I have been having issues with my right foot since February of this year. I have been experiencing instability/jamming of my ankle, and a lot of swelling on the inside of my foot. After seeing my sports med doctor, I was advised to stop running due to the possibility of a stress fracture. After an X- RAY(thank you Aaron!!!) and a sped up Bone Scan (thanks again Aaron!!)....the stress fracture was ruled out. After this, I started running with my ankle taped. This really helped, and I have been managing it with regular physio and massage. I ended up having an MRI a few weeks ago, and got the results last week.
I have a tear in my tibialis posterior (calf muscle) tendon, and a tendinosis in my flexor hallucis longus (calf muscle) tendon. This kind of hit me hard, as I have been managing it for so long, that I had now convinced myself it was nothing!! My physiotherapist and good friend, Martha laughed when I told her this, but it was true!!! (she was obviously living in the real world)
So almost as soon as I got the results, my foot had more pain and was more instable!! Was this all in my head? No, I think it just coincided with our big mileage weeks, and the hard terrain we have been running.
I gave a call yesterday to my pedorthist, Sean McMillan to talk about more ankle bracing options and to see if my orthotics could be altered to help take the pressure off these tendons. He called me back right away and I missed him yesterday. Today, when I was at work he came in and left a message for me that he could see me tonight at his house to talk and alter my orthotics!! I ended up going over to his house after work and we talked about options, he watched me run and then he altered my orthotics as we visited and caught up!!! Can you believe this?!! Talk about going above and beyond!!!
(Sean and Lise with my newest best friend, and the BIGGEST softie- Millie!!!)
Sean and his wife, Lise are both pedorthists and absolutely lovely people!!! They love what they do, and are dedicated to helping people. I have known Sean for years and he has kept me running pain free for years!! I would never even change running shoes before asking Sean's opinion first! He knows my feet, and my running gait so well that I don't even ask questions when he makes a recommendation- I just try it!!It has been such a long road finding answers and solutions to my foot trouble, and with me leaving in only a week, I REALLY appreciate Sean giving up his Wednesday night to help me!!! As soon as I put my altered orthotic in my shoe, I was pain-free immediately!!!
Thank you Sean:)!
Sean MacMillan & Lise Dallien MacMillan
Orthoquest Pedorthics
Administration Office
665 Cook Road #359
Kelowna BC V1W 4T4
250-448-5908 phone
250-860-2856 fax
Orthoquest Pedorthics
Administration Office
665 Cook Road #359
Kelowna BC V1W 4T4
250-448-5908 phone
250-860-2856 fax
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