NEUROMA. IT SOUNDS UNCOMFORTABLE, RIGHT? WELL, IT IS. THE DOCTOR I SPOKE WITH SAYS THIS CONDITION IS 8 TO 10 TIMES MORE COMMON IN WOMEN. AND THE SHOES WE WEAR MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ORTHOPEDIC ...

Morton's neuroma typically causes a sharp, stabbing foot pain that feels better when you stop walking and massage your foot. A neuroma is a type of nerve tissue growth that can occur in the body.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old woman who is in relatively good health. My primary exercise is walking my dogs anywhere from 2-5 miles per day. I have two Morton’s neuromas in my left foot, and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year-old woman who is in relatively good health. My primary exercise is walking my dogs anywhere from 2-5 miles per day. I have two Morton's neuromas in my left foot, and ...

Pictured above from left to right are Rick Friedman, MD, PhD, and Marc Schwartz, MD, internationally recognized co-directors of the acoustic neuroma program at UC San Diego Health. They work with a ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...