Monday, May 24, 2010
Anterior Tibialis Tendinitis
My running the past two weeks has been inconsistent, due to a recurring and extremely painful left lower leg injury. I have been trying to diagnose it myself, and think I've found the answer (isn't the interweb wonderful?). I think I have something called Anterior Tibialis Tendinitis, most likely caused by an extremely tight soleus muscle. I should have kept massaging the soleus in both legs during the latter stages of training for the Charlottesville 10-Miler. By restarting my soleus-targeted massaging (using the wonderful devise by www.tptherapy.com) the pain has started to subside. I ran 6 miles yesterday virtually pain-free, and hope to rebuild slowly and maintain the massaging 2-3 times per day throughout my next stages of training. My fingers are crossed in hoping that the pain will stay away, and I can continue to run throughout the summer and fall.
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