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Post by kidkunjer on Mar 5, 2008 16:57:45 GMT
I’m not sure this is the correct place for my question, so I hope the moderators forgive and move it to another location if I was in error. I had to stop my parkour practise due to mad pains in my Plantar Fascia (both of them) this was probably due to a) crappy old shoes, b) insignificant warmups/stretches c) sudden increase in training after watching videos of Stephane Vigroux and thinking “I should be that dedicated”… Ie. Stupidity. Let it serve as a warning to others who might also be as “enthusiastic”. Anyhow, I can barely walk, let alone parkour and although the Dr says it will sort itself out if I take painkillers and rest, it can take several months. As I rest my feet, watch district 13 and cry into my protein shakes, I can feel my ability drifting away with the pain. the frustration is it is only my feet, the rest of me is fine and ready to rock... Any suggestions on surviving recovery time? any words of sympathy, pitty or, even disdain?
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Post by crawty on Mar 5, 2008 17:19:50 GMT
Hey mate welcome to ukpka and this thread is fine where it is ! Ok now for some help basically in simple terms for people you have bruised there underside of your feet. I feel its not down to the training but maybe landing incorrectly? This is just a guess as i haven't seen you land but always try to absorb the impact and land on the balls + pads + toes of your feet. This should stop most chances of bruising. Ibuprofen would be a good drug as its a anti inflammatory and should reduce bruising and swelling if there is any. Stay of your feet. Try icing the bruised/swollen area with a ice pack of bag of peas. DO NOT apply ice straight to skin it could cause frostbite. So make sure you wrap whatever you use in a towel. Good luck, take care. If you have any more questions please ask
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Post by gladders on Mar 5, 2008 17:41:18 GMT
nothing much else to say really try bathing your feet in hot to cold water and always finish with cold then try and massage it a bit afterwards breaks down fibre tissue in the wrong places
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Post by ANTISFIT on Mar 5, 2008 18:50:43 GMT
fibre tissue? all a massage would really do is calm the muscles tbh.
i'm pretty sure i had this too, smashing my heel on the floor from a sideflip, couldn't walk for a few days, but gained more movement, and could train within about 2 weeks, just when you feel ready, taking posted advice, take it at a very slow pace and build yourself back into it
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Post by Lukman on Mar 6, 2008 0:23:04 GMT
Hey guys. I hope you're not being too enthusiastic here but... ...pain of the plantar fascia is not necessarily due to bruising of the sole of the foot. I've had bruised heels, I've had bruised soles and I've bruised the tissues around my metatarsals. None of these feel the same to me, as when I have had problems with my plantar fascia. I can't recommend specific medical advice. I don't know if it's bruising, inflamation, an associated pull or sprain... But I will give you three words: Chin up bar. Do pull ups, do press ups. Learn to walk on your hands if you haven't already. Learn to walk using crutches but no feet, because it's good for a laugh. Use this as an opportunity. When I mashed my ankle a year or so back, I was lucky enough to have scaffolding up the end of my road... And finally, the ultimate challenge... Use this time of inactivity to work out for yourself how all the movements of parkour work.
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Post by Ronin-ukpka admin on Mar 6, 2008 8:29:18 GMT
seek medical advice. whilst everyone has given good advice in this thread, you should consult your GP and if necessary a physiotherapist, as its hard for us to diagnose anything that is described over the internet.
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Post by gladders on Mar 6, 2008 8:40:39 GMT
totoly agreed to all of the above but when i said massage, ant - it does sooth it, but no pain no gain massaging breaks down fibre tissue which is healing in wrong ways - for example - clumping together or movnig away from the injury, its breaks down all un-needed fibre if it grows in the wrong place and it is not removed - its may cause an operation to get rid of it or will genery be a niggling pain which will really annoy you for the rest of your life unless sorted
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Post by kidkunjer on Apr 2, 2008 13:25:03 GMT
I was reading through the posts and mulling things over and i spotted "you can perform as much as your mind can sanely perform !?!?" (i realise there are "?"s) Think it almost exactly sums up my attitude, the attitude that got me injured and probably others. Whilst "there is no spoon" believing it cerebrally and knowing it in your body is a different thing. I learnt it the hard way, but not as hard as it could have been.
I’ve already been to the doctor, and got a diagnosis. That’s how I know its plantar fasciitis. Good advice, though I’m not necessarily into the whole orthodox medicine thing…
I’ve been ploughing through untold press ups to keep up strength, but what worries me is my legs. Already I underused them, overly relying on upper-body strength in vaults, cats etc. Anyone know of leg exercise that doesn’t put any strain on tendons?
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Post by gladders on Apr 2, 2008 13:34:24 GMT
i cant help you with the leg muscle excersises, but with my quote, you van perfom as much as your mind can SANELY perorm i put sanely in so your mind can only reach the limits of what you truely belive you can do - otherwise people would be doing things not related to the sanity of their mind
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Post by kidkunjer on Apr 2, 2008 14:09:03 GMT
gladders- no i got what you meant by it, i was taking you out of context, to explain an error I made, not you.
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Post by ANTISFIT on Apr 2, 2008 14:10:55 GMT
ok, what you thought clearly wasn't your mind being sane.
if you have a mind that KNOWS it can do something, then your physical ability will follow, and you will progress. if something is outside of this mentality, then you WILL get hurt, no doubt about it.
just be careful and protect what you do.
as i've said many times before, success is psychological.
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Post by gladders on Apr 2, 2008 17:53:18 GMT
okay and sorry kidkunjer and agreed with ant
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