Foot pain is a very common symptom. The differential diagnosis depends mainly on age, weight, level of physical activity, and the exact location of the pain.
As neoplastic lesions are ubiquitary, they will not be added to the sections below.
Hindfoot pain
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inferior heel pain
trauma and bone bruises
plantar fasciitis - heel spurs
Sever disease (calcaneal apophysitis) - in children
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medial heel pain
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posterior heel pain
Lateral foot pain
Medial foot pain
symptomatic os sustentaculi
Forefoot pain
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hallux pain
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metatarsal pain
Plantar pain
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anterior plantar pain
metatarsophalangeal joint synovitis/bursitis
intermetatarsal joint synovitis/bursitis
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middle plantar pain
plantar fibromatosis - Ledderhose disease
Dorsal foot pain