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  1. can a splinter cause a trigger point?

    After aweeks of rolling tight quads I've found that the most stubborn trigger point is midway up on the lateral side of my leg. I remember getting stabbed by a very sharp agave type plant while hiking right before the IT band problems arose. I see that this location is a common site for trigger...

  2. Fellowship of the ITBS

    I got it band pain about 5 months ago after hiking too much too soon. It seems minor. I can do stairs and short hikes with no problem. But it starts to hurt after more than 6 miles of walking. That's almost more frustrating considering how long it has kept me from hiking. I took a lot of time...

  3. biceps femoris tendonitis treatment

    Thanks Lee, I will stick with the exercises and massage until I get better. How long did it take you to notice an improvement? I have been doing the following for a month: Clamshells with exercise band Iron cross Single leg squats Side steps with exercise band Lateral leg raises Hip hikes Hip...

  4. biceps femoris tendonitis treatment

    Went to the PT and she said it's probably ITBS, maybe meniscus flaring up. Either way strengthening muscles around the knee is a good idea. It was a reassuring visit. Good to get advice on how to do exercises properly and to make sure I wasn't doing anything that would make my situation worse.

  5. biceps femoris tendonitis treatment

    I went to a sports certified chiropractor this morning. When he heard I had two surgeries on my right lateral meniscus he said I should go back to an orthopod for advice on treatment. I didn't imagine this had much to do with my surgery because the last one was two years ago. And I've done...

  6. biceps femoris tendonitis treatment

    Thanks for the advice. I will look into local chiropractors. I have an appointment with a physical therapist tomorrow. I will ask all the questions I did in my original post. Does any one have other questions that I should ask?

  7. biceps femoris tendonitis treatment

    This past thanks giving I went on a climbing trip and ended up hiking 3 days in a row on very steep terrain with a heavy pack. There was some pain on the lateral side of my right knee on the last day. A couple days later on my walk home from work I felt so much pain that I had to limp home...

  8. lateral lower leg muscle causing knee pain?

    Thanks for the lead Mike, I'll look into some tibialis posterior exercises. I should have made the title of this thread something about repetitive driving injury because the pain definitely seems to be coming from keeping my ankle flexed and hovering above the gas/brake pedal. It only took...

  9. lateral lower leg muscle causing knee pain?

    After doing too much hiking during a weekend in Cochise Stronghold in S. AZ. I developed a sharp pain on the outside of my right knee. I thought it was ITBS and it still may be, but after doing physical therapy every day for a month to strengthen my TFL and glutes it didn't solve my issue...

  10. Going Vegan

    My 2 cents: Get a slow-cooker aka crock pot. These make eating more veggies and legumes soooo easy. I sometimes find myself opting for more processed and carb centered meals because they are easy to prepare. Veggies (while they can be great raw) don't always feel hearty. But you can make...

  11. ankle popping, tight calves, back of ankle pain 2 years

    I started running barefoot about 1.5 years ago. I did three or four runs that were too long and developed pain in the back of my ankle (maybe my Achilles tendon?). I rested until I felt no pain, then committed to running slow and no more than a mile every other day, but after a week or two I...

  12. Eccentric calf drops - physical therapy

    Yes, Haselsmasher, this is self prescribed. I have been hesitant to see a doctor. I have not had good experience with doctors in the past, I often find that I can find out more about sports injuries online and in medical journals than at their office. As I mentioned, I noticed that I felt...

  13. Eccentric calf drops - physical therapy

    Hi All, After months of a slight, but nagging Achilles pain I decided to take up the physical therapy regimen of eccentric calf drops. From the various sources I've found I planned out my regimen of 3 sets of 15 twice a day. (I started with 3 sets of ten, but moved up to 3x15 after 2 weeks)...

  14. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    Okay, thanks! Okay, thanks!

  15. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    Well, considering that my AT Well, considering that my AT injury seems to be minor and that a month of rest did not heal it, I'm concluding that something about my "resting" was still putting too much strain on the AT. I guess that is the use of 0-drop shoes? I do work 7 to 9 hour shifts...

  16. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    When I decided to start When I decided to start barefooting I got rid of all my PECH shoes. I wear only 0-drop or go barefoot. Considering my minor achilles pains and that I plan to take the next 2 months easy (no running, but walking every day), can I do this all 0-drop? I know you are not...

  17. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    The pain is at the back of my The pain is at the back of my heel and is a slight/medium pain. I would say it feels like a mixture of burning and itching. I don't have any popping in the achilles tendon, or bumps, or sharp pain. It hurts a couple minutes or sometimes hours after I...

  18. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    Thanks, I do routinely check Thanks, I do routinely check for trigger points in the gastroc and soleus, but had not ventured further up the leg. I will be exploring those areas today.

  19. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    Thanks.  I've read Ken Bob's Thanks. I've read Ken Bob's book and try to emulate the running style he describes. Hopefully it is just a matter of time. I've been wearing 0-drop shoes and going barefoot often for the past 8 months I guess I will stop biking and maybe replace it with walking...

  20. tight unidentified band and nagging pain in heel/achilles?

    I've been struggling now for 8 months with pain in my left heel. I ran a little too much too soon about 7 months ago and have been restarting ever since, taking a few weeks off only to encounter the same pain every time. There have been several developments in these past months that have left...
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