Sugarfoot...Ouch!
"Further Adventures into my Feet"
So...I've been experiencing a lot of pain in my feet the past 6 months - a combination of lightning fast, searing pain, and dull, aching all over my right foot. Since I have health insurance (yay), I decided it would be a good thing to see the doctor about what is going on, and here is what I found out:
Why is this happening? Well, apparently I have very tight calf muscles, which do all sorts of strenuous pulling on the bones in my feet. Tight muscles are not a new thing to me, as the doctor said they came "standard equipment." Not all people have super tight muscles, but I sure do, and they are wrecking my feet. My prescription? Stretch 20 times on each calf 3 times a day, forever.
What does this mean for dancing? Lots of Ibuprofen, frustration, lack of balance, ridiculous pain, and specially made shoes...
Sigh. On the up side, I got to see X-rays of my feet. That was pretty cool.
-Aba
So...I've been experiencing a lot of pain in my feet the past 6 months - a combination of lightning fast, searing pain, and dull, aching all over my right foot. Since I have health insurance (yay), I decided it would be a good thing to see the doctor about what is going on, and here is what I found out:
- I've got 3 bone spurs, 2 on one heel, 1 on the other.
- The bones in my toes are drifting, causing pain in the balls of my feet.
- This all equals not happy (see picture below)
Why is this happening? Well, apparently I have very tight calf muscles, which do all sorts of strenuous pulling on the bones in my feet. Tight muscles are not a new thing to me, as the doctor said they came "standard equipment." Not all people have super tight muscles, but I sure do, and they are wrecking my feet. My prescription? Stretch 20 times on each calf 3 times a day, forever.
What does this mean for dancing? Lots of Ibuprofen, frustration, lack of balance, ridiculous pain, and specially made shoes...
Sigh. On the up side, I got to see X-rays of my feet. That was pretty cool.
-Aba
posted by Abigail Browning @ 1:11 AM
4 Comments
4 Comments:
Oh no! Poor Abaface :( Should I be calling you Abaface Browningheadarmcalf now?
Makes me a little anxious to see a doctor myself, and make sure that my foot pain is nothing like this...
(Except that I don't think you can stretch the pads of your foot)
I guess foot pain is what's going around these days. Something is wrong with my right foot and I should probably have it checked out soon. Foot pain just throws everything for a loop.
Trevailious - I totally recommend seeing a doctor. I had no idea that I might have bone spurs. If I hadn't found out now, I would definitely need surgery by the time I turned 40.
Breanna - The pads of your feet? Like the balls of your feet? You can stretch your fascia lots of ways, and stretch underneath the balls of your feet using a tennis ball. I'll have to show you sometime!
I am a runner and have had knee and foot problems. I was offered two kinds of recommendations: orthopedic inserts or exercises to loosen the muscles. I opted for the latter. The exercises take time - in my case 6 months but have solved the problem.
Bruce
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