Pain along the in steps of my feet, any ideas??

Fat4TooLong
Fat4TooLong Posts: 6
in Fitness and Exercise
I started running about 6 weeks ago & recently keep getting pain in my insteps! Im unsure how to remedy this problem & I don't want to give up running. Any advice? TIA

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  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    Chances are you are wearing the wrong shoes. If you haven't done so, go get fitted at a running store.

    In the meantime, there are a few stretches you can do to help with the pain. Stand with your toes on a top step, then let your heels fall off the back to stretch out your calves. You can also roll your arch out with a tennis ball, or freeze a bottle of water and roll with that. If the pain is acute, stop running and rest up.
  • andrewj87
    andrewj87 Posts: 74
    Had a similar problem when I started jogging last week. Took two days off and was able to run with no problem this morning.
    Did some research about it then, might find it relevant.

    http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/plantar-fasciitis
  • notdieting
    notdieting Posts: 116 Member
    I suffered with plantar fasciitis and a £15 pair of orthotic insoles from Amazon in my trainers all but cured the problem.....well worth looking into hon x
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    nods - see a doctor quick before it starts affecting your Achilles too.
  • thoshowski
    thoshowski Posts: 135 Member
    I had the same problem. My toes would get numb during a work out. I saw my podiatrist and he said I had plantar fasciitis. Not fun. I had to get insoles and now, I only have problems when I don't wear my shoes for long periods of time. I would go get checked sooner than later, because he said it could have developed even worse where I would need surgery to fix the problem.
  • running_free_1984
    running_free_1984 Posts: 115 Member
    Possibly something to do with over/under pronation. I definitely second a good running shoe and gait analysis.
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    Yes Plantar Fasciitis is a likely cause...

    However there could also be a more harmless reason... wrong shoes. A friend of mine just went into a running shop and picked her shoes willy-nilly because she liked the colour... :huh: No gait analysis nothing... So she bought a motion control shoe with a huge medial arch support in it which kept smashing into her plantar at every step, when in fact she isn't flat footed and needed a neutral cushioned shoe. She learned the hard way.
  • Fat4TooLong
    Fat4TooLong Posts: 6
    Thanks for the replies. I woke up this morning & my right foot is agony!! To the point I'm having to walk on the outside of my foot. A trip to the docs I think, swiftly followed by a proper fitting for some decent trainers! :-) I was really improving though, slightly annoying. Going to continue swimming & walking to keep up my fitness. Thanks guys xx
  • FlabFighter86
    FlabFighter86 Posts: 233 Member
    I used to get this but was wearing the right shoes. I was just not stretching properly! Make sure you stretch properly after your run, otherwise you can end up with serious injuries.
  • GemmaRowlands
    GemmaRowlands Posts: 360 Member
    I used to get the same when I was exercising at primary school, but I seemed to grow out of it somehow. My younger brother had it too, but he saw a doctor and got some insoles for his shoes which changed the way he walked a little.. and now he doesn't get pain. It's always worth seeing somebody, as you don't want it to become a long term problem.
  • rightoncommander
    rightoncommander Posts: 114 Member
    Definitely go and see a doctor. PF can absolutely wreck your chances of running regularly, or it could turn out to be a minor inconvenience that a simple change makes go away. But heel pain, especially in the morning, is the most common symptom of PF. Arch pain such as you are describing could be PF, or could be a number of other things, including over-supportive shoes, stress fracture etc.

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