Systems and methods are described for a shoe sole for relieving pressure from a wearer's metatarsal heads. A shoe sole may include a shoe outer sole having a shaft region, a ball region, and a toe region. The shaft region underlies metatarsal shafts of the wearer and comprises a first lower surface, the ball region underlies metatarsal heads of the wearer and comprises a second lower surface, and the toe region underlies phalanges of the wearer and comprises a third lower surface. The second lower surface may be raised relative to the first lower surface and the third lower surface.
