I was running Sunday and hurt something in my left foot. It originally started as a sharp pain that ran laterally on the outside of my foot, but now seems to be a little close to the heel. Since Sunday it constantly hurts whenever I put pressure on it.
I figured it would go away after a day or so, but hasn't. I'd rather not waste my time getting x-rays and whatnot if I don't have to, but I also want to be able to get back to running ASAP. How long do you normally wait to go to the doctor for something like this.
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Rest it, ice it, elevate it. For at least week. If more than a week and it still hurts a lot, then I'd go to the doctor. I would also check for inflammation, a bump, swelling, etc. There are good articles to figure out if it's a tendon/muscle/stress fracture related on sites like Runnersworld.
Phyio. And go sooner rather than later. They can fix you up quickly. No point waiting a week then going, you've just delayed your recovery time for no reason.
If you cars wheels are out of alignment then leaving it in the garage for a week won't fix the alignment.
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