*I'm not seeking medical advice!
Background- about a month ago one of my heels felt bruised and sore due to working skills like back tucks on beam and lots of repetitive tumbling without a sting mat or anything to absorb the landing. And of course pain doesn't stop me from continuing (definitely a downfall of mine when it comes to things like this) and I just kept working through it.
There are now two good size lumps on the bottom of my heel, and are bruised and tender. A family member of mine who's a nurse seems to think they're contusions and will go away with RICE, good shoes, etc. Not too concerned because the pain isn't unbearable and there are no symptoms of stress fractures or anything yet. I'm going on vacation and missing the next week or so of practice so hopefully they will get some rest and not become serious, and the swelling/bruising will subside.
After googling it, I found there are ways to tape it to alleviate pain and there are heel cups I could look into(although I dont want them) to prevent it from getting worse or reoccuring in the future. Anyone have experience with something like this?
Background- about a month ago one of my heels felt bruised and sore due to working skills like back tucks on beam and lots of repetitive tumbling without a sting mat or anything to absorb the landing. And of course pain doesn't stop me from continuing (definitely a downfall of mine when it comes to things like this) and I just kept working through it.
There are now two good size lumps on the bottom of my heel, and are bruised and tender. A family member of mine who's a nurse seems to think they're contusions and will go away with RICE, good shoes, etc. Not too concerned because the pain isn't unbearable and there are no symptoms of stress fractures or anything yet. I'm going on vacation and missing the next week or so of practice so hopefully they will get some rest and not become serious, and the swelling/bruising will subside.
After googling it, I found there are ways to tape it to alleviate pain and there are heel cups I could look into(although I dont want them) to prevent it from getting worse or reoccuring in the future. Anyone have experience with something like this?