Okay...I have had Plantar F for quite a while. Nothing seemed to help.
About two-three weeks ago I got the trigger point package for the lower leg and foot. I've been using it at least every other day...if not every day.
At first it was GREAT. I felt the difference after using it twice. As we speak, my PF is doing really well. In fact I could handle it all through Ironman training with no more improvement if needed. I doesn't even really hurt much any more.
However about a week and a half ago I went for a 1.5 hour run. Had I been running straight through I would not have made it...but I was doing a run 4 minutes walk 1 minute program to get my mileage up. Helps reduce the beating this early in the season and helps prevent injuries. Well since I am an idiot...the 1.5 hours was still too aggressive...by about 10 minutes.
It first started as mild pain/burning to the outside of my left foot behind the ball of the foot, but really on the side of the foot, not the bottom. (same foot as the PF). I kept using the trigger point and it seems like the entire outside of my leg was really tight. I rested a few days after that and was pain free so I did a short 30 minute jog with no real side effects...a little soreness was it...so I skipped my long run and did another short 30 minute jog instead...a little sore again, but not real bad. I figured by taking it a bit easy like this everything would work itself out.
Well, during this 9-10 days my calf, ankle, and foot have been burning and just feel very tight. Using the trigger point on the outside of the calf and ankle can be quite painful. I can't tell if it's helping or hurting but I figure it's loosening things up...and that can't be all bad considering all the problems being really tight has caused.
I went for another 30 minute jog on Tuesday AM and all hell broke loose. The run itself felt ok, it was on a treadmill and at an easy pace. But now the foot, ankle, and calf are all burning and REALLY tight. I really hit the trigger point hard last night to try to work things out. It wasn't so much the pressure I used, but I was massaging everything for a good 30-40 minutes and then I iced it. It didn't hurt too bad at the time and actually felt better immediately afterward...but today my leg is really burning good. It really almost feels like a lactic acid burn...I'm not sure how else to describe how it feels. Even sitting at my desk, it burns and kinda hurts. It isn't really painful (I have a a very high pain threshold)...so I don't know how else to describe it. It is annoying and breaks concentration.
Is it possible that the trigger point loosened up some REALLY tight muscles and "stuff" on the interior side of the leg since I concentrated on that early on...while I missed the outside of my calf which stayed tight...and so the outside really the brunt of that long run to cause this?
If feels kinda like a strain, and I'm sure it is an overuse strain of some kind. How long does that type of injury take to heal? I have no problem resting it...but I have no idea for how long. Any thoughts?
In fact, I need a small procedure on the other foot and was thinking about getting it done right now...it will force a good two weeks off of running, would that be enough time? At that point I would have to start back pretty slow and easy...which is fine by me too. IM isn't until September...so I have some time.
Thx
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About two-three weeks ago I got the trigger point package for the lower leg and foot. I've been using it at least every other day...if not every day.
At first it was GREAT. I felt the difference after using it twice. As we speak, my PF is doing really well. In fact I could handle it all through Ironman training with no more improvement if needed. I doesn't even really hurt much any more.
However about a week and a half ago I went for a 1.5 hour run. Had I been running straight through I would not have made it...but I was doing a run 4 minutes walk 1 minute program to get my mileage up. Helps reduce the beating this early in the season and helps prevent injuries. Well since I am an idiot...the 1.5 hours was still too aggressive...by about 10 minutes.
It first started as mild pain/burning to the outside of my left foot behind the ball of the foot, but really on the side of the foot, not the bottom. (same foot as the PF). I kept using the trigger point and it seems like the entire outside of my leg was really tight. I rested a few days after that and was pain free so I did a short 30 minute jog with no real side effects...a little soreness was it...so I skipped my long run and did another short 30 minute jog instead...a little sore again, but not real bad. I figured by taking it a bit easy like this everything would work itself out.
Well, during this 9-10 days my calf, ankle, and foot have been burning and just feel very tight. Using the trigger point on the outside of the calf and ankle can be quite painful. I can't tell if it's helping or hurting but I figure it's loosening things up...and that can't be all bad considering all the problems being really tight has caused.
I went for another 30 minute jog on Tuesday AM and all hell broke loose. The run itself felt ok, it was on a treadmill and at an easy pace. But now the foot, ankle, and calf are all burning and REALLY tight. I really hit the trigger point hard last night to try to work things out. It wasn't so much the pressure I used, but I was massaging everything for a good 30-40 minutes and then I iced it. It didn't hurt too bad at the time and actually felt better immediately afterward...but today my leg is really burning good. It really almost feels like a lactic acid burn...I'm not sure how else to describe how it feels. Even sitting at my desk, it burns and kinda hurts. It isn't really painful (I have a a very high pain threshold)...so I don't know how else to describe it. It is annoying and breaks concentration.
Is it possible that the trigger point loosened up some REALLY tight muscles and "stuff" on the interior side of the leg since I concentrated on that early on...while I missed the outside of my calf which stayed tight...and so the outside really the brunt of that long run to cause this?
If feels kinda like a strain, and I'm sure it is an overuse strain of some kind. How long does that type of injury take to heal? I have no problem resting it...but I have no idea for how long. Any thoughts?
In fact, I need a small procedure on the other foot and was thinking about getting it done right now...it will force a good two weeks off of running, would that be enough time? At that point I would have to start back pretty slow and easy...which is fine by me too. IM isn't until September...so I have some time.
Thx
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