Metatarsalgia
Forefoot overload with pain under the metatarsal heads, whether from fat-pad atrophy, tight calves, or simply miles. The template shifts load off the heads and onto structures built to carry it.
The forefoot platform is where this template does its work, so the device needs to extend under it. Pads and reliefs are placed against the scan and printed as one piece on the flat base, so they cannot migrate the way stick-on pads do.
What you'll see
- Pain under the central met heads on push-off
- Callus beneath metatarsal heads 2–3
- The classic “walking on pebbles” description
- Fat-pad atrophy in older patients
- Often follows a jump in training load or a footwear change
The modifier package
Metatarsal PadA 3–11 mm dome behind the heads, the primary offload
MTP Reliefs 1-5Recess the joints that are hottest
Tapered FrontA smooth hand-off into the shoe's toe box
Worth considering
Metatarsal BarSwap in for the pad when the overload is diffuse across the row
Toe Bar & Toe CrestWhen hammering toes have lost their purchase
Clinical note
If pain localizes to an interspace with burning into the toes, work from the Morton's neuroma template instead.
Every template is a starting prescription, not a constraint. Each parameter stays fully editable in Rx Studio before you send the order.