Thomson test works!
Uncategorized October 28th, 2009So got out of bed this morning and thought I would give the Thomson test a go as I hadn’t done it for weeks. To my surprise I have a fair bit of movement on my injured leg/foot. Only a few weeks ago I had none at all. Does this mean things are going well - I can only assume yes!? Woo hoo.
In fact the only thing that is worrying me is my uninjured leg. Even before my ATR my tendon on my left leg was very sore so probably some sort of tendonitis - especially after exercise. I was always worried that was the one that was going to pop! Now after 6 weeks rest of no running or going to the gym it is still very sore, strangely not my tendon now but in my ankle so to speak - just below the tendon. It constantly aches. Any suggestions as to what this is and possible remedies? I am going to ask my physio if and when my surgeon clears me to go to one.
Thanks as always.
October 28th, 2009 at 14:00
I’ve been having some soreness in my “good” tendon (which obviously was doing lots of extra work for some time) and physio has been massaging/manipulating it a little for me - said I could do that myself. Also to do stretches on that side as well as the injured side, plus elevation/compresses/rest periods.
The main pain I have in my injured side now is the plantar fascia under the heel of the foot, probably due to being contracted/squished in the cast for so long - that needs lots of deep massage to try and stretch it.
Best to ask your physio (when you get one), but in the meantime you could try giving the “good” leg some extra tlc and attention too - don’t want it getting jealous of the other one!
October 28th, 2009 at 16:26
You have to balance a lot on your good leg, you still probably put more weight on it, than on the bad one, so that might explain the soreness. The good foot did not exactly rest these past 6 weeks… There are other tendons that work very hard in your foot, balancing, stabilizing the arch, you will be very conscious of them once you will be in 2 shoes !
Try to be less on your feet.
Stretching it can never hurt, I like to pull my toes back to stretch the arch. I find a hot bath helps things too.
October 30th, 2009 at 17:05
Graham, My ‘good’ tendon has been grumbling a bit recently too, seems a fairly common problem. Probably a bit pissed off at doing all the work for weeks. My good leg is now built like a well developed bison and my bad leg looks like Gollom. Hey ho!
Smoley
October 31st, 2009 at 11:15
I think you guys are right. I guess I cannot stop worrying about my good leg now that my bad one is getting better!