Pre selection Injury

[OIFDan]

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[Eagle5US]

Careful what you are posting Dan-you have first hand knowledge of events that not everyone does. Let's let everyone who has yet to go find out for themselves 'eh?
As far as your injury goes....once injured-you are predisposed to it again. You must give yourself time to heal and be 100% healthy to maximize your chance at successful completion.
Pre and post activity stretching of the tendons, ICE, and massage all are beneficial.
Good luck.

PA

[x SF med]

Have you seen a doctor?

Here is a cut from Radiographics. Pretty technical, but the gist is - entrapment issues are hard to diagnose, from what you've described, tendon and/or nerve entrapment are high on the possibility list.

Nerve entrapment at the foot and ankle involves thin and complex anatomic structures and is underdiagnosed because clinical symptoms and electrophysiologic findings may not contribute to the diagnosis. Nerve entrapment can be secondary to acute trauma or repetitive microtrauma. The latter often results from intensive sports-related activity, inappropriate footwear, or internal foot derangement. Various lesions that occur in fibro-osseous tunnels can cause nerve compression (eg, ganglion cysts, varicosities, bone and joint abnormalities, tumors, tenosynovitis, supernumerary or hypertrophic muscles). Accurate nerve examination must be performed, particularly in patients with atypical ankle pain, to detect focal tenderness or paresthesia. Ultrasonography is useful in this setting because it yields both clinical and morphologic findings. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging provides accurate delineation of the nervous system anatomy. Furthermore, technologic developments in the field of radiology are making it possible to obtain clearer, more accurate images. Radiologists must be aware of the main nerve entrapment syndromes at the foot and ankle and be able to perform accurate nerve examinations with different imaging modalities in patients with foot and ankle pain.

See a doctor, get proper treatment, and reschedule if needed tfor a time when you are 100%, to be fair to yourself, and have the best chance t oachieve the 25m target - selection.

[OIFDan]

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[Kyobanim]

One thing you might want to consider; running and rucking will require some different stretches for your warmup. Pay attention to what your body is telling you while performing these 2 different activities and adjust or add stretches accordingly. If you do that now you stand a better chance of being at 100% when you go back.

Just my .02

[OIFDan]

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[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by OIFDan

I actually work at the hospital here at Ft. Bragg and because of that I was able to see a physical therapist today. She looked at me feet and told me that they are flat and because of how I was walking and running I was pronating and causing the tendon to become irritated. She suggested some motion control shoes to help with my newly discovered flat feet. The arch of my foot looks normal until I put weight on it and then it flatens out considerably. After a half hour's research on the web I found some shoes that were highly recommended. I went out and purchased some Brooks running shoes and they seemed to help. Within an hour my foot didnt hurt to walk on anymore. Any adice on insoles for my boots?
Blessings Dan

Is your search button here broken, or do you just want us to do this for you?

TR

[Falshrmjgr]

Originally Posted by Eagle5US

Careful what you are posting Dan-you have first hand knowledge of events that not everyone does. Let's let everyone who has yet to go find out for themselves 'eh?

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