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Hey I'm hoping to get some advice. I'm pretty sure I have some sort of tendinitis in my ankle. I know it's not broken as I've had x-rays, and I don't think it's a sprain because there wasn't any swelling or bruising, I just woke up the day after my long run and it hurt. It hurts at the beginning of a run but becomes pain free after a couple miles and it is achy in the mornings, but loosens up as the day goes on. I haven't ran in 5 weeks and it honestly doesn't seem to be getting better on it's own. I have done rice and I'm taking ibuprofen. My question is, do you think it's OK to do light running on it? I really want to get back out there. I feel like I've lost most of my fitness and I don't want to lose more. Thanks in advance!
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If it feels better after a couple of miles , I run. If it feels worse after a couple of miles, I don't run. Some injuries don't require or get better because of rest. YMMV.
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It's ok to run on it just don't race or run hard trails or hills. Just take it easy and work on base miles.
true, in my case i stopped running ( and did not help), so started practicing yoga for about 3 months and then after a period of full rest (for about 3-4 weeks, while i was taking therapy ~once or twice a week) made the case worse! Instead of feeling pain only after running 20-30 min on the outside of my left leg, i started feeling pain in both legs. It was hard even just to work and do regular day stuff. Apparently i had several injuries, first thing was to get rid of the pain through therapy and very light strength training, now iam strenght training and foam rolling every day ( this last part iam doing on my own since i moved and i need to find the right specialist in different city)
This is probably true, but if you don't figure out the underlying cause it will either never really go away, or recur. Do you have access to a sport medicine specialist and/or physiotherapy? It could be your shoes, or muscle weaknesses and imbalances, or tight calves, or a combination of all three (as it was for me when I had ankle issues, Achilles on one side and peroneal tendinitis on the other). For whatever it's worth, I was told it is not helpful to stop all activity or to immobilize the ankle, but you need enough stability in your foot, via stability shoes or orthotics, to take some pressure off and let it heal. But really you should have someone look at it.
if for some reason you don't have access to medical care, there is a good book called Anatomy for Runners, by jay dicharry, that might be helpful. Not an easy read, and you do have to read the whole thing, but very worthwhile to learn stretches and exercises for specific issues.
good luck!
I've had a similar injury and I don't have the name of it offhand but there's a fascia that covers some tendons just below the ankle and towards the heal. That gets inflamed and is painful. Stretching and rolling your calves, icing after long runs, and taping can help. I continued to run like others said. If it loosened up after a couple of miles I kept running. Unfortunately I ran the Portland Marathon when it was at it's worse and had to limp for the following few months. All that to say, trust your body, take it easy and stretch. It was a recurring issue for me but have been religious about rolling and stretching after every run and I haven't had it in a few years. Hope you find relief.