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    Head of Fibula pain

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          Nick Newman on March 13, 2009 at 2:25 pm #15457

          For the past 3-4 weeks now i’ve been having pain right on the head of my fibula (the bone that sticks out at the side of the knee) on my right leg. I didn’t do anything specific to it but it isn’t getting better at all. Worst thing is, i don’t know if it related to a calf strain, hamstring strain, knee tendonitis or what!

          Anyone had experience with this or know what it might be and how to fix it? Ice isn’t working.

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          Eric Broadbent on March 15, 2009 at 12:20 am #79368

          Nick,
          I don’t know if this is similar to what I have been experiencing recently but I went and saw a trainer about similar pain in the same area that you mention and I thought there was something wrong with my knee but she said it was probably related to my IT Band and she said it was too tight and putting stress on my knee…but if its your fibula it may not be related since the IT Band doesn’t attach there. I have been foam rolling my IT band and doing some stretches for it and it seems to be doing better…I might be completely wrong here but maybe this will help.

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          Eric Broadbent on March 15, 2009 at 12:23 am #79369

          try doing some foam rolling along that area and see if it helps…couldn’t hurt

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          Fando on March 16, 2009 at 7:43 pm #79502

          Nick

          you got to find out if its muscular,do some harmstring contractions,(conc-excent),elongations. it could be also your lateral ligations ( not very probably) , or it could be your externe meniscus, that causes pain very near to the fibula head.
          anyway, you should visite a sport M.D.

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          aivala on March 17, 2009 at 5:07 am #79518

          Nick

          you got to find out if its muscular,do some harmstring contractions,(conc-excent),elongations. it could be also your lateral ligations ( not very probably) , or it could be your externe meniscus, that causes pain very near to the fibula head.
          anyway, you should visite a sport M.D.

          True, I have had pain in my medial meniscus area due to a tight groin.

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          Nick Newman on March 18, 2009 at 1:57 am #79574

          Ok, im pretty sure i figured it out…

          i think it is because the sides of both calfs are crazy crazy crazy sore/ knotty and tight! I got a massage last night on both calfs and was litterally screaming with pain and the pressure wasn’t even that great…woke up today and calfs really hurt but the pain around that bone has gone.

          I will get massages regular now because i realise my calfs are a mess most of the time and it got to a point where it affected other areas.

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          mortac8 on March 18, 2009 at 4:19 am #79575

          See how simple things can be sometimes? (once you figure it out, hah) I have some of our guys just foam roll their calves. Use the free leg to apply variable pressure downward on the treated leg. Rotate the treated leg’s foot in slow circles. Not a massage but it works and may save you $x

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          Nick Newman on March 18, 2009 at 11:36 am #79594

          Yeah thanks…i will have too do it often…

          sucks because, when i dont wear these insoles, i get no calf pain but i do get alot of ankle pain. When i do wear them, ankles are fine, but calfs get all messed up.

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          Nick Newman on April 6, 2009 at 5:06 am #80510

          Ok so…

          i have biceps femoris tendinitis. This is causing all the pain at the head of the fibula. This injury is confusing for me becuase i feel no tightness, no pain or anything in my hamstring. The one thing i have no iced virtually all year is my hamstrings…so it kinda wouldn’t surprise me i guess…

          Where shall i focus the ice? The entire hamstring? closer to the head of fibula?

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          aivala on April 6, 2009 at 6:19 am #80523

          Nik I had something similar to your problem when I had mobility issues with my hams, lots of pnf worked miraculously well.

          (regular stretching had no effects, just pnf)

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          Nick Newman on April 9, 2009 at 1:47 am #80846

          After working on my hamstring over the last few days. The pain has all but gone now.

          This was a strange injury to say the least. I had never even heard of this tendinitis before. I’m glad i figured it out though.

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          seanoneill on July 13, 2009 at 10:42 pm #86331

          Nick, I believe I am having same trouble- biceps femoris tendinitis, with pain very localized over head of fibula. What hamstring work/treatment did you do to resolve yours? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.

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          Nick Newman on July 14, 2009 at 5:47 am #86336

          Hey,

          Well, i have had mine since Mid February and it has never gone away. Still hurts right now actually…It is just at a managable level now…

          During workouts, after i warm up the pain goes and then comes back later in the day…I ICE all the time, whenever i can i get an ice cube from the freezer and rub in the head for 10 mins…i take ibuprofens a lot as well…

          I have also found that when the pain is at its worse, my right calf is also very sore and tight…when i losen up my calf, the head of fib pain relieves as well…

          I just ice a lot, roll my hamys and calfs, get massages when i can and do alot of stretching…

          If the pain is really terrible, you need to rest and then just maintain like im doing now…

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          seanoneill on July 14, 2009 at 9:35 pm #86356

          Thanks Nick. Sorry you’re still dealing with it. I go see orthopedic doc today and may learn more on what’s up.

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