infectious diseases of the foot may also lead to the destruction of the soft tissues and bones of the foot, causing pain in the metatarsal bones.
3. Tumor: when there is primary or metastatic tumor on the back of the foot, it can cause bone damage due to the invasion and destruction of the surrounding soft tissues by the tumor, resulting in the symptom of pain on the back of the foot.
4. Lumbar disc herniation: If you suffer from lumbar disc, the nerves innervating the foot may be compressed by the herniation, which may result in radiating pain.
5. Trauma: If you have recently suffered a trauma may cause metatarsal fractures, resulting in severe pain on the surface of the foot, it is recommended to rest in bed, the affected limbs need to be free of weight-bearing, etc., and actively go to the hospital to improve the relevant examination, according to the severity of the injury, choose the appropriate treatment method.
If the symptoms of dorsal foot pain are not relieved for a long time, it is recommended to go to a regular medical institution for consultation, so as not to delay the treatment.