Topic
Heel pain
Forum Posting
A Membership is required to post in the forums. Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
Home › Forums › General Forums › Philosophy & Technique › Heel pain
- This topic has 26 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 8 months ago by rmeurant.
-
AuthorPosts
-
Jul 20, 2017 at 5:55 pm #3480087
Thanks Bob!
Just got back from the orthopedic clinic and it’s bursitis and achilies tendinitis exacerbated by a deformation. As Bob’s post suggests, it’s a process and for me it looks like it’s going to go in phases to see how I respond.
Right now for me it’s three calf/achilies stretch sessions per day of 5 sets at 30 seconds each side. My range of motion with both calves were really poor. More on this later.
While recovering, I have foam heel inserts that will go under my insoles and a gel chingadera to wrap around my heal.
He (physician) has me taking three Advils three times daily to aggressively go after the inflammation. He said if anyone suggests prednisone for achilies to turn and run as the risk of rupture is too great.
I return in three weeks for reassessment and we’ll go from there.
Moving forward…
I never stretch when hiking but that will have to change. He’s not worried about me stretching before the hike as much as he is afterwards. For long dawn to dusk hiking days, he recommends the three stretching sessions as noted above for my current treatment, one of which will be at the end of the day when I’m done hiking.
I asked his thoughts on zero drop shoes. He felt that in the future they would be a good idea for me but not until I’ve recovered from this.
As Bob’s posts suggests, this can be a long drawn out process which includes walking boots and casts, and there’s a good chance of never fully recovering from it.
I’ve never stretched when hiking before but with the little I know now, that was not a good idea for me.
Achilles issues are not the type of injury to try and google your way through and I’d recommend anyone experiencing something similar to visit a doc quickly to try and stay on top of it and to avoid further damaging or rupturing it.
Jul 20, 2017 at 8:41 pm #3480126Ian, got to agree with your last paragraph in particular, mobility is just too important to mess with, and I for one would be wary of macho “Keep on truckin'” when your feet are screamin’.
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Forum Posting
A Membership is required to post in the forums. Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
Our Community Posts are Moderated
Backpacking Light community posts are moderated and here to foster helpful and positive discussions about lightweight backpacking. Please be mindful of our values and boundaries and review our Community Guidelines prior to posting.
Get the Newsletter
Gear Research & Discovery Tools
- Browse our curated Gear Shop
- See the latest Gear Deals and Sales
- Our Recommendations
- Search for Gear on Sale with the Gear Finder
- Used Gear Swap
- Member Gear Reviews and BPL Gear Review Articles
- Browse by Gear Type or Brand.