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|[[File:Mortons2.jpg|none|thumb|250px|The pain is felt in the area highlighted in red. It is often a burning pain that radiates out towards the toes.]]
|[[File:Mortonneuroma.jpg|none|thumb|300px|An artist's impression of The is the most common location for the inflamed nervethat causes a Morton’s Neuroma. The nerve gets compressed between the bones in the forefoot.]]
|[[File:NeuromaCrossSection.JPG|none|thumb|450px|Here is a cross section of the foot showing the location of the nerve.]]
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===Overnight Stretch Sock===
I found that using [http://wwwgo.fellrnr.com?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=SocksSM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com/Foot%2FComfy-Alignment-Socks-Small-Medium/dp/B001U5BGUC %2Fdp%2FB001RYWZN8 "Comfy Toes Foot Alignment Socks"] has provided me with more relief than any of the other treatments I tried. A similar product is [http://go.fellrnr.com?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=HappyFeet&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHappy-Feet-Womens-Original-Alignment%2Fdp%2FB005GYVYQ4 Happy Feet]. These socks are intended to be used so that they stretch the gap between each toe, as shown below. I wore the socks like this overnight and found it helped quite a bit, but it did trigger quite a bit of pain as the toes were stretched in the night. (You can see the scar tissue on my feet from [[Epidermolysis Bullosa]].)
[[File:ToeStretcherIntended.jpg|none|thumb|250px|This is how the socks are supposed to be used.]]
I changed the usage so that all the stretch was between the toes that have the Mortons Neuroma, as shown below. This increased the stretch quite a bit and relieved the Mortons Neuroma further. It also reduced the pain I experienced overnight from the stretch.
The following are a list of other possible approaches to treating a Morton's Neuroma. None of these worked very well for me, but Your Mileage May Vary.
* Check for alternative causes. One runner found their pain was caused by calluses!
* Toe stretchers can help spread the metatarsal heads. I've used [http://wwwgo.fellrnr.com?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=toes&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com/Telebrands%2FTelebrands-PC-PAMPEREDTOES-Deluxe-Pampered-Toes/dp/B002HMCIOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295090906&sr=8-1&rps=1 %2Fdp%2FB002HMCIOK Pampered Toes] and it seems to help a little.
* Many people find that a metatarsal pad in their shoes help relieve the problem. I know of runners who will not run without metatarsal pads.
* Orthotics may help, though I personally dislike orthotics and believe they are likely to cause other problems.
