Who do I see? - Slight pain on outside of foot.

gavmcg92

First off, not looking for any real diagnosis, just don't want to go to the physio if it's not necessary.

Started the C25k program and when I'm running I feel a slight pain along the outside of my right foot. Is this a problem with my form or should it be something that I go to see a physio for.

Mod, if you still feel this breaches the charter then feel free to lock it.

Cheers.

runinfinity

Personally I'd start with a sports therapist, they're pretty nifty at diagnosing little niggles and either fixing it or if it's more serious they'll send you to the right person.

Rantan

gavmcg92 wrote: »

First off, not looking for any real diagnosis, just don't want to go to the physio if it's not necessary.

Started the C25k program and when I'm running I feel a slight pain along the outside of my right foot. Is this a problem with my form or should it be something that I go to see a physio for.

Mod, if you still feel this breaches the charter then feel free to lock it.

Cheers.

personally:

depends on each individuals definition of "slight pain"

to me it means if I can still run, walk, train and function as normal without any restriction - I woudn't waste my money - plenty of self treatment remedies but probably floating close to breaching charter so...

dodgy territory thereafter

menoscemo

gavmcg92 wrote: »

First off, not looking for any real diagnosis, just don't want to go to the physio if it's not necessary.

Started the C25k program and when I'm running I feel a slight pain along the outside of my right foot. Is this a problem with my form or should it be something that I go to see a physio for.

Mod, if you still feel this breaches the charter then feel free to lock it.

Cheers.

Have you had yourself fitted for correct shoes etc?

gavmcg92

runinfinity wrote: »

Personally I'd start with a sports therapist, they're pretty nifty at diagnosing little niggles and either fixing it or if it's more serious they'll send you to the right person.

Do you have any suggestions for someone in South Dublin? Would a consultation with them be similar to a physio? Around 45-60 euro?

Rantan wrote: »

personally:

depends on each individuals definition of "slight pain"

to me it means if I can still run, walk, train and function as normal without any restriction - I woudn't waste my money - plenty of self treatment remedies but probably floating close to breaching charter so...

dodgy territory thereafter

To add a little more to that, It's not overly painful but it would be uncomfortable enough for me to want to get whatever is causing it fixed.

menoscemo wrote: »

Have you had yourself fitted for correct shoes etc?

I got a pair of asics up in the outlet in Kildare that fit me well and said they had good support. Didn't really get "fitted" for them.

menoscemo

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I got a pair of asics up in the outlet in Kildare that fit me well and said they had good support. Didn't really get "fitted" for them.

It's *probably* not the shoes but I wouldn't be getting my first pair of runners in the likes of the Asics outlet. You should go to an independant running shoe specialist for unbiassed advice.

gavmcg92

menoscemo wrote: »

It's *probably* not the shoes but I wouldn't be getting my first pair of runners in the likes of the Asics outlet. You should go to an independant running shoe specialist for unbiassed advice.

I'm only starting out so I felt like I didn't need to look into them too deeply. Felt like Asics was a good brand and picked up a pair that had reasonable support, cushioning and at a good price too. Guess next time I'll look into what you're suggesting.

menoscemo

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I'm only starting out so I felt like I didn't need to look into them too deeply. Felt like Asics was a good brand and picked up a pair that had reasonable support, cushioning and at a good price too. Guess next time I'll look into what you're suggesting.

yeah but if you are not flat footed then you don't need support, in fact support structures in a shoe are likely to injure you....

Clearlier

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I got a pair of asics up in the outlet in Kildare that fit me well and said they had good support. Didn't really get "fitted" for them.

Interesting. Any idea why you got a pair with good support? If you tell us the model we'll be able to confirm but it sounds like you might have bought a pair of stability shoes or something heading in that direction. This is fine if you need them but not so good if you don't.

Regardless of your current pain you would do well to head to a running shop. I use Amphibian King, others use runways and there are other options too.

Edit: Meno got there ahead of me.

gavmcg92

I've had collapsing arches before, hence why I wanted something with better support.

The pair of runners that I got were the GEL-DS Trainer 19.

Clearlier

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I've had collapsing arches before, hence why I wanted something with better support.

The pair of runners that I got were the GEL-DS Trainer 19.

They appear to be for mild over-pronators so there is a risk that if neutral shoes would be better for you that they could be causing injury. Do your arches collapse now? Do you do any exercises to strengthen them?

Would agree with Meno about going to an independent shop.

gavmcg92

Clearlier wrote: »

They appear to be for mild over-pronators so there is a risk that if neutral shoes would be better for you that they could be causing injury. Do your arches collapse now? Do you do any exercises to strengthen them?

Would agree with Meno about going to an independent shop.

They're not as bad as they used to be and no don't really do any exercises with them. Used to wear inserts to lift them but haven't used them in a while.

thehamo

Did your feet hurt at any stage when you had the arch supports in? I would get it assessed. It could really be anything stress fractures in the foot, muscle problems further up in the calf etc. Pain manifests its self for various reasons. You could find your self forking out a lot of money on a new pair of runners that mean nothing.

Did you follow the c25k to the tee? Any chance you upped your mileage a bit too quick or anything?

How much stretching do you do? Ever used a foam roller on your calves?

runinfinity

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Do you have any suggestions for someone in South Dublin? Would a consultation with them be similar to a physio? Around 45-60 euro?
.

Not a clue sorry, I'm in the other end of the country!

menoscemo

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Do you have any suggestions for someone in South Dublin? Would a consultation with them be similar to a physio? Around 45-60 euro?

Ciaran Fitzpatrick in ballinteer would be your man.
http://cfphysicaltherapy.com/
Helped me with a load of foot injuries before.

gavmcg92

thehamo wrote:

Did your feet hurt at any stage when you had the arch supports in? I would get it assessed. It could really be anything stress fractures in the foot, muscle problems further up in the calf etc. Pain manifests its self for various reasons. You could find your self forking out a lot of money on a new pair of runners that mean nothing.

Initially they were a little uncomfortable but that was expected as they were lifting the arches up, but other than that? nope.

thehamo wrote:

Did you follow the c25k to the tee? Any chance you upped your mileage a bit too quick or anything?

I've done day one and two. Following it to a tee and other than a bit of soreness afterwards there is no other issues.

thehamo wrote:

How much stretching do you do? Ever used a foam roller on your calves?

I do a couple of minutes before my run, a 5 minute warm up walk and then do a cool down with a bit of foam rolling after. The foam roller is rather uncomfortable but I guess I need to do a bit more of it.

gavmcg92

menoscemo wrote:

Ciaran Fitzpatrick in ballinteer would be your man.

what sort of rates does he charge?

Johnny_Fontane

I have very similar problems. I was running for about a year up until June 2013 (lots of 10ks), then suddenly the the right hand side of my right foot got sore. I rested it for a month, then three. tried again, still sore about 3k into a run. then rested it for six months, still v.sore when running again. then before christmas tried again, and still sore 2k into the run.

Im based in D3 but work in D2. Can anyone recommend someone to see, I need to get back running at this stage!

menoscemo

gavmcg92 wrote: »

what sort of rates does he charge?

Give him a ring and ask, haven't been there for a while but he is very good.

RayCun

gavmcg92 wrote: »

what sort of rates does he charge?

about 60 quid for an hour, IIRC