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11 Causes of Pain on the Outer Side of Your Foot

Have outer foot pain? Here are common causes of pain on the outer side of your foot, the symptoms to watch for, and how to treat it.
Bone cancer is rare and accounts for approximately 0.5% of cancers in the United States. More often, however, foot tumors are benign, with 30% of all foot tumors typically being synovial cysts.
Northwell Health reports that bunions can worsen if untreated. Early management includes nonsurgical options, but surgery may be necessary for severe cases.
In your feet, extensor tendons connect the muscles that help you raise your toes and flex your feet to your bones. If one of the extensor tendons in your foot becomes inflamed, you may have a ...
Description: A hammertoe is any toe that has a bend at the PIP joint — the joint closest to the ball of the foot. (For clarity, the PIP joint is the proximal interphalangeal joint.) Any toe can ...
Sometimes, the long bones behind the toes (metatarsals) become misaligned. This affects how weight is distributed across the ball of the foot as a person walks.