Pulling pain in the center of the foot may be caused by acute injury, plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine pathology and other factors. 1. Acute injury: when you step on a hard object while walking or running, resulting in localized damage to the ball of the foot, pulling pain can occur, which may be accompanied by redness, swelling and other symptoms. 2. Plantar fasciitis: it may be related to prolonged exercise or prolonged exposure to cold, which may cause aseptic inflammation of the plantar fascia, resulting in tugging pain in the ball of the foot, which may be accompanied by pressure pain, and in severe cases, it may even affect daily walking. 3. Lumbar spine lesions: for example, lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinal stenosis, may cause compression of the nerves innervating the lower limbs, it is easy to induce the heart of the foot tugging pain, accompanied by lower limb radiating pain, lower limb numbness and other symptoms. Unexplained pulling pain in the center of the foot, and affects the daily walking, it is recommended to consult a doctor for examination and treatment.