Posted: 2/26/2013 11:03:19 AM EDT
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Yesterday I went for my first run in several months (9 or 10 due to bad shin splints). I wound up running about 1.3 miles at a 10:00/mi pace (Yeah, I know, that's nowhere near great: but I've never been much of a runner and I'm definitely out of shape) before my exceptionally out of shape lungs caught up to me and I couldn't go any further. First, the good news: no more shin splints! But now for the bad...
After my run, cool down walk, and stretching my feet were feeling pretty much fine. There was a little tightness in the outside of my left foot, but nothing really painful or immobilizing. However, later in the day it became exceptionally painful to walk or to stand on my feet. The pain seems to go away after its been iced for a bit, but once I get back on my feet they hurt again. There is no visible swelling, it doesn't hurt to touch the affected area, and just sitting around my feet are fine. After waking up this morning I was able to walk around for a bit without any pain, but it set in again very shortly. I've looked into the various sorts of fractures that it could be, but the symptoms don't quite seem to line up. What could this be? What sorts of treatment options are there? I'm asking this here since I do not have medical insurance and I don't make enough money to cover the costs of a visit to the doctor's office unless it is absolutely necessary for me to do so. I'd like to run again soon-ish, and unfortunately my work requires me to be on my feet most of the time (not to mention I start defensive tactics/pressure point control techniques training on Saturday  ) so I'm really hoping that this is not something major.
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Plantar fasciitis? This.^^ I've had plantar fasciitis and it sounds just like you describe -- it hurts just to step. Nothing you can do, just take it easy on the foot and it will go away in a few days. The good news is that this type of issue doesn't seem to re-occur like, say, shin splints. Oh, and try to stay off running on hard surfaces (concrete, asphalt, etc.) and make sure you have good running shoes with adequate arch support. |
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Near the base of the 5th Metatarsal (long bone outside of the foot that connects to the little toe)? http://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0501/afp19990501p2516-f1.jpg Peroneus Brevis tenditis (insertional) is a possible, as is a stress fracture there (generally the ice won't help with that though). AFARR Yes, that seems to be the general area. Also doing some reading someone with similar issues suggested cuboid subluxation. |
| Try rolling your foot around on a golf ball with a little pressure. That will help you pin point the location of the pain. It doesn't quite line up with planters, but it could be despite the pain being on the outside of the foot. Heel spur? Best thing would be hot tub and let the jets message your feet, cured my planters in less than 2 weeks. |
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I recently suffered from Plantar Fasciitis. Getting up in the morning, I could barely walk from the pain.
There are stretches and exercises you can do to help lessen the pain. You can also wrap your foot in tape to help support the arch and take Ibuprofen for the inflammation. These steps along with cutting back on my running, helped. I'm pain free now and back to my normal running schedule. A Google search should pull up info on the stretches and methods for taping up your foot. Good luck!!! |
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First, congrats on the 10 minute mile. That's nothing to be embarrassed
about. Your shin and feet issues may be due to the way you're running. Try to run with a mid-sole strike instead of a heel strike. It'll improve your running immensely. Also, check out a true running store and have them watch you run. They can recommend a proper shoe, which is the foundation of running correctly. And finally, google Jeff Galloway. His site has a lot of free Information about running injury-free. Hope this helps. |
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First, congrats on the 10 minute mile. That's nothing to be embarrassed about. Your shin and feet issues may be due to the way you're running. Try to run with a mid-sole strike instead of a heel strike. It'll improve your running immensely. Also, check out a true running store and have them watch you run. They can recommend a proper shoe, which is the foundation of running correctly. And finally, google Jeff Galloway. His site has a lot of free Information about running injury-free. Hope this helps. Yeah, I know. Especially for a non-runner who's at least 20lbs overweight (working on that too). |
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If it was just yesterday, I wouldn't panic yet. Try some basic stretches (push against wall calf stretch), etc., and see if it doesn't improve while engaging in normal activity level. Next time, run a half mile, then slowly increase from there. So far that's the plan. Even today my mobility has improved substantially, though pain is still present and I am limping. Every now and then I can walk pretty close to normally (though the pain in my quadriceps is getting in the way of that too  ), but it comes back.
I'm not really too worried, but I was looking for some remedies. So far I've been getting some apparently good advice. Resting and Ice have helped. I have a compression bandage on now too. I may or may not get around to doing some stretches later this evening. I certainly will be taking it easier, in the near future at least. |
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That is a bitch! Your running days are probably over unless you can get a prosthetic device to restore the architecture. Eh, that's what I thought about shin splints too. Right now the symptoms are looking more and more like it simply being inflammation rather than anything being broken or torn. So I'm just going to RICE it and take it easy. Of course you could be right, but I hope not. Again, I don't have health insurance right now so this problem will be around for a while if it requires anything more than stretching, putting ice on it, and resting for a while. 
But hey! Obama says health insurance will be cheaper and we can all get it now, right?! |
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I had similar issues when I took up running again. Hip joints and the insides of both knees (where the knees touch standing with your feet together) would KILL me after a run. I made sure to stretch plenty before my run, and also paid more attention to how I ran so that I could absolutely minimize the impact of it.
I can do 3 miles in just under 20 minutes with no pain at all. I'll never enjoy it, but its a great way to offset all the beer I drink .
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I had similar issues when I took up running again. Hip joints and the insides of both knees (where the knees touch standing with your feet together) would KILL me after a run. I made sure to stretch plenty before my run, and also paid more attention to how I ran so that I could absolutely minimize the impact of it. I can do 3 miles in just under 20 minutes with no pain at all. I'll never enjoy it, but its a great way to offset all the beer I drink .
I used to hate running back when I was physically fit. But now that I'm out of shape and constantly hurting myself I love it. It's really unfair.
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