Swelling/tenderness on sole of foot?

mssgeni

I'm not sure if this is on topic but since I got this from excercising with the elliptical I'm hoping someone might help... ever since last week I somehow injured the sole of my foot, below the pinky toe, and now it's really swollen and tender... and it looks kind of pink. I've been trying not to put a lot of pressure (it hurts to walk even) on that but the swelling isn't going down.

The swollen-ness isn't that big, it's probably like an inch or two, but I feel like it's getting a little bigger... pretty much the whole right corner of my foot is really tender. When I try to massage it it feels really soft, very tingly, and sort of like there's a really big vein or a few tangled nerves or something.

Is this normal? What do...?

scottb81

That sounds like Metatarsalgia. See http://www.anklecenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199:metatarsalgia-and-predislocation-syndrome-in-runners&catid=112:running&Itemid=177

The best feature of an elliptical trainer is that it is very low impact. The worse part is that with every swing of the trainer, the athlete’s foot is dealt an unnatural position that puts a great deal of pressure on the ball of the foot as the foot swings backward. With all of the repeated forcing of the foot up on the toes, the plantar plate on the bottom of the foot can become stressed to the point it develops very small tears. If not rested and allowed to heal these can get worse.