Over the past year or so I think I've started to develop Peroneal tendonitis in my right leg. When the pain first onset it wasn't a consistent pain but a sharp sort of twinge in the back of my ankle for a couple of strides, and then it would dissipate. Gradually the twinges became more frequent when I was wearing my shoes, but I noticed that I didn't get the pain when I was doing my barefoot runs. Consequently I phased out my shoes and went on a barefoot/huarache kick. Unfortunately, the pain in my ankle has seemed to come back - to the point that cornering hard hurts and the pain/stiffness is enough for me to say I need to take a break. I've also pulled the calf muscle a couple of times and have a significant knot that I'm in the process of working out.

When I try to squat flat footed, my R foot has trouble keeping the heel on the ground for as long as the L foot. The way I have fixed that is by turning my R knee inwards which I assume is putting undue stress on the lower calf.

My PT has given me some hip exercises and a few everter exercises to do. Is there anything else I should be doing? I should also mention that my big toe went numb about three weeks ago after a long run of 17 miles. I've chalked this up to the knot in my calf, and my PT seemed to agree. Any thoughts on that?

Thanks,

Ben

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