pain in the tabialis? (Read 560 times)

What kind of pain? When does it occur? What makes it go away? What makes it worse? Have you changed anything lately? Need more info, could be anything.

I have been suffering from tibialis anterior tendonitis since February. The tibialis anterior is the muscle used to "dorsiflex" (flex up) the foot. So it's major purpose when walking or running is to act as a break as the toes are lowered down. It has more work to do when going downhill, which is typically how it gets injured. To cure it, I followed this advice from my podiatrist: 1) ice it immediately after a run 2) strengthen (only slightly) the tibialis anterior. I'd cross my legs (like a woman sitting proper), attach a rubber band between the toes of the top foot and the bottom, and then slower raise and lower the top foot against the resistance. 3) sleep with my feet hanging off the edge of the bed. This sounds dumb but made the biggest difference, because I was having nightly muscle spasms due to my foot being flexed and pressing into the mattress. Of course my pain was not in the muscle proper but in the tendon, so I don't know if this advice will work for you. But I'd back off on the ankle exercises for now until it feels a little better.