Hey all. Wanted to tap into this forum's collective knowledge.
On my last few hikes, I've been having this right foot pain which ends up as ankle-ish weakness. The location of the foot pain is the top of the foot where the shin area meets the ankle/foot. It feels like there is a little tendon/ligament there right where the body of the foot meets the lower part of the leg. The pain shows up as an inability to fully extend/retract my foot up and down and pain left and right. When walking and flat surfaces, there is virtually no pain, but when hiking and landing on uneven surfaces (rocks, roots, etc), there is pain and weakness there.
On my last hike through the smokies, the pain/weakness got progressively worse as I did my 4 1/2 section hike. It didn't really slow me down much, but it would cause me to stop once in a while to let it rest for 30 seconds. Not excruciating pain by any means, but very annoying.
After 1 1/2 weeks off, it is still there. There is stiffness/pain with fully extending and retracting my foot up and down, althought it may be getting marginally better.
Anyone have this pain? Know what it is? Any special treatment other than RICE?
I am thinking maybe Extensor Tendonitis is a very strong candidate for this pain, which usually occurs with a poorly fitting shoe. Of course, that may mean I am still looking for a shoe that works. I've long given up looking for the "perfect shoe." I haven't had any luck. I liked my Salomon X Ultra Mid II GTX Hiking Boots - Men's. I thought they were the solution, but maybe not.
Extensor Tendonitis