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Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

lenzlaw — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:56:40 GMT

Not necessarily what you wanted to hear but the prognosis seems good. We will all await your triumphant return to running. I haven't heard of those inserts but there are a lot of them on the market. Take care.

Len

PS - this looks some info: http://www.donjoy.com/images/products/pdfs/archrival.pdf

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

zookeeperrunning — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:08:12 GMT

It was also recommended that once my foot has healed I go back for special inserts. I apparently have a very high arch and stiff feet, so he suggested inserts called arch rivals. My feet do go off to the outside when I run, so I wear neutral running shoes. But he feels with the additional help of these inserts it will help avoid further problems with both my feet. Has anyone heard of or use these "arch rivals" inserts?

KEEP ON RUNNING!!:)

Carey

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

zookeeperrunning — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:55:23 GMT

Len, James and Cyndi thank you for your concern and advice...And crl thanks for the website!!

I did in fact rupture my plantar fascia. I am in a boot and using crutches right now, and will be off the crutches in a few days when I can walk in the boot with minimal to no pain. And then out of the boot when pain is completely gone. I am allowed to resume mild jogging when I have no pain, and have gotten the ok to race the 4th if I wrap my foot good, and go slow, and have no pain!! So we'll see how it goes. I am definitely not going to do anything too soon. Thanks for all the well wishes and advice!!

KEEP ON RUNNING!!

Carey

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

crl8686 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:16:09 GMT

lenzlaw wrote:

The "pop" is what would worry me. You may have torn something. My first thought in that part of the foot is the plantar fascia...

If it is indeed a rupture of the plantar fascia, odds are that you will be grounded for a while but recovery should then be complete. Check out this article from the American Journal of Sports Medicine http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15090382 From the article: "...All patients returned to activity after 2 to 26 weeks (mean, 9.1 +/- 6.0 weeks). Running athletes predominantly composed the cohort...Using the treatment protocol, patients sustaining plantar fascia rupture can achieve favorable results with complete return to activity. None of the 18 patients sustained reinjury..."

P. S. The authors are from the Palo Alto (CA) Medical Foundation's Department of Sports Medicine. I used to live in Palo Alto and am familiar with the organization; they're highly competent.

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

cyndi t — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:13:43 GMT

So sorry to hear about your injury. Hope you feel better and recover shortly!

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

AsphaltRunner — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:01:14 GMT

Ouch, that sounds bad. You might have a sprain in your midfoot/arch. Your arch might have collapsed (popped out)

Well lets see what the doctor says but I do not think you will be running or racing for a while. Let us know what the diagnosis is.

James

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

zookeeperrunning — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:15:59 GMT

Len,

I have an appointment tomorrow with my Orthopedic Doctor, so we shall see what he says and where I go from here. I too feel that something has torn. The bruising has gotten worse, but the swelling has gone down a little. The area where it is still a little swollen is quite hard! Definitely concerned so I am getting it checked out. I have another race in 19 days, and one the week after that. But I have a very sick feeling that I am not going to be able to run those!!:(

KEEP ON RUNNING!!

Carey

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

lenzlaw — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:27:43 GMT

The "pop" is what would worry me. You may have torn something. My first thought in that part of the foot is the plantar fascia, but there are other possibilities that I'm less familiar with. Anyway, that's why I suggested the doctor.

Len

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

zookeeperrunning — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:50:08 GMT

Len,

Thanks for the advice...I will hold back on the stretching...and may just wait a day or two with the doctors, just want to see how it feels in a day or two!!

KEEP ON RUNNING!!

Carey

Re: Had popping in my foot today!?

lenzlaw — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:42:09 GMT

Ice and ibuprofen OK, I don't think I'd stretch it. I'm not sure what it is (could be a couple things), but a visit to the doctor may be in order.

Len