Saturday, September 18, 2010
A Little Worried
For a few months now, I've had a painful foot. It starts in the arch of my foot and wraps around to the inside of my ankle. I think it showed up after a particularly bad twist. Unfortunately, it seems to be getting worse. I've been taking the "just ignore it" tactic, hoping it would eventually go away. I think running harder than I usually do (ie racing) has aggravated it. I'm going to do a short run today and evaluate. I'm still hoping to be able to run the miles of my marathon training plan without taking days
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Hope it's not the dreaded PF?
ReplyDeleteSounds like maybe the posterior tibial tendon or maybe a deltoid ligament. Treatment: RICE
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Val, as one who has taken a few days off last week and this week, I hear you! I hate having to miss miles. But, if you need to rest, rest. A bit :-) And then get back out there. Hope it clears up soon!
ReplyDeleteI agree with John - Posterior tibialis. I also love his RICE treatment (seriously that's a better strategy than the standard RICE treatment). If it is posterior tibial tendonopathy, resting it a few days or a few weeks or even a couple of months won't do jack. Keep running easy and try eccentric exercises with a theraband.
ReplyDeleteJamie, thankfully it's not PF. I'm thinking John and Jeff have it figured out...right down to the treatment ;^) That said, I did take 2 days off, Danielle. Going for the 18 at Bradbury tomorrow, though!
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