Can hard skin on ball of foot cause pain?

The skin of a plantar callus is gray or yellowish. The skin may also feel hard, rough, dry, and flaky. It may be painful when direct pressure is applied to the area. Plantar calluses can be large, covering a wide span of the heel or the ball of the foot.

What causes hard skin on ball of foot?

A callus is an area of hard, thickened skin on the foot that forms in response to pressure or friction, usually through poor-fitting shoes. When pressure is concentrated in a small area, a corn, which has a central core, may develop. If the pressure is not relieved, calluses and corns can become painful.

What causes pain on the ball of the foot?

Callus often occur due to prolonged standing and may result in chronic pain. A callus appears as yellow or dark brown discoloured skin. Pain on weight bearing, relieved by rest. A hard growth of skin, usually on the ball of the foot. Increase discomfort in thin soled shoes or high heeled shoes.

How to know if you have metatarsalgia in your feet?

1 Sharp, aching or burning pain in the ball of your foot — the part of the sole just behind your toes 2 Pain that worsens when you stand, run, flex your feet or walk — especially barefoot on a hard surface — and improves when you rest 3 Sharp or shooting pain, numbness, or tingling in your toes 4 A feeling of having a pebble in your shoe

Is there a hard lump on the ball of my foot?

CLICK HERE INSTEAD I have been noticing a hard painful lump on the ball of my left foot (now it is appearing on my right foot also)near my last 2 toes (the two smallest toes). It is very sensitive to walk on and if I wear certain shoes the balls of my feet burn.

What to do if you have hard skin on your feet?

Pain on weight bearing, relieved by rest. A hard growth of skin, usually on the ball of the foot. Increase discomfort in thin soled shoes or high heeled shoes. Surgery to the lower extremities. Apply a moisturizing cream twice daily. Use pumice stone to reduce the thickness of the hard skin. Review: Gone are the days of callus and rough skin.