i had a pain like this, i found out it was the shoes i always had on!! they had a pattern on the front and the top of my foot would rub on it giving me a massive amount of pain later in the day!!
ask dot, she is a shoe person? perhaps she can confirm this?
Is it slightly red or pink? When I got gout, it started in the joints of the big toe and the toe next to it. Firstly it was just sore and red, then it became inflamed and then came the swelling. Get it checked out if it carries on or starts to look a bit swollen.
Hi nat_84 It's definately your feet adapting to the different changes of footwear your wearing. Different typesof shoe, as you found out, use different muscles. My son had the same problem changing alternately from trainers to heavy construction safety boots.