injury: diagnose this weakling!
bprague
Posts: 564 Member
Hello, lovely people. Blah blah blah, I know I should go to the doctor, but I ACTUALLY don't have any time for it today. So, I would like to receive all your input about what I've gone and done to myself and I'll figure it out with a doctor when I have time. See, no need to give me that advice.
I did a run a few days ago and noticed the outside of my ankle was hurting (which is new for me, I'm a chronic inner ankle tendonitis myself) but I went ahead and ran 45 minutes barefoot anyway. (no need to yell at me, I didn't feel like it was a big deal at the time).
I have no swelling, and it doesn't seem like a tendon issue, but I have a fingerpoint of pain directly on the bone about 1/2 of an inch up from the round part of the fibula, on what seems to me to be bone only. It aches dully when I'm not on it, and aches more when I stand, I dare say it hurts like a b!tch when I run, but I haven't compounded the issue by trying to do that yet.
Any one have any insight?
I did a run a few days ago and noticed the outside of my ankle was hurting (which is new for me, I'm a chronic inner ankle tendonitis myself) but I went ahead and ran 45 minutes barefoot anyway. (no need to yell at me, I didn't feel like it was a big deal at the time).
I have no swelling, and it doesn't seem like a tendon issue, but I have a fingerpoint of pain directly on the bone about 1/2 of an inch up from the round part of the fibula, on what seems to me to be bone only. It aches dully when I'm not on it, and aches more when I stand, I dare say it hurts like a b!tch when I run, but I haven't compounded the issue by trying to do that yet.
Any one have any insight?
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That sounds EXACTLY like my stress fracture. :frown:0
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well, poopy.0
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Yep. Sounds like a stress fracture. They take a few weeks to show up on X-ray. Your doctor probably won't get a firm diagnosis for a while.
I'd treat it as if it were a fracture. So no weight bearing stuff.
The sooner you get off it and start dumping calcium into your diet - the better. Good luck!0 -
Here's what I was told when it was a possible stress fracture - take 3 days off, of everything - no exercise. Ice during this time. If after 3 days the pain is still there, or the same, you need to go to the dr and have it checked out.
Look up online ankle loosing exercises. It's part of running barefoot. One I do, stand with your foot behind you, top of foot on the ground, toes point is several directions, (in, straight, out, do all positions). Bend your standing leg ever so slightly. It's one of the looseners we do in Tai Chi.
Also, you can sit, with your foot behind you, no shoes on, and the top of your foot on the ground, put as much pressure as you can stand, but too much will injure, it's a fine line. Probably can find a better video on you tube.
My DPM has me do these, as well as learning to pick up a tennis ball with my feet to strengthen and loosen your feet.0
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