Painful burning on the ball of the foot (also known as hot foot or metatarsalgia) is usually a result of hot weather or poorly fitting shoes - or worse, both - on long, hilly rides. "Pressure can pinch nerves in one or both your feet and shut down a
, causing swelling of the nerve along with the pain.What else could it be?Pain over the metatarsal heads (metatarsalgia), a stress fracture of the bone, or tendinitis may mimic the pain, while conditions varying from diabetes to multiple sclerosis could