Do you have any recommendations about running?

2019-05-30T19:34:07-04:00

I’m not sure why this has started happening but the more I run the worse the pain gets and I leave for basic in 39 days and I’m a little concerned about what’s gonna happen.

Any ideas are greatly appreciated, thanks.

Response by TSgt Joe C. made May 30 at 2019 7:43 PM

2019-05-30T19:43:25-04:00

What type of shoe are you running in? What surface types are you running on?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 30 at 2019 7:48 PM

2019-05-30T19:48:21-04:00

Go to "fleet feet" or "off and running" any kind of running show store like that and have them scan your feet. There's a possibility that you're running in the wrong kind of running show for your feet. You could also invest in some good insoles and shin sleeves and see if those help.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 30 at 2019 7:59 PM

2019-05-30T19:59:24-04:00

Go over to your installation clinical.facility, and have podiatry do PRPER,.plaster.casted orthotics for you, with proper top.covers, there are numerous compositions and top cover types, so it's gonna take time to get it right for you...DON'T get commercial over the counter ones, DON'T get the kind made on a machine at a drug store, you need them done by plaster casting, lying prone, with your ankles in neutral positioon, something only podiatry, or maybe lower extremity trained orthopedics is trained to do, I assure you...DON'T let them use a foam crush box to take the impressions, INSIST on plaster casted versions, done the OLD.way, sent out to either a certified pedorthist (C.Ped.) Or clinical prosthetitst orthotist (CPO) they make them, based on the podiatric or lower extrem orthopedic scrip...if your place doesn't do tjem, ask for a referral consult to the nearest VA hospital, all VA hospitals have podiatry, I assure you, so far as I know...have the pod or orthopod do a full biomechanical workup on you, you might need plain film X rays, a CT, or an MRI, to see if you've got shin splints...if you aggravation about PT, go to social work at your clinical facility, or your chaplains, and ask them to interfere with your chain, or ask for the pod or orthopod to personally call your chain themselves.and explicitly explain the problem...then,also ask NOT for PT or OT, you want a phys med and rehab (PM&R) consuilt, those are physicians,either MDs or DOs, allopathic or osteopaths, that explicitly do rehab med, get THEM, AND the pod and/or orthodox to refer you to PT, ask expressly for a doctoral level PT, if you can (a DPT), if available, the VA should have them by you, you might also be referred to.OT, occup therapy, as well, VAs do that sometimes...then, you'll also need CUSTOM sneakers/running shoes, NOT over the counter, spend the money if need be, you MIGHT be able to have them be clinically justified for you, and have either a C.Ped. or CPO make them for you...as I'd said, the whole thing may take a good deal of experimentation to get right, ultimately, so you're gonna have to be patient, OK? DON'T try to fix this yourself, DO what I suggest, and trust that I DO pretty much know what I'm talking about here, OK? I know my advice is more perhaps than your exoected, I DON'T know if you'll get everything I've suggested, however, that's honestly how I'd handle it, give n what I know, honest, at least to try for at first, OK? If you want chat, I'm here, locker masters and bachelors level PTs and/or OTs can also be quite comoetent, however, if doctoral level types,.DPTs/DOTs are available by consult, ASK for them, at least, OK? Hope that is all of some use...DON'T try treating such stuff yourself, trust me on that, this is serious professional clinical stuff, that's why I was as explicit with you as I've been here, OK?

Response by SGT Chris Stephens made May 30 at 2019 7:59 PM

2019-05-30T19:59:28-04:00

Track and cross-country coach here. There are a number of contributing factors to why this is happening. Most importantly is your shoes. Go to a place like Fleet Feet, Big Peach or Off and Running. If those aren't around, Google a list of specialty shoe stores where they watch you walk or run, take your foot measurements and look into the science of your particular foot. You'll pay a little more for this, but these companies fit your foot to the right shoe. Don't ever think that you have to stick with one brand of shoe as each version of a brand fits differently. Also, you should be changing out your shoes at the very least every six months. And like others have said, don't use your running shoes as every day shoes.

Stretching is another contributing factor. There are so many exercises you can do. My favorite is to put the front of my foot on a curb and my heel on the street, and leaning in for the stretch. It'll hurt like fire in the shins, but stretching that will help. Also, when you're just sitting down, rotate your ankle clockwise and counterclockwise, and then write your ABCs with you feet. That'll really strengthen your ankles.

Response by SPC Cathy Goessman made May 31 at 2019 8:00 PM

2019-05-31T20:00:52-04:00

Most likely too much too fast. There's an app from ZenLabs called C25K. It uses intervals to slowly ease you into running.