Got one on Friday and quit running immediately. A couple questions:
1- How long does something like this typically take to resolve itself?
2- Any exercises for strength/rehab.
3- This injury occured while running on a treadmill. Is this a treadmill specific injury?
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I had the same thing last indoor season. If I were you, I would immediately stop running for two weeks just to be safe. I kept on trying to get back and kept aggravating it. as you know it is very uncomfortable. One thing you can do is wear a cushioned insole in your shoe to give you more support. Also, icing it twice daily and applying heat is good too. If you have access, ultrasound everyday would work too. You can also strengthen it by laying a towel on the floor and soing toe curls, bringing the towel towards yourself. THis is an injury that if aggravated can turn into something big so play it smart and rest it.
I had this a few years ago while I was in college. I did it running in the snow, so it's definitely not treadmill-specific (I hate the treadmill and avoid it at all costs). Although it was January, I got on the roadbike and did some crazy rides for a month along with some pool. Started doing track work again in the beginning of March and by mid-march ran a PR in the 15.
Timetable:
January 25th or so: injury occurred.
Feb 20th or so: eased back into running
March 20th or so: PR
question for the orginial poster:
Is it sore to walk around on?
I currently have a peronial strain and can walk on it fine, and run up to 1 hour, however when it comes to stringing runs together it flairs up on me again. Has been doing this for nearly a month... bizzare..
beware running on it when it isn't 100%
I was in the middle of some big, big mileage weeks, kept running on a strained peroneal and it got wound up so badly that it tore, taking the achilles with it. ice and find a good active release therapist.
AH wrote:
question for the orginial poster:
Is it sore to walk around on?
I currently have a peronial strain and can walk on it fine, and run up to 1 hour, however when it comes to stringing runs together it flairs up on me again. Has been doing this for nearly a month... bizzare..
For the first day, yes, it was sore. I'm now two days removed and I can walk without pain. I've been riding the dreaded stationary bike for two days, and am willing to continue for as long as I have to. I'm going to give it a whirl--running again-- if all holds like it is today, on Wed....maybe.