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From: shazlikd on 29 Jun 2007 08:21
For ages and ages I've had some pain in my left ankle that's not like
the typical pain of a rolled ankle. I've only just found out this type
of ankle pain is actually called Anterior Impingement. For the medical
people, it's more or less a sort of pinching problem between my tibia/
fibula, and my talus bone. For the non-medical people, it's the part
of my ankle that is on top of my left foot, and about 45 degrees to
the left side.
The pain is agonising when I try to walk, first thing in the morning.
It really grabs me when I transfer weight from heel to forefoot, and
sort of roll onto the inner edge of my left foot. I think this is
called Supination. Also, walking down stairs is agony in the morning.
If I walk on the outer edge of my left foot (pronation), this relieves
the pain. Bigtime.
I am hoping someone might be able to tell me if there are any
exercises that can relieve this problem? I just cannot figure out how
to relieve this problem.

From: Joe Jared on 25 Jul 2007 21:27
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:21:36 -0400, shazlikd wrote:

> The pain is agonising when I try to walk, first thing in the morning.
> It really grabs me when I transfer weight from heel to forefoot, and
> sort of roll onto the inner edge of my left foot. I think this is
> called Supination. Also, walking down stairs is agony in the morning.

It would make more sense if you were pronating. When you supinate, most
of the load transfers to the larger of 2 bones in the leg and making the
foot less stable. For the reverse, much of your load is transferred to
the weaker of 2 bones, causing that pain you're mentioning.

> If I walk on the outer edge of my left foot (pronation), this relieves
> the pain. Bigtime.

That's supination. What I'd suggest is that you see a podiatrist, and
further, suggest also that he add a first metatarsal cutout, to encourage
full kinetic motion. When you pronate, you're putting a considerable
amount of stress on the smaller of 2 leg bones, which is causing the pain
you're feeling. Also, and to further support a first met cutout, do you
have a callous on the side of your big toe, or medial (inside) the first
metatarsal? (The ball behind the big toe. A pronated foot typically locks
up the joints of the big toe, sometimes to such a degree that you see
spiral patterns on the soles of your shoes.

> I am hoping someone might be able to tell me if there are any
> exercises that can relieve this problem? I just cannot figure out how
> to relieve this problem.

You could focus on a neutral strike, but this isn't really something you
can correct. A podiatrist however, can design an arch support that will
help your condition and you remember that saying about someone being their
own doctor, right? Forcing supination would be a natural reaction to your
condition but a good doctor will make all the difference in the world.

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