Greetings!
During a period of ~1 year in college, I developed Haglunds deformity on the back of each of my heels from wearing cleats daily for intensive club sports. I noticed the bump growing on the back of my heels but never had any pain (or even blisters) so I didn't worry about it and thought it was just swelling. That was 5 years ago.
For the past 2 years I'd been running almost daily in the same pair of standard running shoes. They're very comfortable and have never given me problems. This summer, however, I bought Vibram Five Finger shoes and developed some problems.
To get used to the Vibrams, I was taking very short runs in them ~2-4 times/week for a couple months. Right about the time that I developed new muscles and could run quickly in the Vibrams, the bump on my right heel suddenly swelled a bit and started hurting. This was the first time that this bump ever caused discomfort.
The discomfort could not be due to normal shoes because this summer I've worn flip flops (with no heel strap) 90% of the time.
Could this be from the Vibram shoes? I'd be surprised if it was from rubbing on the shoes because I find them to be extremely comfortable. Could it be related to the fact that my heel never touches the ground when I run in them?
Now I've stopped running altogether (in any shoes) and have continued wearing flip flops, yet after ~1.5 months the bump is still bothersome : (.
Thank you for your help!!!!
During a period of ~1 year in college, I developed Haglunds deformity on the back of each of my heels from wearing cleats daily for intensive club sports. I noticed the bump growing on the back of my heels but never had any pain (or even blisters) so I didn't worry about it and thought it was just swelling. That was 5 years ago.
For the past 2 years I'd been running almost daily in the same pair of standard running shoes. They're very comfortable and have never given me problems. This summer, however, I bought Vibram Five Finger shoes and developed some problems.
To get used to the Vibrams, I was taking very short runs in them ~2-4 times/week for a couple months. Right about the time that I developed new muscles and could run quickly in the Vibrams, the bump on my right heel suddenly swelled a bit and started hurting. This was the first time that this bump ever caused discomfort.
The discomfort could not be due to normal shoes because this summer I've worn flip flops (with no heel strap) 90% of the time.
Could this be from the Vibram shoes? I'd be surprised if it was from rubbing on the shoes because I find them to be extremely comfortable. Could it be related to the fact that my heel never touches the ground when I run in them?
Now I've stopped running altogether (in any shoes) and have continued wearing flip flops, yet after ~1.5 months the bump is still bothersome : (.
Thank you for your help!!!!