REGULAR STRETCHING CAN PREVENT PERONEAL TENDONITIS

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Runners are no strangers to injuries, especially common ones such as shin splints, pulled muscles, and stress fractures. But if you find that your foot is swollen and painful, especially the area under your ankle, you may be suffering from an injury known as peroneal tendonitis.

 

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Dr. Ashley Lee

 

“The [peroneal tendons’] job is to stabilize the subtalar joint (the joint below the ankle) to keep the foot in a neutral position and to prevent inversion injuries which happen when the ankle turns inward,” says Ashley Lee, DPM, a podiatrist at Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists. “Regular stretching of the calf and ankle is important. When doing stretching for the calf or Achilles, turn the foot inward and do the same stretch to feel a stretch along the peroneal tendons and muscle,” says Dr. Lee.

 

Source: Emily Shiffer, Runner's World [2/22/21]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News


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