The best way to prevent lateral foot pain is to protect your feet. Since poorly fitted shoes can lead to some of the conditions that cause pain on the outer side of the foot, consider new kicks.

Foot pain is often dismissed as a minor inconvenience, blamed on tight shoes or long days standing. Yet, in 2025, with 1 in 3 ...

Tight calves and shin splints are common issues runners face. But they shouldn’t be the only areas you pay attention to in your lower legs. If you’re ignoring a small stabilizing muscle called the ...

Morton’s toe is a common foot structure where the second toe is longer than the first (big) toe. As it affects weight distribution, some people may experience pain. Home treatments can help.

In these people pain can often be triggered by gentle touch and movement across the skin (for example, bed sheets brushing across a foot, putting on socks), and cool and warm temperatures that are ...

"I've lived my whole adult life in pain," Sierra Diller, 28, tells PEOPLE. "Now it's time to cut my foot off and take my life back." Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE.