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Foot pains Foot pain can be categorized according to their location as toe pains, front foot pains or back-foot(heel and ankle) pains. Toe pains : Corns, calluses, bunions, gouty arthritis are examples. Causes : ill-fitting shoes are perceived as the main cause. Gout and arthritis are systemic in nature. My supposition : We are playing roles in life that are well below our potential, either because of inferiority complexes or dumbly playing along with what people think about us. Otherwise who would like to wear shoes that rub on us and produce corns and calluses? Kids who have an inferiority complex make do with whatever is offered to them and not what they think they are capable of and therefore wear the ill-fitting shoes their parents buy for them. It is exactly the opposite of getting into shoes that is too big for the legs. They get into shoes that are too small for them. Treatment: Medical: Soak feet in warm water and gently pumice the corns and calluses. Repeat as necessary. Medi