There is no such thing as the simplest way to deal with the top of the foot pain, you should look for the causes and treat for different causes, the common causes are foot trauma, skin infection on the top of the foot, fasciitis and so on. 1. Foot trauma: can lead to the symptoms of foot pain, then you need to exclude whether there are fractures, joint dislocation and other conditions, if there is no such conditions, only feel the pain of the surface of the foot, then it should be the soft tissue of the foot contusion, the treatment should pay attention to rest, cold compresses in a timely manner, and hot compresses can be applied to the affected area after 72 hours, to promote the absorption of oedema. 2. Skin infection on the top of the foot: in addition to pain, you can also see local skin redness and swelling, or accompanied by pimples or blister-like rashes. For treatment, if it is bacterial infection, drugs such as mupirocin can be used; if it is fungal infection, drugs such as fluconazole and ketoconazole can be used; if it is viral infection, drugs such as acyclovir can be used for treatment. 3. Fasciitis of the feet: this is due to chronic strain trauma and other reasons, preferred in the long time overload hiking, climbing crowd. Treatment can be used for non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for symptomatic treatment, but also can be used externally diclofenac diethylamide emulsion, or can use procaine, prednisolone acetate for pain point closure treatment. In addition to the reasons listed above, other diseases may also cause foot pain, it is recommended to seek medical attention as soon as possible, to the regular hospital to identify the causes, so as not to delay the condition, do not blindly use drugs.