While every shin splint injury has its own specific biomechanical causes, most are rooted in tight calf muscles and relative weakness in the front leg muscles. Whats going on is that your tight calves are pulling up on your heel, which in turn pulls the front of your foot down. This puts strain on the muscles in the front of your leg, which unfortunately are not strong enough to resist the pulling. This causes a big pain in the leg! This is very, very common in runners, since running tends to exercise the calf muscles more than those in the front. Arch pain and overpronation can cause difficulties for people of all ages and can even influence an athletes performance during every type of activity. For many people who experience pain like this, they may not be aware of the 3 common triggers. Most of the causes are preventable, but some can be inherited. According to the Cleveland Clinic, three of the preventable causes for foot arch pain include pointed-toe heels, shoes that are too snug, and insufficient arch support These poor decisions can all lead to painful foot problems like bunions, hammertoes, and plantar fasciitis. One of the most commonly found pain and numbness causes is an underlying problem called Mortons neuroma. Here, the painful symptoms are felt in the area that lies in between the base of the third and fourth toes. It is caused due to thickening of the nerve tissue or growth of tumor. As a result, normal transmission of messages by the nerves get affected and one gets painfully numb toes. When the condition gets aggravated then the symptoms get extended to the ball of the foot and make walking difficult. This is quite common in runners. Thus, it is common after injury to feel unsteady or awkward walking. When Beckham injured his tendon, he screamed "Its broken, its broken!!!" Complete rupture of the tendon can be very painful and is sometimes described as getting shot in the leg. Like Beckham, many will mistake the injury for a broken bone. There is often an audible pop accompanying the injury. With a complete rupture, one will be unable to stand on their toes or walk on the injured leg. Partial tears can also occur and will have similar symptoms but one will still be able to walk. Bunions are usually caused due to structural foot deformities, however, pain may sometimes be self-inflicted. Wearing ill fitting footwear is one of the most common causes. If you have a habit of wearing pointy shoes or shoes that are too tight, the friction caused due to constant rubbing against the toe joint will give rise to the inflammation of the skin. Prolonged use of such uncomfortable shoes could give rise to pain. Pain might also be accompanied by other symptoms such as redness, inflammation and swelling. Those who are suffering from diseases associated with the joints could also suffer from this foot problem. A bunion begins when a bursa (a pod of fluid between the bone and tendons) becomes irritated down the edge of the joint at base of big toe. Bunions can cause extreme pain. Bunions can result from bursitis within the toe joint which causes a fluid-filled pod which causes deformity of the big toe joint. A bunion can be painful or not painful. The severe form of a bunion is painful. Bunions can exist in any foot part though it occurs mostly in big toe joint, the place where the first metatarsal bone joins the proximal phalanx (where big toe joins the foot) of the big toe. Bunions, referred to in the medical community as Hallux Valgus, are one of the most common forefoot problems. A bunion is a prominent bump on the inside of the foot around the big toe joint. This bump is actually a bone protruding towards the inside of the foot. With the continued movement of the big toe towards the smaller toes, it is common to find the big toe resting under or over the second toe. This causes a common forefoot condition called overlapping toes. Some of the symptoms of bunions include inflammation, swelling, and soreness on the side surface of the big toe.