Blog M.D. - Diagnose my Injury
(aka, diagnose my injury so I don't have to spend time or money going to the doctor).
Are all of our contestants ready?
Alright. Today's clue is...
Foot pain
We'll take a short break while you consider how much you want to wager.
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Ok. It's time to give you a little more info. Let's look behind door number 1.
Door #1
Hi. I'm a 25 year old triathlete and I am experiencing a pain on the inside of my foot. I have a slight underpronation. About a week ago, I began feeling a pain on the top of my foot along the bones for my big toe. My big toe would also go numb at times. I thought it was my shoes just being too tight, so I loosened them. That helped the numbness, but not the pain. Now, I have a pain on the inside of my foot even while walking around the apartment. I'm not sure if it's the same pain just expanded, moved, or changed or if it's something completely different.
Any hypotheses, guesses, or stabs in the dark?
Let's then move onto door number 2.
Door #2
My recent weekly mileage is posted on the left sidebar and my daily workouts are posted on DailyMile. I've stuck to under 20 miles per week recently, however, this past week I cut back to only three runs and increased the distance of each. My long run on Saturday was 9 miles. For me, that's three miles longer than anything I've done in a couple weeks. The run felt great though, so I'm not sure it had any cause. I also spent some time yesterday barefoot. I had a dance program in the afternoon that I did without shoes. Do you think I mess myself up by jumping around barefoot for an hour?
Any thoughts?
Ok, our final door, door number 3.
Door #3
....A New Car!!!!
Ok, not really (though I could use one). I did a bit of research myself and I doubt it's plantar fasciitis since that is swelling at the bottom of the foot and my pain is on the inside (and top early on). My best guess at this point in time is inflammation of the posterior tibialis tendon due to increased mileage but moreso my barefoot stint. The Q & A HERE from Running Times Magazine is the best fit I've found and it tells me to ice the foot and try various exercises like picking things up with my toes (swimmers are really good at that, so I already do that a lot).
And let me tell you, trying to focus and write a blot entry while ignoring the feeling/pain of an ice pack applied to your foot is incredibly difficult!!! I'd like to see THAT on "Minute to Win It."
Ok, now it's time for you to write down your answers; preferably in the comment box below or in an email. Once you've done so, we'll open the phone lines to let America vote on who will be our next Blog M.D.
Thanks for playing. We'll see you next time on Blog M.D. - Diagnose My Injury. (It even rhymes!)
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Normally I would give myself a couple weeks before freaking out about a new injury, but I was really hoping to up my workouts this week, so this bummed me out something fierce! Any ideas or thought would be helpful. Thanks!
Stay fit. Stay healthy.
