: Taping your third and fourth toes together can help reduce pressure on the nerves that often cause sharp pain.
To avoid immediate pain and long-term issues like shortened tendons or back problems, prepare your body with these exercises:
: Perform 15–20 repetitions of heel raises to strengthen the muscles needed to support your weight on the balls of your feet.
: Pull your toes toward your shin or push the top of your foot away to stretch the arch and keep the foot pliable.