(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.
There could be various reasons why you are experiencing pain on the top of your foot. Common causes of this include: 1  Bone spurs. 2  Stress fractures. 3  Nerve entrapment. 4  Metatarsalgia. 5  Tendonitis. 6  Improper footwear. 7  Sprain or strain.