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Been of running for quite a while due to heel pain.
How the hell am I going to get rid of this pain so I can start running again, starting to really cheese me of now.
Used to run half marathons, 10k’s, 5 k’s.
My calf on that leg feels tight, as I know the heel is connected in some way to the calf muscle.
Any ideas greatly welcomed.
Thanks.
Dave.
How the hell am I going to get rid of this pain so I can start running again, starting to really cheese me of now.
Used to run half marathons, 10k’s, 5 k’s.
My calf on that leg feels tight, as I know the heel is connected in some way to the calf muscle.
Any ideas greatly welcomed.
Thanks.
Dave.
Option 1) Go see a physio. who will actually touch your foot
Option 2) The internet.
I would advise option 1.
However, proper heel pain sounds like plantar faciitis. Gentle daily rolling of the foot on a tennis ball, 500ml bottle of ice or a golf ball. Gentle.
And it'll be pulling from somewhere, so working on the whole posterior chain from your back down will help.
But, option 1.
Option 2) The internet.
I would advise option 1.
However, proper heel pain sounds like plantar faciitis. Gentle daily rolling of the foot on a tennis ball, 500ml bottle of ice or a golf ball. Gentle.
And it'll be pulling from somewhere, so working on the whole posterior chain from your back down will help.
But, option 1.
Smitters said:
Option 1) Go see a physio. who will actually touch your foot
Option 2) The internet.
I would advise option 1.
However, proper heel pain sounds like plantar faciitis. Gentle daily rolling of the foot on a tennis ball, 500ml bottle of ice or a golf ball. Gentle.
And it'll be pulling from somewhere, so working on the whole posterior chain from your back down will help.
But, option 1.
This. My dad got special inserts in his shoes for it. Finally gone now.Option 2) The internet.
I would advise option 1.
However, proper heel pain sounds like plantar faciitis. Gentle daily rolling of the foot on a tennis ball, 500ml bottle of ice or a golf ball. Gentle.
And it'll be pulling from somewhere, so working on the whole posterior chain from your back down will help.
But, option 1.
Go and see a physio.
Go and see a good independent shoe shop and get your running style (gait) looked at including running outside not on a dreadmill,
Get the right shoes, not fancy overpriced insoles or any other stuff to compensate for the wrong trainers. There's thousands of different shoes out there.
To ME it sounds like you either need more support / cushioning or maybe heel striking which tends to overload the knee and calf, a low drop (toe to heel height difference) shoe might help but it I'd follow the three steps above. Drop and sole depth / cushioning are entirely independent of each other too BTW.
Go and see a good independent shoe shop and get your running style (gait) looked at including running outside not on a dreadmill,
Get the right shoes, not fancy overpriced insoles or any other stuff to compensate for the wrong trainers. There's thousands of different shoes out there.
To ME it sounds like you either need more support / cushioning or maybe heel striking which tends to overload the knee and calf, a low drop (toe to heel height difference) shoe might help but it I'd follow the three steps above. Drop and sole depth / cushioning are entirely independent of each other too BTW.
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