Do you have a Bump on Top of the Foot? [Hard, Painful or Bone Bump]

Bone Spur to the top of the Foot:

• People who develop a bone spur on top of the foot are likely older and have an extremely high arched foot. 
• We see this most commonly in people who have a high arched foot and are usually over at least 50 or 60 years old.
•  This is also common in people who broke their foot had some injury like a Lisfranc fracture.
•  Most people see that her concern about a bone spur can improve with orthotics and good shoes like those from below.

Itchy Bumps on Top of the Foot:

• Itchy bumps on top of the foot are quite common in runners who have to rub on top of the foot with shoes. 
• This is also common in people who have hair or irritation on top of the foot. 
• If you have small itchy bumps on top of the foot, this is likely a skin irritation against the top of your shoe. 
• One of the best ways to solve this problem is to change the laces on top of your shoe to prevent this rubbing.

Red Bumps on Top of the Foot:

• This is remarkably similar to the itchy bumps on top of the foot.
•  If you develop red bumps on top of the foot, this is likely ingrown hair or rubbing against the laces on top of your shoe. 
• Small red bumps on top of the foot are in irritation, likely is a combination of sweat and rubbing against the shoe material. 
• Consult with a podiatrist, but a steroid or hydrocortisone cream can sometimes be beneficial.
• But first, identify the root cause of why the rubbing is developing.

Swollen Bumps on Top of the Foot:

• One of the most common causes of swollen bumps on top of the foot is an underlying prominent bone formation but then rubs and swells even more.
•  If this is a small swollen bump on top of the foot, it is likely to be skin irritation from rubbing, sweat, or ingrown hair.
•  If it is one large bony bump on top of the swollen foot, this is likely a biomechanical injury that could be helped more with a better, more supportive pair of shoes and orthotics. 
• We go over our best shoes for the top of the foot pain and the best orthotics for the top foot pain below.

Small bumps on Top of Foot:

• If you have small bumps on top of the foot, this is likely a skin condition from rubbing against the top of the shoe.  It is quite common we see this a lot in her office. 
• The easiest thing to do is change the laces on top of the shoe to prevent future rubbing, controlling sweat better, or applying hydrocortisone or cortisone cream from your podiatrist if it is not getting better.
•   In some rare cases, a skin biopsy is possible if there is a concern for a more significant skin condition.

The bony bump on top of foot:

• A bony bump on top of the foot is usually a normal finding, but it can cause a lot of pain.
•  It is unlikely that it is a break or bone spur in most people.  In people who have a high arched foot, it can be quite common to develop this type of bone bump.
• If there is a concern for a fracture or bone spur, the best thing to do is to check with your podiatrist and get an x-ray to make sure nothing bad is happening to the top of the foot.

Hard bump on top of the foot after injury:

• A hard bump on top of the foot after an injury can be more concerning. 
• If this bump was not there before the injury, this might be arthritis or bone spur developing.
•  This might mean a crack through the cartilage or an uneven surface on top of the foot. 
• This is usually correctable without surgery by stretching out the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia through the leg.
•  On the other hand, if an x-ray did show damage, this may be more permanent arthritis that may require other forms of treatment. 
• The best way to confirm this is to check with your podiatrist.

Bone bump on top of foot bone spur:

• Do you have a bone bump on top of the foot that is a bone spur?
• This is most common in people aged 65 or older or with people who have had an injury to the top of the foot. 
• If you had a Lisfranc injury or Lisfranc fracture, this might be because of bone damage. 
• Osteoarthritis occurs if there is a fracture or cracks through the cartilage, this creates an uneven surface that creates rubbing.