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Mar 2016
2:20pm, 6 Mar 2016
2 posts
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RedMo
I seem to be stuck in a cycle of rest/treat - recover - run again - hurt again - rest/treat ... and so on. It has been diagnosed as tendonitis in left ankle, I over pronate. Have changed shoes. Think I may need an even longer rest but wondered if anyone had any experience to share. It's very frustrating. I can feel my fitness slipping away and am willing to write off March so that I can be fighting fit for a string of 10k races in May. Any help gratefully received.
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Mar 2016
8:50pm, 6 Mar 2016
8,080 posts
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Autumnleaves
I don't know how long you have rested, but when I was stricken with this I took over 10 weeks off running  I then started very gently and stuck to short distances. It took me a long time to build my confidence up and it was when I started core training. I had got to a point where I couldn't walk without limping never mind run.
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Mar 2016
8:59pm, 6 Mar 2016
11,472 posts
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Dvorak
Im pretty sure rest is the best thing but I also found taking the pressure of the shoe off at the heel helped. For this I used something simple, padded plasters from Tescos. More sophisticated (and probably expensive) ways of doing this are probably available. My problem was caused by abrasion at the site though so ymmv.
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Mar 2016
9:11pm, 6 Mar 2016
33,542 posts
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Velociraptor
Which tendon is involved, RedMo?
I've experienced achilles tendinitis, and managed it by stopping running, doing non-impact exercise, and gradually introducing little stretches of running into my walks and building it up according to what I could tolerate.
No promises about being recovered for May - tendon is slow to repair and it takes as long as it takes.
There's no good statistical evidence to support any of the active treatments that are commonly recommended, and people tend to believe that they were cured by whatever they'd resorted to doing when the condition happened to settle down.
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Mar 2016
9:23pm, 7 Mar 2016
3 posts
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RedMo
It's posterior tibial. Achilles is in fine fettle Oh I so hate rest.....
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Mar 2016
9:46pm, 7 Mar 2016
20,077 posts
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eL Bee!
Posterior tibial tendonitis occurs when it is lengthened under tension, normally from a lateral landing on the heel with your foot in front of your knee.
This is a form issue which can be addressed, because the old adage "You can't keep on doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome" is absolutely the case with this!
Shoes with a hefty medial 'wedge' will ameliorate the issue a bit, but to be honest, you'd be better off addressing the biomechanical issue and removing the *cause* rather than treating the symptom.
Your profile says that you are an FV50, and the problem us oldies have is that our tendons become much less elastic, much more friable with age, and MUCH more prone to injury.
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Mar 2016
9:54pm, 7 Mar 2016
4 posts
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RedMo
Thanks eL Bee. No idea why it should suddenly happen now though, I wasn't even in a heavy mileage phase, just contemplating one. Did 3 halves last autumn with barely a twinge!
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Mar 2016
10:01pm, 7 Mar 2016
20,078 posts
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eL Bee!
It's one of those things that can be a cumulative injury.
Some people are really lucky and seem to have rubber tendons forever, but they are the exception, and once there is a problem, especially in us not-teenagers-anymore folk, they can be a complete nightmare to sort out!
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Mar 2016
10:21pm, 7 Mar 2016
3,795 posts
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Kieren
Strengthening the arch worked for me - mostly with yoga balance poses. It's slow going though so you need patience
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Mar 2016
10:35am, 8 Mar 2016
5 posts
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RedMo
Ah patience My mother always said I had none!
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