Pain on the outer side of your foot can ... allow the inside of the foot to bear more of the load. The fifth metatarsal is the long bone on the outside edge of your foot that connects your pinky ...

This happens when there is an increased load and overuse of the tendons, leading to them rubbing on the bone. This friction ... the base of the little toe (fifth metatarsal).

Metatarsal injuries are common in athletes and usually occur as a result of a direct blow to the foot or as stress fractures.

1 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Background No firm consensus has been established regarding the ...