tendonitis?

[fultzie]

thanks spazzdog do you know if it can, in fact, lead to a stress fracture?

it was more the cost issue (insurance doesn´t cover dr´s visits while i´m here) than the fear of the quality of medicine but i can imagine that would be an *interesting* way to meet some new gringos!

[spazzdog]

don't know about the stress fracture question... that calls for one of the docs here at TE.

Yoo-hoo! TE grrls... Is there a doctor in the house?

spazzdog

[Grog]

I definitely wouldn't ski or run on a suspicious ankle, best you can do is make it... worst.

You're not going for surgery or anything serious... Any doctor, American or other, can certainly give it a look. Indeed going to a university-hospital would be a good idea, but I'm pretty confident that you'll find quality medicine down there, almost anywhere you are. What country are you in??

[CorsairMac]

I can't help you with the stress fracture question, I've never heard of a sprain or strain causing a stress fracture - but then I've never heard of a lot of things! BUT, what I can do is give you a GREAT exercise to help strenghten your ankles that the PTs gave me when I broke mine - both at 2 seperate times.

Stand in a doorway holding on to both sides of the door frame. Lift one leg, close your eyes and let go of the door frames. Count as far as you can until you lose your balance (using the door to catch you). Try and hold the one-legged, closed-eye stand for a count of 30. Switch legs and repeat.

I know, ya'll are probably laughing now but when you close your eyes, you lose your horizon reference which changes your balance. By standing on 1 leg, you have to use your ankle to support your torso. Try it.......the first time I did I couldn't hold it for more than 3 seconds. Even now 10 yrs later there are still times I can't make it to 30.

[trigurl]

I had tendonitis in my ankle last year, the PA that I saw said go ahead run on it, ok, I did, then I ended up in PT and she said NO WAY, RICE, she did some ultrasound on it and I was better in no time! It had been so painful across the top of my foot that I could only wear flip flops for a few months!

The PT did some shock kind of therapy first which did nothing then the ultrasound, which made it better in just a few visits! I am experiencing some pain now but I am thinking it is achilles tendonitis this time. I upped my running distance too quick and have been doing more running on hard surfaces, not a good thing, so I am taking it easy on the running right now.

Ice it when you can that helps and aleve, ibuprofen one of those should help, I don't find they helped me much but the Dr. said so

good luck