Hi docs,
yesterday I've run a trail half-marathon in my huarache sandals which I always do on rocky, gravely runs. As always, I run just for the fun of doing it and in a moderate speed. I'm also used to running longer distances than HM, so this wasn't an exceptionally hard exercise for me.
At kilometer 5 or so, I almost twisted my left ankle when stepping on a loose rock that decided to roll away. But I noticed it early enough to deal with it. But maybe at kilometer 8 I started to feel a pain in my left foot while landing on my forefoot and then again when popping off to the next step. After some more kilometers, the pain got better so that I was able to finish.
Today, when getting out of bed, I almost couldn't step on my left foot. So I went to the hospital where they x-rayed my left ankle. The pictures don't show anything, so the bones seem to be ok. I had the presumption that maybe a cartilage splinter was in the joint, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The doctor moved my ankle manually and couldn't diagnose any instability, limitation in movement or cracks when doing so.
When keeping my ankle straight, I can walk on my heel without much hassles. The pain is only there when putting load on my forefoot. Unfortunately, it's not easy to localize where the pain is exactly. Yesterday while still running, I had the impression it's somewhere in the left part of the left midfoot. Today, when I put load on my left forefoot, the pain is somehow distributed from left to right midfoot and possibly ankle.
If the pain don't stop anytime soon, I'm advised to do a MRT scan to see if there's something wrong with some soft tissue/ligaments. I'm gonna do that ASAP but I'm still seeking for advice since I have the impression that most doctors I'm aware of are not too experienced when it comes to running injuries ("when it hurts while running, don't run") or seek any solution in orthotics ("Oh, you overpronate!"), so it wouldn't be too bad if the problem could be narrowed a bit to some likely causes.
Thanks a lot for any advice!
Tassilo
yesterday I've run a trail half-marathon in my huarache sandals which I always do on rocky, gravely runs. As always, I run just for the fun of doing it and in a moderate speed. I'm also used to running longer distances than HM, so this wasn't an exceptionally hard exercise for me.
At kilometer 5 or so, I almost twisted my left ankle when stepping on a loose rock that decided to roll away. But I noticed it early enough to deal with it. But maybe at kilometer 8 I started to feel a pain in my left foot while landing on my forefoot and then again when popping off to the next step. After some more kilometers, the pain got better so that I was able to finish.
Today, when getting out of bed, I almost couldn't step on my left foot. So I went to the hospital where they x-rayed my left ankle. The pictures don't show anything, so the bones seem to be ok. I had the presumption that maybe a cartilage splinter was in the joint, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The doctor moved my ankle manually and couldn't diagnose any instability, limitation in movement or cracks when doing so.
When keeping my ankle straight, I can walk on my heel without much hassles. The pain is only there when putting load on my forefoot. Unfortunately, it's not easy to localize where the pain is exactly. Yesterday while still running, I had the impression it's somewhere in the left part of the left midfoot. Today, when I put load on my left forefoot, the pain is somehow distributed from left to right midfoot and possibly ankle.
If the pain don't stop anytime soon, I'm advised to do a MRT scan to see if there's something wrong with some soft tissue/ligaments. I'm gonna do that ASAP but I'm still seeking for advice since I have the impression that most doctors I'm aware of are not too experienced when it comes to running injuries ("when it hurts while running, don't run") or seek any solution in orthotics ("Oh, you overpronate!"), so it wouldn't be too bad if the problem could be narrowed a bit to some likely causes.
Thanks a lot for any advice!
Tassilo