The causes of foot pain are as follows: 1. strenuous activity or unsuitable shoes, etc. 2. it may also be caused by disease, such as gout, flat feet, herniated discs, osteophytes, trauma may cause. If it is caused by gout, mostly in the toes, the typical symptom is a relatively rapid onset, may wake up at night due to pain, generally within a few hours to reach the peak, there may be obvious redness, swelling, heat and pain around the joint. If it is caused by flat feet, foot pain will appear when standing or walking more for a long time, and the pain may be reduced or disappear after lifting the feet, and walking gait will be hobbled and slow when inflammation occurs, and it may also be caused by lumbar disc herniation, which can be clarified by taking a film, and then there is osteophytes, which will cause pain in the diseased area, etc.