Has anyone experienced more pain after 6 months with heel fracture? - Foot Problems Message Board

patw27 · 09-14-2008, 03:21 PM

I Fractured my calcaneus 61/2 months ago and had progressed to 1 crutch and sometimes able to walk for short time in house with a limp but no pain.

I have now started having pain in my knee and back in the main tendon by outside ankle. Do you think this is because I have only now started doing stretching exercises? I had theraband and hydrotherapy but was not told to do stretching exercises until now by PT. PT told me that I was having knee pain because I was using crutch too far away from body and putting too much weight on crutch and non injured foot. NOone had told me how I should be walking before this.

I have taken her advice and doing stretching and slowing down and trying to walk properly but did not expect to get this tendon pain back again.

Any advice would help as I can put up with the pain if I know that it is normal recovery

Thanks all

Pat

Hyper86 · 09-14-2008, 07:25 PM

Hello Pat,
I'm no Dr. but think six months on mostly one foot would make anyones back & knee hurt because the bodies natural balance & muscles have been thrown off in the process of trying to compensate for the injury.
Maybe a Chiropractor or Kinesiologist Dr. could help.
I have a Dr. who is a Chiropractor & Kinesiologist.
P.S. hope your mother is doing well!

Best Regards,
Carole

patw27 · 09-15-2008, 03:10 PM

Thanks Carole,
It is so frustrating to be taking 1 step forward and 1 step back but hopefully it will eventually improve.
My Mother is actually looking better than me at moment thank goodness.

God bless

Pat

Hyper86 · 09-17-2008, 08:08 PM

Hello Pat,
I'm glad your Moms doing well!
I have heard the non-surgery route takes a longer amount of time to heal but does not have the danger of infection or the bodies rejection of the hardware.
You seem like a really strong gal with a good aditude.
We will see how tough I am on 10/8 when it's time for me to start walking.

Take Care Feel Better!
Carole

patw27 · 09-18-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyper86

Hello Pat,
I'm glad your Moms doing well!
I have heard the non-surgery route takes a longer amount of time to heal but does not have the danger of infection or the bodies rejection of the hardware.
You seem like a really strong gal with a good aditude.
We will see how tough I am on 10/8 when it's time for me to start walking.

Take Care Feel Better!
Carole

Hi,
I do try to keep strong. Have been doing more stretching this week and am starting to walk outside on my own for short spells on 1 crutch. It is still very painful around achillies and tendon and some days are better than others but I never thought 2 months ago that I would have got this far. I can sometimes walk for a while indoors without crutch and not a lot of limping but not long.

Carpet makes a vast difference to walking on pavement, wish pavements were springy!!

Keep healing heelies

Pat