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| A week ago Monday, I started exhibiting a pain in the side of my foot. (Not yoga related.) The pain is on the outside of my right foot, below the ankle and above the fleshy part; forward along what feels like the bony area approaching the toes. My chiropractor thinks it's likely tendonitis, since I exhibit none of the symptoms of a break/fracture (no swelling; and he can flex my foot in any direction without causing pain). It mostly only seems to be painful when I'm walking, i.e. bearing weight. It is likely an outgrowth of ongoing knee trouble, heh. Strangely, the pain seems to vary by degree. A couple of nights ago I performed a very short, gentle yoga practice, and it seemed to diminish any discomfort. Last night after work, I was suprised to notice all pain vanish. Yet this morning it hurt worse than before. A followup with the chiro still suggests tendonitis as the culprit. While walking does hurt, yoga didn't seem to aggravate it. I have an appt with a foot specialist next week to further look into this; but meanwhile, on the assumption that it IS tendonitis in that area of the foot/ankle, are there any suggestions for a yoga practice to support/improve my injury? Outside of yogasana, I'm trying to follow RICE as much as possible (although compression seems to cause discomfort); and I have an anti-inflammatory that I am taking. Thanks for sharing any suggestions and wisdom.  --Jason | |||
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| Hi Jason, If it is tendonitis, give your foot as much rest as possible. So, avoid the poses that irritate it (I imagine that may include many standing poses) and poses that put lots of work on your foot (like leg balances). You may be able to modify some poses so that they won't bother you, too. If I knew more about how you normally practice I could offer some more concrete suggestions. Hope your foot is better soon  Pamela Yoga in Grand Junction Colorado Viniyoga Video Free Yoga Audio | |||
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    Location: London, England | Hi Jason, Just to let you in on a little secret-"tendonitis" usually means the therapist doesn't know exactly what is causing the problem it's a great word, not too hard for the patient to remember, and sounds good. So I always smile when I hear someone has tendonitis-I mean, if a muscle is tight, then it tends to pull on its tendon, then the tendon sends out signals that it is in trouble-so the cause is muscle tension, and as most chiropractic adjustments work on adjusting muscle-well, you see my point. Not to say that the chiro treatments aren't going to work! The question is, if there's no swelling, why are you trying to compress the injured area-this is what compression is for, to reduce inflammation-same with ice, etc. I think the whole idea of RICE is over-used and highly debateable: "The Detrimental Effects of Ice on Sports Injuries The cells that make up ligaments, tendons, and organs are extremely temperature-sensitive. The metabolic rate at which these cells function is directly proportional to the temperature in their environment. For each 10 degree Celsius change in the temperature, there is a more than two-fold increase in the cell metabolism. (Guyton, A. et al. Textbook of Medical Physiology. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders, 1996, p. 620.) In other words, in order to increase cell metabolic rate by more than 100 percent, the temperature of the tissue must increase by 10 degrees. Conversely, cooling tissue will decrease that cell's metabolism." And also, NSAIDS are perhaps over-used-again, especially as you said there is no inflammation, and also inflammation can in fact speed the recovery of damaged tissues-still, I cannot see your foot, hope it all works out. Nick | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442   | Take a close look at your shoes. I have a bit of a similar pain right now and I am pretty sure it is because I am wearing shoes that need to be replaced. Slopping around in slippers also causes some of this type of pain for me. Wear supportive shoes with good, level soles (we talked about this somewhere else recently) - look at the soles of your shoes to see if they are worn. The foot specialist will likely suggest orthotics, because that is what they do  Minehave been a huge and amzing help, although since yoga I don't need them much anymore, but many people I know have spent the big bucks on orthotics and hated them or worse, had them create more problems than they had in the first place. | ||
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| I forgot to mention, I occasionally get mild tingling in the bottom outside of my foot, like an extra-gently "pins and needles." Wouldn't that suggest that I have a tight muscle somewhere above? Thanks for the responses. I still suspect that this problem stems from the tight calf above it, and my temperamental knee. (Tight with scar tissue, as opposed to just a short muscle.) A pulling on the kinetic chain, so to speak. There is still no visible swelling. I did some calf/hamstring stretches (lying on back, and using a strap) this morning; and it seemed to curb the pain a bit. Possibly because it loosened up all of the leg muscles? I still only have trouble while walking. The problem started while I was wearing barely-worn Adidas sneakers. I have had similar discomfort from these shoes in the past; but not to any lasting extent. I wear those with double socks to prevent blistering around the heel/ankle (I have skinny feet and big ankles!). Perhaps wearing them for a full day/evening was too much for my poor feet to bear, and this is how they are thanking me. *sigh* An x-ray will be reassuring that I don't have a hairline fracture or something; but that is about it. The fact that this pain has vanished a couple of times tells me it's not likely broken... Thanks again for the kind words. The consensus appears to be: rest and be patient. A test of yogic principles indeed! --Jason Edited by riftweaver 2006-11-09 11:54 AM | |||
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| I don't know much about the sciatic nerve; but is this something that could have been affected by an increased focus on asanas that stretch hamstrings? (Mostly a variety of forward folds.) Could that cause the pain I described in my foot? Today, it's pain on the side; and light tingling above the ankle, and of the achilles tendon. (I've had that in the past though.) When looking at my knee problems, my PT felt that there was likely a pinched nerve in the area of my right hip/lower back. Thanks for the site link, I'll keep my fingers crossed too! Geez, I feel like a mess right now. --Jason Edited by riftweaver 2006-11-10 11:59 AM | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | Dancing madly is good therapy Dancing badly is just bad  Dancing the quickstep is madly theraputic  | ||
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