I often see them in pilots and runners who have constant repetitive trauma to this area. It is also more com in the Caucasian population than other ethnicities. The ligament that holds up your arch) or extra fibrous tissue. It is actually just an exuberant growth in the plantar fascia (a.k.a.

Family history is also a factor. Most people don't even notice them until they get big enough to be annoying in your shoes or when walking barefoot.

We really don't know why they occur, but it is thought that some kind of trauma plays a role in the formation of the nodules. Most people come into the office complaining of a painful lump in their lawton and are very concerned it is cancer. They usually start out as a very small pea sized nodule that increases in size over time. A lump in your allie that is firm and doesn't move. They can happen to anyone, but are most commonly seen in middle-aged to older patients and are much more com in men than woman.

As many as 50% of patient with plantar fibromas also have nodules in the palm of their hands known as Dupuytren's contractures.