Today is the 3 wk anniversay
Today is the 3 wk anniversay of my 3 wk sentence to the boot. I had a relatively rough weekend. Pain on Sunday (not major) which lead me to be 100% sure I was going to be walking out of the doctor's today in either 1) more boot time but with a scooter or 2) a cast.
Well - I guess it's good I'm not a doctor - because I received neither. He thinks the bone has improved and now my issue is soft tissue pulling on the periostum (sp?). So the boot is gone. I have some cushions under the heel to make things less harsh for a while, and a scrip for PT.
I never thought a conventional running shoe would feel "minimalist" - but after 3 weeks in the boot - it feels light as a feather.
We talked A LOT about barefoot running. While saying he has seen his rate of calcaneal stress fractures skyrocket in the last 2-3 years he is absolutely convinced 1) BF/minimalist is the right way to go and 2) he definitely has patients that used to see him that now don't - because their injury rates are down. He said the whole issue, as we know, is the transition. "We're using these structures in ways they're not used to - and they have to adapt. It can take a while."
PT starts tomorrow. Hopefully the vector will continue to be up-and-to-the-right.
Jim
Today is the 3 wk anniversay of my 3 wk sentence to the boot. I had a relatively rough weekend. Pain on Sunday (not major) which lead me to be 100% sure I was going to be walking out of the doctor's today in either 1) more boot time but with a scooter or 2) a cast.
Well - I guess it's good I'm not a doctor - because I received neither. He thinks the bone has improved and now my issue is soft tissue pulling on the periostum (sp?). So the boot is gone. I have some cushions under the heel to make things less harsh for a while, and a scrip for PT.
I never thought a conventional running shoe would feel "minimalist" - but after 3 weeks in the boot - it feels light as a feather.
We talked A LOT about barefoot running. While saying he has seen his rate of calcaneal stress fractures skyrocket in the last 2-3 years he is absolutely convinced 1) BF/minimalist is the right way to go and 2) he definitely has patients that used to see him that now don't - because their injury rates are down. He said the whole issue, as we know, is the transition. "We're using these structures in ways they're not used to - and they have to adapt. It can take a while."
PT starts tomorrow. Hopefully the vector will continue to be up-and-to-the-right.
Jim