Got back into playing actively around April 2021. Mid June or July I was finishing a round and I strained this muscle on my 'drive planting foot'. In short, this muscle helps us lift our lower feet up and down. Usually 4 or 5 days rest helps recover it. However, I manage to keep straining it every once a in while, whether on the course or at field work.
My first guess is my driving form, no other ideas. I post this here because DG is my only sport activity (besides running). Been switching from arm pull to the noodle arm throw, so maybe there is some force my leg can't handle yet.
But honestly, I really don't know how to approach this. Has anybody else had problems with foot pain when driving? Tips or resources on handling this or finding answers?
Weed helps you get to sleep faster, but destroys your circadian rhythm and REM sleep over time, especially for me with my genetics. MK677, which I personally hyper-respond to, get you much higher quality REM sleep.
Do you think it's logical to utilize marijuana to fall asleep quicker, while being on MK677 to fall asleep deeper and bypass the REM sleep supression that weed causes???
You'd also get the munchies like crazy bro, just a side thought.
Why do we have 8 carpal bones (in our hands), but only 7 tarsal bones (in our feet)?
Is it just evolutionary happenstance in the early evolution of bony appendages, or did we lose/gain one on the way, and if so why?
hello everyone,
my wife, 35 years old and in the best shape of her life, had an injury in her ankle which caused severe pain for the last couple of months.
When looking into the injury, she found out she was born with Tarsal Coalition and was advised by an orthopedist to perform surgery in order to grate the bone that is causing her pain.
The doctor told her she might need more surgeries after that, but said she has good chance of recovery.
Looking for a 2nd opinion she went to see another orthopedist, but one whose speciality is the rehabilitation aspect of the surgery (he performs the surgery but he's the head of the rehab department) and he suggested to her TO NOT go through with the surgery, but just treat the pain as it comes (he told her "just take some pain pills before any strain on your leg") . He told her the surgery won't help her and will only lead down a path of endless surgeries, and might even cause her to lose height.
so now we don't know what to do, so we wanted to get any opinions of anyone who had surgery and recovered, or if someone actually suggests not to go through with the surgery.
any information will be appreciated
I watch some videos and it seems like the solution for some is an insole, which seems like the opposite of barefoot running. I wonder how the barefoot running is related/ or if its related to the problem.
Anyone have tarsal tunnel syndrome and how do they deal with it?
Hi! 42F, 5'9, 250lbs, non-smoker, infrequent drinker. Currently on OTC ibuprofen (800 3X a day), gabapentin (2400 total over 3 doses a day), metformin (500 2X a day) and Percocet (5-325... half a tab as needed, several times a week). I had 2 tarsal tunnel release surgeries over this last summer, after years of foot pain. Left ankle in May and right side in August. I've had lots of trouble with recovery being slow and difficult, often in near debilitating pain. My podiatrist has been awesome. He's been willing to work with me to find something to help relieve the pain. I have been in PT for over a month. We have tried several oral steroids and anti inflammatories, with little good luck. I had an injection steroid done last week, but still getting nothing for it so far. I'm just wondering, of those who have experience with this surgery, how long would you say is normal for your patients to feel near normal again? What helped them find relief? Should I ask about seeing if there's something else causing the pain now, like a back issue? Any advice is welcome! Thank you!
Has anyone here been diagnosed with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and/or misdiagnosed with PF?
I've got a couple past posts with more detail, but in short, I've had PF symptoms for 11 years now, and an official diagnosis for 10 years. I've had on and off symptoms since then, but my big flare up started last January and it's been a struggle to get the pain under control since.
I started seeing a new podiatrist in April. He prescribed a round of methylprednisolone in May followed by naproxen twice daily (this method helped a lot. I was able to walk almost 2 miles with little issue, but I was still in pain regularly, especially in my toes). In late June, he prescribed another round of methylprednisolone followed by mobic/meloxicam once daily (this has not helped at all and I've stopped taking the mobic this week). He mentioned that if this second round of anti-inflammatories didn't help, it could be a nerve issue. After a lil bit of research, I came across TTS and the symptoms are very very similar to what I've been experiencing this past year.
I'll bring it up with him when I see him at the end of this month, but I'm curious: does anyone else have this? If so, what has your experience with treatment been like?
To bring it to light I "sprained" my ankle inward last August, it seemed to heal up well and I went to normal activity in Nov. In March I started getting pain below my knee and it just kept spreading around my ankle until I couldn't walk without limping. I finally got an MRI and the results were that I had a tarsal coalition that I broke when I sprained my ankle, and I had a lot of bone bruising around the ankle joint. I am 32 years old and never knew I had this and it literally never bothered me a bit as I had a function ankle foot until this injury. I demobilized it for 4 weeks and the plan is now brace it and PT. Has anyone experienced this condition? I'm really curious on what I need to relate as I know most PT's are going to train me for a sprained ankle, which is incorrect. I want my foot to function again. The last resort is to cut me open and remove the coalition which is something I really don't want to do. Any input/feedback is greatly appreciated as I know this community has a lot of knowledge. thanks!
I'm trying to articulate a mink skeleton and got everything else sorted out execpt these goddamn bones that are driving me fucking crazy. I already tried searching fore some good images online but coudn't really find anything helpful.
If someone can send me a good pic on articulated mink carpals and tarsals i would be infinitely grateful.
Take 3 minutes and learn about Tarsal Coalition- Worth Watching.
Also, dedicate 5-10 minutes of your time every Thursday to learn one MSK case by MSK imaging fellow: Dr.Awan. :-)
Or are there some that show where the animal pushed off the ground with the ball of his foot?
