One of the things I've learned over my running career is how to deal with the hundred minor injuries I've developed. I thought I'd do occasional pieces on them as they appear.
Adductor hallucis tendonitis.
This happens with high mileage, especially when wearing shoes with a narrow toe box, because runners tend to use their feet like paddles when they step. Spreading toes happens when making sharp turns and trying to keep balance when barefoot and is the best preventative.
The symptoms of this are inability to spread toes or cramping when spreading. Most muscles connect to two bones, but this one connects to 5. The injury is identified by pain when pressing at the point marked with a green x. Deep massage where it hurts will loosen it up. This should be followed by standing with a golf ball at the pressure point and slowly moving it around until discomfort stops. Then stretching the muscle by spreading the toes repeatedly keeps it from recurring.
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