Inner Ankle Pain

it happened me. fine to walk on and then the minute you go run on it it becomes sore. its a problem in your achilies and its manifesting itself into an ankle injury. Fix the achilies and the ankle will be fine.

It sounds like posterior tibial tendonitis (or tendonosis). This can get to be a serious problem if not diagnosed and treated properly. I ended up having surgery to remove scar tissue from the tendon after 4 months of physical therapy.

Yeah I thought about Posterior Ankle Tendonitsis also but theres a few symptoms that I dont have that the few websites that I have looked up say your suppose to have...

No swelling

No pain in the instep

And while I do have pain while doing calf raises its just uncomfortable and not intolerable (like the websites I have looked up said it should be)

Yep I'd say posterior tibial tendonitis, sounds like early stages though. I've got some going on myself (for the last 5 months, really bad the first 3). If you treat it then it won't be too problematic. Make sure there's enough support on the medial side of your shoes, maybe even get some arch supports. See if you can get some massage on the inside of your shin. Also, get a theraband and do medial ankle pulls and wad up a towel with your toes while you're just sitting around. Can help to stretch the calves (straight and bent-knee) and ice massage/ice bucket like crazy after you run. A lot of stuff, I know, it's just a pain in the ass to treat if it gets bad.

So do you think it's ok to train and race on it if I treat it?

I'm dealing with this as we speak...it's been happening on and off for about 2-3 months due to ultra training. I believe it's an early form of shin splints (not sure, though). I wrap my ankles in ace bandages, but continue to run. Toe raises help a lot!

Quick Question wrote:

So do you think it's ok to train and race on it if I treat it?

Strange...I had a very similar problem after a 17 miler a few weeks ago, only my pain was below the ankle bones on the inside. I also thought it was post tib tendinitis, but found out that I had strained posterior ligaments in both ankles. I went in for ART, and I was back running within two days. I had a total of six treatments. I highly recommend it.

agreed, forgot to mention that. ART was really, really beneficial in treating mine as well.

Your shoes are too high and/or too rigid.

Put a 2x4 in them and pound them with a hammer or get new ones.

Soak your feet in cold water with a tray of ice cubes for healing.

yeah i think i have this too is it okay to run on it if it isnt too bad?

Restarting this thread instead of starting a new one. I'm 16 and have been dealing with a similar problem. During a run one day my ankle started to hurt and the day after it hurt to walk on. I rested for a week but had an athletics meet the following week where I ran the 3000, 800 and 400. After that my ankle hurt to walk on pretty badly so I stopped running. About 2 weeks later it no longer hurt to walk on but still hurt to run on. I haven't run for 9 weeks to try and let it clear up and it doesn't cause pain to cycle, which I've been doing to maintain fitness, or walk on, but still hurts a bit if I try to run so I don't want to risk running on it yet. However, I feel like it has been ages since I ran which is pretty frustrating. Do you think that I also have posterial tibial tendonitis or does it sound more like something else like a stress fracture or cartilage damage? It has never been swollen and I don't seem to remember going over on it.

My ankle also cracked when I rotated it before this injury without pain, but since the injury my ankle seems to crack more frequently, such as when I walk, but still without pain. Unlike the original poster it doesn't hurt to do calf raises, only running hurts it. The arch of the same foot also feels like it has a knot under it and feels tight in general (I'm flat footed too). Could this be related to the ankle?

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Rather than asking people on here, you need to go to see someone who knows what they are talking about. Eg, where does it hurt exactly; is it tender at a specific point; does it hurt to hop on; does it come on during a run; does it get worse afterward for a while. There are specific physical manoeuvres that can bring out the pain that an expert in sports injuries can perform. Get an xray, or, even better, an MRI, or at least an ultrasound.

Don't expect Google of LetsRun to diagnose and treat you.

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It sounds like posterior tibial tendonitis (or tendonosis). This can get to be a serious problem if not diagnosed and treated properly. I ended up having surgery to remove scar tissue from the tendon after 4 months of physical therapy.

I've had this, sleep with a compression bandage on for 3-4 weeks and it slowly declines. But your ankles will lack bounce and pop, so slowly add in basic bounding.