2007-04-27 16:22:02 · 4 answers · asked by spiceyskittles 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Hi, I’m a dancer and I broke my right 5th metatarsal, had a surgery, and went through physical therapy. This happened last November and I went back to dancing in janurary. First, I went back to ballroom dancing and I was fine…maybe a little stiffness in the ankle hear in there, but it didn’t bother me that much. Then I started to take ballet again in March, and it’s been a while since I took ballet (almost a year). Now, both of ankles are stiff and I have hard time pointing ( flexing my foot). And every time I point my feet, my ankles pop. It is also painful to lift myself on my toes ( ballet term: releve), similar to calf raises. I feel pain on the medial side of my foot, the area next to the Achilles tendon and the ankle bone. It is a little swollen and it feels tender. Do you think there’s something wrong with the flexor hallucis longus? I really need to know what is wrong with them.
2007-04-27 17:31:59 · update #1
It is possible you could have torn either some ligaments or retinaculums of the tendons (sheaths that keep tendons in certain grooves, etc)...or it could even be the tendon riding over scar tissue.
If it is popping without pain, I wouldn't worry too much about it...but if the popping is painful, you may need to investegate about further soft tissue damage that may have occurred when you fractured the metatarsal.
It's also suspicious that you are having pain on the medial side of the ankle when your fracture was on the lateral side of your foot. Pain near the achilles tendon could also be the side of a bone spur.
2007-04-28 03:30:09 · answer #1 · answered by mistify 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive messed up my ankles really bad in gymnastics..ive sprained both of them several times....but i quit that and im in ballet now too. My ankles pop and crack whenever i point them, and ive gotten weak ankles as a result to all this, and it makes pointe difficult. I'm not too sure about the flexor hallucis longus, but maybe you reinjured yourself, and pulled or tore that? I'm not too sure..
2007-04-27 18:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you need more ankle strengthening exercises. You may have returned to ballet a little earlier than is recommended after laying off for a year.
2007-04-28 00:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Rene B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where's the question?
2007-04-27 16:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