(Another of Brocaâs patients was a scientist who, after surgery, was missing Brocaâs area. __Ten years after Brocaâs discoveries, German neurologist Carl Wernicke found that damage to Brocaâs area wasnât the only place in the brain that could cause a language deficit.
1 doctor agreed: Nerves: Most burning type of pain is caused by a nerve problem. Depending on the location of the pain on the bottom of the foot it may be caused by plantar fasciitis entrapping the nerve at the side & bottom of the heel. If at the level of the toes it could be a neuroma. If you are a diabetic it could be neuropathy.
Nerve entrapment may cause a shooting, burning pain, or sensitivity on the top of the foot. Nerve entrapment on the top of the foot may be due to excess pressure on the nerve from a tight shoe. Another common type of nerve entrapment is tarsal tunnel syndrome.