Some of you may know that I have been experimenting with custom orthotics these past few months. Apparently, I walk very poorly and have essentially no arch to speak of, so the orthotics were intended to make me walk properly and support my non-existant arch, and thus help my lower back and hip issues that I have had since I was a teenager. All well and good, except they didn't help, they hurt. A lot. In fact, my chiropractor (who told me to get them) told me to throw them out, I was much easier to adjust and needed much less treatment without the orthotics. Awesome. I have had them adjusted a couple times, each time they feel better, but just not right. But then again, what's right supposed to feel like? Clearly it isn't supposed to feel like it always does when I walk, because I do that incorrectly. So, for a few months, I just wasn't sure what "right" was. Did they feel good? Not really, but they didn't feel bad either.
Well, I got tired of fighting with them and decided to give them a rest for a couple weeks, so I haven't worn them now for about 2 weeks. My legs, hips, and back feel better than they have all year, so that's a plus! So, yesterday, I went to a workout class, it was a combination Zumba/HIIT class at a local place that was giving an intro-to-our-new-gym class for free. I felt great, had a good workout (though had trouble breathing because I am still working on getting over "the crud"). Drove home, took a shower, and while getting dressed, my right foot began to hurt. Badly. Really badly. All of a sudden, I couldn't stand on that foot without being up on my tip-toes. The outside bottom edge of my foot all the way from my arch to my heel hurts like a son-of-a-gun, and I have no idea why. We went on with our evening, me limping along, hoping it was one of those walk-it-out injuries. Went to dinner, came home, still limping. Got into bed, slept through the night, got up this morning, and I was REALLY limping...wanted to cry it hurt so much. Ok, suck it up, gotta go to work. I am now at work, and I can safely say that my foot hurts a little less than it did this morning, but it still hurts a lot.
Now, my first inclination is to say I hurt it doing jumping jacks or something. But if I did that, wouldn't it have hurt at that point, not 1 1/2 hours later? And wouldn't it have felt better after a night of non-use while sleeping, instead of hurting more? It is a very specific pain, I can draw a line over the area that hurts, and it doesn't really feel muscular, it feels deeper than that. I can push on the muscles and it doesn't draw out any more pain than I already feel. It feels better with shoes on, and walking barefoot is horribly painful.
Well, regardless, I'm trying to "walk-it-out", and I'm going to a strength-training class tonight with my co-worker friend who said she is also having heel/foot pain. Her and I are gonna be a funny duo tonight, but we are gonna go anyway! Persevere!!
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