Diagnosed with Compartment Syndrome - tests came back negative!

[pinkpussycat]

Also - I looked up Shock Wave Therapy and the Consultant I am under with the NHS has his own private practice and does this therapy! So, I will see what they say when they are supposed to be contacting me next week.

[nmarman]

if your ankle is so mobile I taken you where a support daily to stop re-aggravation. Orthotics change the way we load the feet. This change leads us to use different muscles so the large muscle may be because of the orthTics.

What side of leg is large tibial muscle?
What do you mean flex the foot? Curl foot or move ankle up/down?
What's your age and sex?

[pinkpussycat]

I don't wear an ankle support at all - as I thought the orthotics would control to pronation of my foot - but I am definitely going to look into getting some. Do you have them fitted or can you buy generic ones?

The large tibial muscle is on the outside of the leg at the front - on both legs. It appears when I pull my foot up towards my shin and is painful when I do this. It sometimes hurts when I drive as it constantly engages this muscle.

I'm female and 28 yrs old.

[physiobob]

What's your age and sex?

You can see this type of information at the top of the post. Everyone should read that yellow box (Brief Medical History Overview) before anything else as it is important to have that information ahead of making any comments. Sometimes is contains some really important information.

[pinkpussycat]

Hi physiobob

Should I get more orthotics from the NHS or should I buy the ones you can get from shops that are generic? They sell some called 'Super Feet' at Cotswolds Camping Shop where I live.

I am going to buy some new trainers on Thursday and I'm thinking when they see me running they will probably try and sell me motion control trainers for over pronation - should I not go with these? When I stand for long periods of time without my insoles in my legs ache like mad, so I think they have got so used to them now that without them I end up aching. But it has always crossed my mind that the NHS have given me the wrong ones - but this would be difficult to prove.

I am 5ft5 and weigh 9 stone - so definitely not over weight - although the strain on my legs feels like I weigh loads! When I run I am definitely not a quiet runner - there is lots of slapping of my foot and when I have seen physios in ths NHS, one of them mentioned that I don't have a very good push off motion when I walk. I tried walking differently for over a month - nothing changed. I think because I have been to see so many different people and they have mentioned so many different things that could be wrong from - pronating feet, collapsing ankles, tight hip flexors. I'm just confused about what approach to take. This is why this problem has gone on for so long - I've gone through all the exercises I have been prescribed by the physio, I stretch every day, I don't do anything vigorous anymore and yet my legs ache so much I feel like there is reduced blood flow

I have hypermobility and I can do everything on the Beighton Criteria - not sure whether this could be relevant? I suffer in my upper back because of this as I have a desk job.

Hope someone can fathom this all out

[pinkpussycat]

I have replied back to Leah after receiving a private message. Not been on here that long, but thought I would post a message as there have been some developments on my leg problem and wondered if anyone had any views....

Since having MRI which showed up compartment syndrome and compression tests coming up negative, I had EMG tests done which showed an overactive anterior tibialis and under active calf. Also had shock wave therapy on lower leg - no difference. Also had acupuncture - no difference. Still have constant aching, feeling like I need to stretch and tightening of calves on exercise and if I stand for any amount of time. Have now been referred for an angiogram as physio thinks it could be popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Consultant says this is very rare and normally don't have any symptoms at rest. I still wear my orthotics as tried 2 months without and my calves went really tight.

Any views?