Great News!So, Ive really got to hand it to crazy Jena and Mike. They recommended this book, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook. I've been trying to read a little as I get time about the peroneus tendons. Last night following the directions I found THE trigger point that is causing this problem I've been having. I have hit this spot before with the stick, but I've never focused on it before like I did this time. Wow, after doing that I got up to go to bed and the pain was completely gone. I woke up this morning and it was still gone. Now after a couple hours of being on my feet cleaning I can feel the pain coming back a little so I think I need to hit that trigger point with the stick again. Surgery my ass. Cutting apart my calcaneus, ya right. Glad I didnt listen to franken-doc.
It was Jimmy Hart's article on TOFP along with Jen/Mike's advice last year about trigger points/referred pain that helped me find the cure for my year-long problem with tight shin muscles. I wonder how many other folks taking up bfr and/or minimalist running have been misdiagnosed as having stress reactions and stress fractures in their metatarsals, when all it might take is a good massage and some unknotting of the lower leg.
I also like to give the feet a good massage, especially on the inside of the arch.