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3D anatomical illustration of a foot showing inflammation at the second metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ), highlighted in red — the classic location of MTPJ synovitis and ball-of-foot pain
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Synovitis of the Second MTPJ — A Newcastle Podiatrist’s Guide to Ball-of-Foot Pain

May 18, 2026 Tim Foran No comments yet

Ever felt a deep, achy pain in the ball of your foot — right at the base of the second toe — that gets worse the longer you’re on your feet? It’s one of the more underdiagnosed causes of forefoot pain we see in clinic, and it has a name most people have never heard: […]

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