A couple of times I've written here about a pain in my heel that has been going on for quite a while. I went to the podiatrist who ordered an MRI. (He said it was going on for too long.) The diagnosis came back calcaneal stress reaction.
His recommended treatment is 3 wks in the boot. I'm on day 2.
(I very much know I can't cry too much. It's not casted. It doesn't hurt. And I can swim. Things could be a whole lot worse.)
I'm interested in understanding whether one typically is prescribed no weight-bearing for a calcaneal stress reaction. Or even - is there a "typical"? I explored I think all options with the guy. (I like him a lot, BTW, and I've put him on the barefoot friendly list.) He said crutches or a knee scooter was overkill for my situation. He even said he will often have it casted, but he didn't think mine was that bad.
Also, I'm very much trying to walk in a way to really not put weight on the heel. (I think the BFR form learning is helping here. I put a lot of effort into not putting my booted foot out in front of me.
Any words of wisdom about 1) using a boot only and/or 2) any other advice you give your patients to maximize the chances of success of getting this calmed down?
Thanks.
Jim
His recommended treatment is 3 wks in the boot. I'm on day 2.
I'm interested in understanding whether one typically is prescribed no weight-bearing for a calcaneal stress reaction. Or even - is there a "typical"? I explored I think all options with the guy. (I like him a lot, BTW, and I've put him on the barefoot friendly list.) He said crutches or a knee scooter was overkill for my situation. He even said he will often have it casted, but he didn't think mine was that bad.
Also, I'm very much trying to walk in a way to really not put weight on the heel. (I think the BFR form learning is helping here. I put a lot of effort into not putting my booted foot out in front of me.
Any words of wisdom about 1) using a boot only and/or 2) any other advice you give your patients to maximize the chances of success of getting this calmed down?
Thanks.
Jim