If you get a plantar plate sprain, the first thing you may notice is pain and irritation at the ball of the foot, right where the second toe attaches to the foot. If the foot feels swollen, puffy or sore in that spot, it could be a plantar plate sprain. A one common injection performed for plantar plate ligament sprains is a corticosteroid injection. I just spoke with a runner who thought the doctor did the injection in the wrong part of the foot. She saw a podiatrist, and the doctor did a corticosteroid injection for the plantar plate sprain. She was confused afterward and asked me if the doctor did the injection with the right or wrong technique. I'll explain why she was confused. I think my doctor did the wrong injection for the plantar plate ligament. Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.