Dis5150
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- Jan 21, 2015
That is exactly where my foot pain is right now when I put on my shoes. Right on the outside edge of my right foot where the tendon goes! Sigh indeed! I don't get a diagnosis for another week though once I see my doc.
That's exactly where my pain was. I had to give up my Nike Frees. I had my first half coming up so i got an ankle brace off amazon and ran the stupid thing in my Free's. I made it to the finish line solely because of that brace but couldn't walk for 3 weeks following the race. Just hobbled around. Then went and got fitted for new shoes. I explained my pain/problem and he had me try Brooks Transcend 3's. They are like heaven for my feet and ankles! Brooks completely revamped the 2's so they are nothing like them. And the 3's just came out in January so no sale prices and they were higher end, like $170. But so worth it! They support my ankle with something they call Guide Rails. The heel drop is the same as the Free's I had (5.0's). My only issue is they have a very wide toe box and I have narrow feet. They put some off the shelf inserts in them and that helped. I tried 5 other pairs of shoes and everything felt horrible after trying the Transcends! Just wanted to give a suggestion since they helped me 100%.
So, guess how I first got the 30+ year old injury? Ballet. Actually, I rolled my ankle badly on a step - but was at that point of my planned ballet career that I felt I couldn't afford time off, so I wrapped it and continued to dance on it. Until I simply couldn't anymore. End of planned career in the ballet.
I still do basic barre and floor work because I love the craft and it's a great workout! My doc treats some professional dancers and has a teen daughter in the ballet, so he really gets the intricacies of our strangely hyper-flexible yet super strong feet/ankles. He's the one who explained that shoe shopping will never be easy for me: I need a shoe that's flexible and doesn't push my feet in or out, but that doesn't allow too much lateral movement; that has a heel collar that supports the heck out of my ankle, but doesn't apply pressure to it; that has plenty of forefoot cushion, but isn't squishy. Uh-huh. Pretty sure I've tried 90% of the shoes on the market at this point lol!
My suggestion is to Google the KT tape instructions for peroneal tendinitis and give that a try - you should be able to tell within 1/2 a mile if it's helping. Hang in there!
That description sounds just like my Brooks Transcend 3's! I described them above. Just another suggestion to try out!