Although Iselin's disease, apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base, is not infrequent in clinical practice, it is accepted as a rare cause of lateral foot pain in young adolescents. Usually a simple ...

"Many patients can be relieved of the pain by placing padding behind the fifth metatarsal head," Dr. Kornfeld says. This is where the pinky toe meets the long bone in your foot. This "disperses ...