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1/22/2026 1:03:28 AM EDT
Last Thursday I did a little bit of trail running on hard, uneven, frozen ground. My left foot started to feel a bit numb. Ever since then my toes have tingled and felt a little numb. I do have a slight pain near my left calf that can only be felt when I press on it.

For background, I don't run much, but walk and hike a lot. I had probably ran less than a mile when this happened.  

Does anyone have an idea of what I may have done and how to remedy it? I did take a massage gun to my left calf, but it didn't seem to do much.

1/22/2026 2:35:30 AM EDT
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Running- hard on the feet?
Yep. you'll have that.
Run more, it'll probably keep doing that.
1/22/2026 2:48:33 AM EDT
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Shoes too tight and compressed a nerve?
1/22/2026 7:51:39 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By NotIssued:
Shoes too tight and compressed a nerve?
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That's what I think. How long did it last?
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1/22/2026 8:22:08 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By NotIssued:
Shoes too tight and compressed a nerve?
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Loosening mine up made a big difference for me for whatever it's worth.
1/22/2026 8:26:38 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By FrankSymptoms:

That's what I think. How long did it last?
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Originally Posted By FrankSymptoms:
Originally Posted By NotIssued:
Shoes too tight and compressed a nerve?

That's what I think. How long did it last?


It is still tingling a week later.
1/22/2026 9:02:45 AM EDT
[#6]
Roll out your feet and calves with a lacrosse ball. You'll probably find something that sends electric through you, then you know what got damaged or impinged.
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1/22/2026 8:23:20 PM EDT
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Any back pain? My whole foot feels numb a lot. Ive had back problems for years.
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1/22/2026 10:24:52 PM EDT
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Any back pain? My whole foot feels numb a lot. Ive had back problems for years.
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I don't have any back pain to speak of.
3/6/2026 10:54:38 PM EDT
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Buy wide running shoes?
3/7/2026 6:47:59 PM EDT
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I've mostly recovered. Dr. Chatgpt diagnosed it as medial plantar nerve irritation. The numbness is now minimal. Apparently the Salomon shoes were an aggravating factor.

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