Hello, just wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with Tarsal Tunnel or Peripheral Neuropathy in your feet that was attributable to swimming. I have been swimming for 10 years and my symptoms began about 5 years ago. I don't know that swimming is a factor, however any information that would help me narrow the cause down prior to surgery would be helpful.
Thanks,
Doug
If you are open to alternative therapies I very highly recommend SASTM (sound assisted soft tissue mobilization) or Graston technique. They are similar therapies that break down scar tissue and adhesions that are causing limited range of motion, pain, numbness, etc. Professional sports teams use it, and the book "Supple Like a Leopard" by a Cross Fit guru/owner/physical therapist shows a lot a massages and manipulations you can do yourself with balls and rollers... that are all part of the same goal of breaking down scar tissue and adhesions. (BTW that book covers the whole body, except the hands and feet.)
I have lots of scar tissue in my left hand, that I dont know how I got and wouldn't know about, except I've had trigger finger and carpal tunnel in that hand. (Fortunately I'm right handed.) The carpal tunnel made my hand go completely numb if I swam more than 500 yards or sometimes less without spending time to massage it and work it out. I even got a cortisone shot, but it didn't help much. I'm still getting SASTM for the CT, but I expect it to work completely, like it did with the trigger finger I had a few years ago. (I swam a mile straight last week and I had a little tingling, but nothing compared to how bad it was a month ago.)
My practitioner is a chiropractor, but other professionals like physical therapists and trainers use it too.
If you are open to alternative therapies I very highly recommend SASTM (sound assisted soft tissue mobilization) or Graston technique. They are similar therapies that break down scar tissue and adhesions that are causing limited range of motion, pain, numbness, etc. Professional sports teams use it, and the book "Supple Like a Leopard" by a Cross Fit guru/owner/physical therapist shows a lot a massages and manipulations you can do yourself with balls and rollers... that are all part of the same goal of breaking down scar tissue and adhesions. (BTW that book covers the whole body, except the hands and feet.)
I have lots of scar tissue in my left hand, that I dont know how I got and wouldn't know about, except I've had trigger finger and carpal tunnel in that hand. (Fortunately I'm right handed.) The carpal tunnel made my hand go completely numb if I swam more than 500 yards or sometimes less without spending time to massage it and work it out. I even got a cortisone shot, but it didn't help much. I'm still getting SASTM for the CT, but I expect it to work completely, like it did with the trigger finger I had a few years ago. (I swam a mile straight last week and I had a little tingling, but nothing compared to how bad it was a month ago.)
My practitioner is a chiropractor, but other professionals like physical therapists and trainers use it too.
