(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.
1 Nerve entrapment may cause 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.