Went to podiatrist today and was diagnosed with tarsal tunnel and was perscribed steroids. The pain started about a week ago with lots of numbness and burning pain the bottoms of my foot and ankle. That all lines up with TT. However, the pain has been spreading up my leg and has mostly settled in my knee, which does not usually occur with TT. Have any of you had this diagnosis? Did it change later? Did the steroids help?
If you’ve never tried super-slow weight training, you’re missing out on a superior method of muscle growth. Learn more about this effective training method and what “super-slow” really means.
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What if I told you super-slow weight training could work your cardiovascular system to the same intensity as sprinting while also building muscle and superior strength and the same time? What if I also told you that you could improve your insulin sensitivity and growth hormone production simply by changing your routine and how you structure your sets and repetitions? Do you think that would be something you might be interested in?
Here is what you need to know:
Traditional steady state cardio is very hard on the body and can lead to chronically high levels of cortisol and cause the body to cannibalize hard earned muscle.
Fast twitch muscles store the most glycogen, so in order to discourage fat storage we need to deplete our excess glycogen store and focus on working these motor units.
Traditional weightlifting may not adequately stress muscles enough to optimally trigger the adaptive response needed to stimulate growth.
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... keep reading on reddit ➡Hello,
I am a 33/m, ~155 lbs, 5' 11'' and I've been having some pain in my heels for 1 month now. Geographically, this is in the US, Pacific NW.
Here is the history as far as I can remember -
I was in an airport running late for a flight, I started running up a ramp to get to my gate and my left heel started to hurt. This was more on the back/base of the heel. The right foot was okay, but the left was painful enough that I was limping for a few days. With some rest/ice the left foot seemed to improve, although there is some very minor pain when walking still.
Later, about 2-3 weeks ago I started experiencing a stronger pain in my right heel, particularly on the outside, googling around it's at least in the location of what I see labeled as tarsal tunnel syndrome. Standing is mostly fine, but walking, particularly the curling of the foot, is what hurts. I can't think of anything specific that happened to the right foot that might have caused it. I have never had any ankle injury in the past.
Other possibly relevant info -
Earlier this year I had some issues with my right knee, I went to PT for a while, and it mostly seems to have helped. The pain was on the back right side of the right knee, and worse when walking downhill. This ended ~ 3 months ago.
I exercise either by using a bike, climbing or hiking. For biking for a while I was using a pair of shoes that was admittedly too small, it grouped my toes together, but the heel felt okay. I got proper sized shoes once I started feeling this pain, and have only cycled once since then. The pain didn't really bother me during it.
Climbing is always done in tight shoes, although compared to most people, I wear more comfortable shoes most of the time. The pain isn't very noticeable when I am actually on the wall, so it hasn't effected this much.
Hiking is probably the worst, but I do some foot/calf stretches beforehand and once I am warmed up (wearing hiking shoes) it seems to be more of a dull pain than anything. Weirdly, it seems to feel better going up or down hill than flat ground.
I used to hike/ do all my walking in flip flops. Probably wasn't the best idea due to the lack of support, but at the time it usually felt better than regular hiking shoes.
I also used to sit on my legs at work/school, basically all the time. I have stopped (or at least cut down on) this in the last couple of years.
That is everything I can think of.
I am pretty sure I have used my up my insurance for PT this year, so
... keep reading on reddit ➡Hello everyone, I decided to post here to write about my experience with Tarsal Coalition. This is a small and pretty inactive sub, so if no one sees this that’s ok, I just wanted to get my thoughts out.
I am a 21 year old male and was diagnosed at 15, the morning after a cross country race. I had absolutely no pain that I can remember from my foot my entire life until the day before this race, I was out jogging and had a slight ache in my arch/lower ankle area but thought nothing of it since it went away halfway through the run. It was hurting worse and worse throughout the day until I was sure I had a stress fracture or something. I didn’t tell anyone and the next day lined up at the start with some decent pain and raced. Halfway through I stepped on a little root and had the worst pain imaginable. I walked/jogged it to the finish in tears and knew something was wrong, I literally thought I broke my foot. We went to the Dr later that day and I got diagnosed with Tarsal Coalition in late august of 2015.
I had to use crutches for about three weeks after that and started running again at practice about a week after. I probably returned too quickly but I really just wanted to run again and be with my friends. Well, nothing ended up working so we decided to just get the surgery over with. I got the surgery on October 15.
The surgery recovery itself wasn’t too bad after the first day. I had some severe pain once the morphine wore off in the hospital, threw up a couple times from taking oxycodone pills on an empty stomach, but after the first five days I had very little pain. The goal and plan was to be out of the cast in three weeks, and in a boot in three weeks and then you’re good to go. Once I was out of the cast I needed another week to be able to put all of the pressure needed to walk, so for a week I still used crutches. But honestly, after this, the recovery was a breeze, I was able to walk again pretty easily and even started running again on Christmas day. I never had any problems in this foot so far six years later so I considered the surgery a 100% success. Unfortunately I had the problem with both feet hahaha.
So, in the Winter of 2016, (right after my other foot healed) my opposite foot started hurting off and on, I was able to control the pain mostly but I remember it hurting so bad after my races that I couldn’t sleep that night. It eventually would finally go away when I would use custom orthotics. Although I had a couple bursts of pain f
... keep reading on reddit ➡My left foot seems a bit narrower than my right. I feel as if the tarsal bones of my left foot are more scrunched up from having grown up wearing shoes. Are there any exercises to correct this? I’ve been barefooting for a little over year now.
So I find myself with 2 options. Option A: strict diet of either carnivore or vegan, to minimize wet dreams, but I am not able to eat many calories. Option B: An open diet where I can eat what I want, but have wet dreams often, but am able to eat much more calories. Can anybody advise on which would be more beneficial to overall health and physicality? Is it possible to gain muscles on SR if you aren't eating enough?
