My DD has a Dr.'s appointment on Friday. Her coach thinks she has plantar faciitis... she definitely has heel pain. Coach says that there's not much to do for it except for stretching and resting, but Kathy has a check-up on Friday anyway, so I'm going to mention it. Kath is TERRIFIED that the Dr. will tell her she has to take a break from gymnastics and then she'll have to repeat level 5 next year and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT WILL BE OVER (or that's the way she makes it sound). I did just get her a pair of those "shock socks" that were mentioned on this site, but they just came yesterday, so today was her first day trying them.
She's had heel pain occasionally practically since she started gymnastics (never seemed to reach the stage of being doctor-worthy) and I guess I'm not surprised that they're bothering her now because of all of those level-6 tucks that she's working on... seems like you'd come down pretty hard on your heels doing those.
So, NOT looking for medical advice, and I did find one other older thread about heel pain that I flipped through, but I'm just wondering what experiences you/your gymnast have had with heel pain. Did you see (or take your child to see) a dr? What was the diagnosis? What was the treatment? DID you/your child have to take time off from gymnastics? DID the world end?
Thanks in advance!
She's had heel pain occasionally practically since she started gymnastics (never seemed to reach the stage of being doctor-worthy) and I guess I'm not surprised that they're bothering her now because of all of those level-6 tucks that she's working on... seems like you'd come down pretty hard on your heels doing those.
So, NOT looking for medical advice, and I did find one other older thread about heel pain that I flipped through, but I'm just wondering what experiences you/your gymnast have had with heel pain. Did you see (or take your child to see) a dr? What was the diagnosis? What was the treatment? DID you/your child have to take time off from gymnastics? DID the world end?
Thanks in advance!