2 bruised heels

HankScorpio1985

hey,

I bruised my heel playing gaa about 3 weeks ago and I have been still playing. Obviously though I have been protecting it by running on my toe most of the time and having lots of cushioning under it. Same thing with everyday walking. However last night I seem to have done the same thing to my other foot. Could there be an underlying problem or is it just bad luck? Or could it be down to the hard ground and not enough cushioning in my boots? Is there anyway I can prevent this happening again or any excercises I can do to speed recovery? We have our last league match next Thursday and then more than likely a league final on the 20th of August. Then there's championship at the end of september so there is time to rest but obviously I would like to be fairly ok for those matches.

Cheers for any advice

Jonny303

May sound odd but tight hamstrings by any chance?

Im sitting here after a horrible session last night and my ankles/achilles are very very sore, and I know its from tight hamstrings

podge57

To me, it sounds like it could be plantar fasciitis. I had it and I know other people who have had it from playing football - I iced and took it easy on my foot, but it took a while for it to go away

cc87

What kind of boots are you wearing??
The ground can be very hard these days and if your boots are designed to be used in soft ground they will very easily mess up your feet

HankScorpio1985

No I don't think it's from the boots. I wear adidas world cups. Unless it's from a lack of cushion at the heel from wear? Ya a physio said it was probably plantar fascilitis and that rest, icing and massage might benefit it. But this was before I did the second one so I'm looking to see if there's an underlying cause. Tight hamstrings? That's interesting because I would never have thought of that. I know how much they control but heel injuries? My hamstrings would be okish. Obviously they could be better but who's couldn't? I seem to be very prone to getting quite stiff very easily. Like today for instance...I played a match last night and warmed down afterwards and I wouldn't be able to get near touching my toes. Whereas normally with a bit of a warm up I would.

Cheers again for the replies

Deedsie

I hope this isn't medical advice, but I just want to give my story with a similar problem. About a year ago my left heel started giving me awful bother, couldn't run, got fairly soft around the belly. I did six months physio for plantar fasciitis. Eventually got referred to the santry sports surgery clinic for an MRI and treatment. I had torn my Achilles tendon where it joins the heel. Got a prp injection, and had to wear a roller boot. I am only just back running now. My suggestion would be, don't waste six months at physio if it's not working.

Maybe its nothing like tht at all and rest will sort it out. Hope it works out for you anyway.

bubbleking

Ok this isnt medical advice just my opinion.

You have bruised the fat pad in both your heels. Its fairly common at this time of year because the ground is so hard and most boots lack the cushioning required.

There are a couple of ways to treat it
1. Ice the living daylights out of it
2. Corticosteriod injection (obv need a referral for this and its a last resort)
3. use a horshoe type padding in your boot. This way the fat pad of your heel nestles in the U of the pad and provides relief.

Brian?

Sorry OP, it is againest the forum charter to seek or offer medical advice. Thread locked.