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Possible tarsal tunnel syndrome, both legs, volleyball player, chronic pain for over a year

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ryan103
ryan103

Hi all, I am new here. I came here for some insight because I have gotten no help anywhere else. I play volleyball and I developed some shin pain indoors around late February of last year. I didn't think anything of it, yet I am still suffering from it today. Before you immediately say "shin splints", let me explain that this is not what this problem feels like at the moment.

I have been at complete rest, yet I get this aching, periodic burning pain and nagging discomfort in both inner lower legs and below the inner ankle bone. Sometimes I get tingling (not painful) in the foot, and I am beginning to experience symptoms in the calf as well. It will not go away. I have been to orthopedists, foot doctors, chiropractors, I've had MRI's, x-rays, done cryotherapy, deep tissue work, Graston technique, lots and lots of things. Nothing is working.

I have had several of the foot docs I've seen speculate tarsal tunnel syndrome/tibial nerve entrapment and other specialists say it's muscular. I truly don't know what to do or where to turn anymore. I had bloodwork done and it all came back fine. I had my lumbar spine MRI'ed and that, too, came back fine. I even just had a follow up MRI of both legs and the post tib tendon is fine, nothing is torn or damaged in any other way. I am told the surgery for tarsal tunnel (if it is that) may only be 50% effective, at best.

Does anyone have any suggestions of what this may be? I am truly wondering if this is something manual therapy can fix at this point or if I will need some other kind of intervention. So frustrating.

Thank you,

Ryan

 

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  • marshall71
    marshall71 ryan103

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    Maybe a nerve test is needed I have tingling and numbness in feet and toes also CTS any physio done ? I'm still waiting too sw what I've got Nearly 3 yrs in pain

    Are you wearing a foot brace what meds are you on working or not takes time too get the Right drug too work

    • ryan103
      ryan103 marshall71

      Posted

      Hi marshall71,

      I actually had an EMG done but it came back negative. I had physical therapy done once a week for 8 weeks where I had deep tissue work, Graston, etc. It didn't ultimately work. I was told at that time that I had lack of dorsiflexion which the sports trainer I was seeing helped to correct. Right now I am not wearing a foot brace, but I have been wearing custom orthotics which have not helped much. No meds right now -- I have taken Mobic and Naproxen in the past with little success.

      -Ryan

  • ryan103
    ryan103

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    Anyone else?
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