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Oh man! I am so sorry. If it is tendonitis then scraping will help. Do the lateral side, top, and bottom of your foot as hard as you can stand it. Even if it is a stress fracture this will speed up the healing process. Happy scraping:)

Dude, you got an ugly looking foot! Peroneus tendons? Jones fracture? I've never heard of those things! Whatever it is, hope it gets better. If you can't run/walk on it in 3-4 days, a doctor may be required...

Uh-oh! Sorry about your foot. Good luck, hope it turns out to be a quick recovery!

That really sucks. Are you just going to give it time to heal or are you going to see a doctor (besides webmd)?

Hope it gets better. Don't make me run Wasatch Back!

Bummer about the foot!

Bummer. Or should I say footer.

Hope it gets better in time for your two up-coming races. Let me know what I can do to help. Tend the kids? hahaha

How is the foot today?

Hi Cody,

If it is peroneal tendonitis you need to massage the belly of the tendon which is on the lateral side of the calf just above the maleolous (SP). The peroneal tendon runs down the lateral side and around the big bone and attaches near the 5th metatarsal. Almost aways there is tightness in the peroneal and deep tissue massage will generally make very quick improvements. Icing the insertion will help, but you need to solve the problem in the belly of the muscle - good luck, I hope you heal soon!

If you are wondering about a stress fracture - do a hop test. If you can hop on one foot it is not likely a stress fracture!!

One more thing, peroneal tendonitis generally feels like someone is driving a nail through the side of your foot - it can be very sharp.

Scott-

I dont feel any tightness (any more than usual I guess) in the calf. I can work on that area and see if it helps.

I can hop on one foot fine. I can feel the spot on push-off, but it is manageable. What do think about a bone bruise? Would the symptoms match?

Is the pain a dull ache, or is it sharp. Does it burn at all. Bone bruising generally feels like a dull ache and is tender to the touch. In regards to massage, it is not the calf. It is on the lateral side of the heel cord right on top of fibula. I will find a picture and send it to you this afternoon!! Happy Healing!!

It is a sharp pain. The pain has lessened over the last 2 weeks, but it is still there. I can't produce the pain by no amount of pushing/poking/stabbing. It only hurts when jumping/running. No pain at all on a bike or swimming or even tapping the foot on the ground.

That suggests it is something related to movement (i.e. tendonitis, etc) rather than a physical problem (spur, fracture) in my opinion.

Here is a link to a picture of the muscle. You do not need to massage as much on the tendon, but by the red part or the muscle. It is likely to be painful to push on but it will work.

http://www.joyousworld.com/health/ak/akgraphics/oi.jpg

What happened? I've had the same thing since late May 2008. I haven't been able to put full weight on my foot in FIVE WEEKS. :-(

I've been formally diagnosed with peroneal tendinitis, and it sounds like that's exactly what you have. The orthopedic surgeon told me to wear a walking boot, but that doesn't seem to *rest* the tendon or lessen the pain while walking. I use crutches for partial weight-bearing. Please let me know if/how you resolved this problem.

Clara-

I never wore a walking boot, but tried hard to not walk a lot on it. Here is what I did:

ICE-

REST-

Pool running-

Taping of foot-

Hours and hours of TENS device (stimulates the nerves so the muscles contract, helping pain and healing).

Little bit of biking as cross-training. I think it is just a function of time verses how severe the injury was. Be patient and smart and it will come around! I would recommend reading my blog entries and see what I did (good and bad). Good luck!