Peroneal Tendonitis advice

[Tgreen26]

Hi all has anyone suffered from peroneal tendinitis? I’m not 100% sure that I have it but I have swelling around my ankle bone, it feels quite stiff and I feel like something is pulling in my calf. I’ve been running on and off for the past two years and I’d recently started again along with high intensity training. I didn’t suffer any injury it kind of just appeared only it’s been nearly six weeks now and while there’s been a very slight improvement in the swelling it just doesn’t seem to be getting any better. I haven’t been running at all and I know these things can take a long time to heal but if anyone has any advice I’d be very grateful. Thanks

[Tasha99 Graduate]

You need higher drop running shoes. If you’re not ready to fork out for them yet, try gel heel cups. Cheap and effective.

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[Tgreen26 Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

Thanks I will definitely give them a try. Hoping to see a podiatrist when they’re making appointments again, I really don’t want this to happen again.

[Junebug215 Graduate]

Yip I started getting it last year after a few years of general exercise. On physio advice I did exercises to strengthen my calf muscles, used a foam roller for the tightness and switched to a pair of running shoes for daily use, plus some heel gels in my normal shoes.

Helped a lot. Since then I've dropped some weight and done a lot more running and although I still get a small lump its much better than it was and isn't sore.

[Junebug215 Graduate in reply to Junebug215]

Also I didn't stop exercising, used the rice method when I did to control the swelling.

[Tgreen26 Graduate in reply to Junebug215]

Thanks for your reply. I went to see the doc today and he said yes I can run if I like and lots of stretching exercises. I’m so happy, although I will take it very slow! I’ve never had an injury before and I definitely don’t want it to happen again.