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Originally Posted by dolby
I wear shoes with no shoelaces so I don't think that's the issue. The parts of my feet that go numb are the toes and toe mounds: all 10 toes and the toe mounds, right before the inner and outer arches. In other words, the top 1/3rd of my feet. I'm not numb below those areas. Any idea?
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Most of the nerves that go to the toes are on the top of the foot.
There is a test called Tinel's sign:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinel_sign
This shows distribution of compressed nerves in the foot:
http://northcoastfootcare.com/pages/...rveimpingement
The Twang they suggest is the Tinel's sign.
Is there a reason you don't put shoelaces in your shoes?
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