Thoughts (likely to be updated a few times over the next few minutes)
Posted by Carrie on 14 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health
Researching a little.
“The tendons hurt literally along the edge of my foot where it touches the ground…he did an ultrasound on my right foot, discovered the pain and soreness were due to inflammation of the peroneal tendon. I was put on Arcoxia (NSAID) and given Vitaxicam (massage gel). My doctor also adivsed me to cut down my weekly mileage by half, all easy runs with no speed work.” I haven’t been taking an NSAID since the first day, but ibuprofen is certainly available and (for me, personally) a benign enough addition.
One piece of advice that sounds helpful: regardless of the two upcoming races for which I’ve already registered, I may choose a race 4-6 months in the future, put it on my calendar, and use it as a motivator for rehabilitation. Hmmmm…
“Pain is most commonly found at the insertion of the tendon at the base of the 5th metatarsal. Pain is usually insidious in onset. Pain normally begins with the start of an activity that tends to warm up and subside as the activity progresses. Peroneal tendonitis does not normally cause swelling or redness.” Yep, I don’t have swelling or redness, and it stops hurting entirely when I take weight off it.
2 Comments »
on 15 Aug 2008 at 10:35 am
JOY said …
Carrie…I say…get thee to the ER!!! Don’t think it’s anything to mess with especailly since you are a dedicated runner.
on 15 Aug 2008 at 5:27 pm
Rachel said …
I had tendinitis in my foot a few years ago when I was in grad school. My asthma doc (!) recommended rolling my foot back and forth on a tennis ball for 3-5 minutes a few times a day–get the ball under that outer edge of your foot just below the toes. Amazingly it helped and it’s very easy to do while you’re sitting at the computer.