I think we can all agree that injuries are never fun, but most of us have to deal with at least one at some point in our lives - especially exercise lovers like myself! I've fortunately only had a few injuries thus far, but unfortunately, they've tended to be chronic issues that don't go away easily. One of these injuries has been sesamoiditis, which I've been dealing with for several years now. Sesame-what? you may be thinking. Simply put, we all have two sesamoid bones in each of our feet, and they're tiny pea-shaped bones embedded in a tendon beneath the big toe joint. The sesamoids increase the leverage of the tendons that control the big toe, and a lot of pressure gets put on them every time the big toe is used to push the foot forward. When the tissues around the sesamoid ... [Read More]
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My Workouts Lately + Foot Injury Update
Hi there! It's been 6 weeks since I shared with you guys about my foot injury, so today seemed like a good time for an update post + to chat about my workouts lately! I've been kicking my exercise routine up a bit in the last few weeks since taking it easier for a solid two months after getting my foot injury diagnosis. Some recent workout highlights lately include: My first (baby) hike in months! When my cousin was in town last week, we went to my favorite nearby park for an hour-long walk. I've been taking my pup there and just doing the trail around the lake and skipping the little mountainous climb, but this time we went for it. Even though it was just an itty bitty hike, it felt great! I miss hiking so much and it just makes my soul happy. Getting back on the ... [Read More]
Injury Report! A Broken Foot Bone Bummer
Injuries. Just about all of us experience them at some point - especially those that lead a super active lifestyle. I've only had a few of them in my life, but they seem to come back to haunt me... Two weeks ago I found out that I have a new foot injury - well, a new old foot injury that is. It was a couple of years ago that I initially went to a doc to figure out why my foot kept feeling achy, and was diagnosed with sesamoidiitis. I explained it in this post awhile back, but basically it's the chronic inflammation of these small bones within tendons by my big toe called sesamoids. (source) Back then, I reluctantly wore a boot for a good 6 weeks to let it rest and went to physical therapy to strengthen my foot, ankle, achilles, and calf (which is also an issue), and initially it ... [Read More]