Cuboid Bone and Rupp- Doctors, Podiatrist comment?

https://www.google.com/search?q=Cuboid+syndrome&client=firefox-a&hs=pSj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=r4H5UpXdFuyuyAH6lIHgCQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=960&bih=522&dpr=1.5

After a quick medical search, this is fairly interesting. Can't believe I haven't heard of it.

It seems to be a "clinical diagnosis", meaning that the physician makes the diagnosis based of the patient's description of the foot and the physical exam, but imaging (x-ray, CT, MRI, etc) isn't really useful. In these cases, the diagnosis could really be anything, but is likely this "cuboid syndrome" if the standard treatment for it works. This is known as a therapeutic diagnosis.

So basically, the diagnosis is as good as the doctors word and Rupp's speedy recovery with a quick manipulation of the foot, assuming there is no deceit in NOP of course.

Admittedly from the USATF.TV video replay, it looks like Rupp on more than one occasion stutter steps or gets tripped up as folks move about in the race. Could that coupled with the spikes cause an "incident" to occur? Sounds like the cuboid subluxation is more of a sudden impact type injury.

Limped Home and then med tent? wrote:

GaryB wrote: I limped home and went to the medical tent to get the foot looked at.

Can you explain why you limped home and then went to the medical tent? Medical tents are usually at the end of a race.

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What GaryB was saying when he said he 'limped home' was that he limped to the 'finish line', not to 'his home.'

I'm hoping you knew that and were just being a jerk.

I've had it happen to me and the relief is instant after getting it adjusted. Maybe it's something that does not happen to everyone, but I've definitely experienced it myself.

i had mine come of place during my first HM, hurt like hell for a week until i finally got into a PT and the popped it back into place. as others have said, instant relief though in my case i did have some additional peroneal tendon issues along the outside of my lower leg - soreness remained there for some time despite the foot pain being fixed instantly. but was immediately able to run again.

google "cuboid subluxation manipulation" or "cuboid whip", clear demonstrations of how to the pop the bone back into place (someone else or do-it-yourself). apparently this happens to dancers quite often, with all the stress they put on their feet while being up on their toes with no support.

long story short, i'll believe Salazar & Rupp's assessment, seems plausible.

His name is Whetstine, he's one of the best in the biz, the cheap-@$$ allegation by gatlin was a pathetic attempt to evade the heat of getting popped for being stupid (as he didn't think he was over the limit and would get caught), and llewellyn starks is the nike employee who beat the $#it out of him, with zero repercussion from his employer. I do believe whetstine won a court case against starks but don't quote me on that. if whetstine actually gave gatlin anything other than a rub, i've some phenomenal oceanfront property in arizona to sell you.

truther wrote:

Wexstein was the guy that supposedly gave Gatlin his drugs.

In fact, Wexstein got the crap beat out of him by someone in Nike for doing it.

So, is it relevant information that their current physio was Wexstein's understudy at the time?

You decide.

Capitalexpensed wrote:

dsrunner wrote:

The cuboid can be popped back in fairly easily,not a serious injury, though there may be peroneal tendon issues associated; still, my guess is the DNF was planned.

What is the benefit of planning a DNF?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was all a ploy.

ie What is the benefit of planning a DNS?

Remember, we are talking about a runner who warms up and checks in for races he has no intention of even starting.

This has happened to me before. It hurts like an absolute b!tch but it is a quick fix by someone who knows what they are doing.

Are you Gary? No, you are just a troll being childish. We don't say "limped home" we say "limped to the finish." Don't be such a total jerk in the future.

old guy 68 wrote:

Limped Home and then med tent? wrote:

GaryB wrote: I limped home and went to the medical tent to get the foot looked at.

Can you explain why you limped home and then went to the medical tent? Medical tents are usually at the end of a race.

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What GaryB was saying when he said he 'limped home' was that he limped to the 'finish line', not to 'his home.'

I'm hoping you knew that and were just being a jerk.

mother clucker wrote:

After all of the heat from Virgin over the last couple of weeks, Al Sal didn't want any more heat with yet another record being broken. DNF was the plan.

AlSal - wonderboy should do his amazing repeat miles, post record setting runs, in a discrete location so as to not draw too much attention; however, the cat is obviously out of the bag.

dsrunner wrote:

The cuboid can be popped back in fairly easily,not a serious injury, though there may be peroneal tendon issues associated; still, my guess is the DNF was planned.

Really genius? What was Rupp going to do? Run well under 50 the last 400....but to avoid that he dropped out to make sure he didn't set the record?

"limped home" is exactly what an athlete would say. I guess that means there are a lot of total jerks out there. Or maybe only one.

Umm, no. GaryB never responded. There are at least two total jerks posting here, the old dude and you, both who are making an "assumption" for a person who won't post again.

Limped Home and then med tent? wrote:

Umm, no. GaryB never responded. There are at least two total jerks posting here, the old dude and you, both who are making an "assumption" for a person who won't post again.

Gary also stated he was in the US military, but the race was located in Ireland. So you're thinking he "limped home" across the freaking Atlantic, then saw the Irish doc? Really, don't be so literal. And he's not responding here because you insulted him with your original post, rather than simply asking a polite question to clarify whether you understood him correctly. I don't blame him for not responding.

For more uses of "limped home" meaning something other than literally "limping to one's house":

Another total jerk, in this case one who fails at basic thinking, making as assumption for another poster.

By the way, jerk, explain what is insulting about the post I actually made.

"Can you explain why you limped home and then went to the medical tent? Medical tents are usually at the end of a race."

C S wrote:

Capitalexpensed wrote:

What is the benefit of planning a DNF?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was all a ploy.

ie What is the benefit of planning a DNS?

Remember, we are talking about a runner who warms up and checks in for races he has no intention of even starting.

How many races has he done that for, vs how many races has he not?

You make it sound like a pattern. We are also talking about a runner who doubles and triples to help his team out, sometimes getting beat (Centro/Wheating) in the process.