Joshua B
Member
About a month ago I injured my foot. I can't pinpoint the injury, but it was either one or two nights after hiking up and down Berkshire East ski area. I got out of bed one night, put weight on my foot, and instantly felt a sharp pain over my arch. That pattern continued for almost two weeks. After walking on it for a while, the foot would loosen up and the pain would subside, but after a period of inactivity, whenever I would put weight on it, I would throw it out again. So I saw my doctor. He didn't spend much time on it. It seemed like he was well versed with this injury. He asked if I had hiked in sneakers. Yes. He said I probably strained this long muscle that runs along the foot (sorry, I forget what he called the muscle). So he gave me a prescription for an anti-inflamatory drug, and asked me to ice my foot after work, and soak it in warm water in the morning. That really helped and I kept up with it, although I didn't finish the prescription. I'm not much for drugs. Anyway, I finally bought some hiking shoes and got out there again over the weekend. I'm still cautious about putting hard weight on my foot after a period of inactivity, but for about 4 days now I've felt no pain. I'm hoping the foot is healed. Has anyone else had a similar foot injury?