Kelly,
I agree that this pain could well be a stress fracture. Although it
may not be the only possible explanation. A couple of years ago I had
a pain on the top of my foot on the 4th meta tarsal that I was sure
was a stress fracture, but it wasn't. Instead it was a knot in the
muscle between my metatarsals. I could dig my finger in between the
bones and find a very sore spot. There was a little lump on what I
thought was the bone but then I realized the lump moved a little, and
discovered it was on a muscle. After a few days of massage the pain
lessened and eventually went away.

Good luck with your injury.

Barefoot Brian

--- In RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Cox" <wisc_galoot@...>
wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if any other BF'ers have input on what might be causing
> this. I have a pain on the top of my right foot (and a bit on my left)
> around the area of the 4th metatarsal, about in the middle of my foot.
> I didn't run a lot over the summer, but I did wear flip-flops a lot,
> and I suspect that is the cause.
>
> It isn't a stress fracture--I'm able to run 5 miles BF, and it doesn't
> hurt at all when I run. It does hurt the next day, and I'm wearing my
> Waldies now to see if that helps. Otherwise, I'm icing and taking
> naproxen to see if that helps.
>
> Barefoot Kelly in Madison
>