bruised heel?

[Becky]

Zia- Good question. I have no idea if it's tissue or bone. It's not super-sore- maybe 3 or 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. It's definitely on the outer edge of the inner side of my heel (if that makes sense).

Oakleaf- Where does one get arnica? Does it really help?

*grumbles* I was hoping that this was the kind of thing that would resolve itself somewhat quickly, and I could get back to learning how to run again. On the other hand, this might be a good excuse to wear my slippers around the office

[OakLeaf]

Any natural food store, and many drug stores, will have arnica cream or gel.

This article cites a couple of recent small studies that found it effective for arthritis. Trauma isn't the same thing, obviously, but historically arnica has been used more for trauma than for arthritis.

My preference is for Traumeel, a German combination medicine that has arnica and some other ingredients, but plain arnica is a lot less expensive.