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After running a short distance in some really shitty boots back in December, I've experienced chronic ankle pain. With gyms soon to open up post-covid, I'm trying to get a better read for where I'm at physically and what to do about it.
I went to my GP a few weeks ago and got an x-ray which apparently "didn't show any issues". I am not sure if it's worth pushing on to find the actual cause via a specialist, or trying to get an MRI or similar.
There was no rolling motion or twist, I just suddenly had a sharp pain in the running motion from what I can remember. I didn't think too much of since it went away in the moment, but then the after effects just haven't gone away, despite the pandemic leading to a lot of rest.
In a full rest position there's barely any pain, but angling my foot upwards there's a constant present pain roughly right below the tibia stretching across the upper front of the foot from medial to lateral, about right at the mid-point of the "curve" from leg to foot.
The pain I can produce myself while applying pressure is very pronounced if I press on the medial malleolus from below, which I suppose is more-so putting pressure on the deltoid ligaments, mostly number 3 in the second picture. That produces a sharper pain than any I get from walking or angling the foot.
Any takes on causes, treatment, squat viability, etc.?
I went to my GP a few weeks ago and got an x-ray which apparently "didn't show any issues". I am not sure if it's worth pushing on to find the actual cause via a specialist, or trying to get an MRI or similar.
There was no rolling motion or twist, I just suddenly had a sharp pain in the running motion from what I can remember. I didn't think too much of since it went away in the moment, but then the after effects just haven't gone away, despite the pandemic leading to a lot of rest.
In a full rest position there's barely any pain, but angling my foot upwards there's a constant present pain roughly right below the tibia stretching across the upper front of the foot from medial to lateral, about right at the mid-point of the "curve" from leg to foot.
The pain I can produce myself while applying pressure is very pronounced if I press on the medial malleolus from below, which I suppose is more-so putting pressure on the deltoid ligaments, mostly number 3 in the second picture. That produces a sharper pain than any I get from walking or angling the foot.
Any takes on causes, treatment, squat viability, etc.?
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