Fix My Foot Take 10

You've already admitted that the problem is biomechanical. So, shockwave therapy will just fix the end result(the foot pain) but will not solve the root problem. It will just happen all over again(as it has been).

I would listen to Walther about finding some art guy who can correct the muscle problems by giving you exercises. I've had a lot of luck with Yoga in balancing out my back and hips. You'll be sore as shit the first time, but it really fixes you up.

I'd also do some strength training and try to find some type of physical therapist to give you a good plan(or the ART guy).

On pete pfitzingers website, he talks about how after many years of running high mileage he began getting injured. He atrributes this to the belief that he had gradually deminished his natural flexibility and general strength by doing a single repetitive motion. He believes that runners doing high mileage need to work on doing exercises and drills so they dont become more injury prone. This makes sense; in the stone age we were probably walking and running a lot, but also doing a lot of side-to-side motion and jumping and bounding, your body needs this stuff to stay "balanced".

wejo wrote: ... If I roll a golf ball on the bottom of my foot the pain is in the circled part but slightly more towards the outside of the foot than it appears on the picture when I push into the foot. Talking to Fullem on the phone (he hasn't seen the pictures) he thought I could I have plantar in this lateral fascia and could get shock wave therapy next month but instead of sitting here doing nothing I want to do something now or at least find out more about it. ...

At about the midpoint of the foot (ignoring the toes), the plantar fascia splits up into five with each one going toward a particular toe. Based on where you've drawn the circle, it looks like you've pissed off (medically speaking) the one that goes toward the little toe. That's kind of weird (again, medically speaking).

I agree with the second part of the previos post. Trails and alternative exercises will help the overuse issues and perhaps balance the biomechanical problems.

I've had PF on and (somewhat) off for the past 3 years. Right now it's pretty difinitively back on, due to a month of enjoyable hard training. In it's latest incarnation it involvs two big symptoms: soreness/spasms in the muscles of the inside of the arch (the ones going to the big toe), and a 'popping' at the very bottom of my heel (feels like that little button on a Snapple cap) when I put weight on and off of that foot. Anyone ever deal with symptoms like this?

And yeah, I know this response doesn't do much for Wejo, but I figure I'd try to get my questions in while everyone's attention is on PF.

What shoes do you do the bulk of your training in? This is important because certain types of shoes seem to stress the plantar in a negative way...also certain shoes do not promote efficient footstrike another reason why you continue to experience the pain.

No hatred or jealousy here....we know how talented you are and we'd all like to see you run the times we know you are capable of.

I hate a moderate case of Plantar Fascitis in October 2002-January 2003.

I had Shock wave therapy, but it did not help completely.

Finally one of my doctors did a really good cortisone injection in January 2003 and the fascitis did not return again.

Weldon is it possible that your doc did not hit the spot with the right amount or kind of cortisone.

With cortisone, you really need to hit the right spot exactly. I suggest Kenacort.

Sounds like you are also in need of orthotics, if you dont use them already.

All this is available at very reasonable prices in.....BANGKOK!!!!!!!!!

Someone mentioned ART. I've done MAT,

www.muscleactivation.com

, and it works, BUT if you have poor biomechanics you'll throw your muscles out of balance Again and you'll become dependent on ART or MAT.

Someone else mentioned biomechanics and then his solution was shoes...? how about focus on BIOMECHANICS solely and then throw your volume/Lydiard work in and have the ultimate training plan. pose is the best solution to biomechanic work.

how does one contact weldon directly?

holy crap! this is exactly the same situation I have. exact spot of the main pain too on my foot.

jabba wrote:

wejo- to add onto my previous post about peroneus tendon or cuboid/cuneiform bones; why don't you spring for an MRI of your foot, or have you already? If you are going to spend the money already for shockwave, cortisone etc. why don't you pinpoint the potentially damaged structures; a more focused or accurate diagnosis may help tailor a better therapy. my .02

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