Peroneal Tendonitis
July 10, 2007
What are the Peroneal Tendons? A band of tissue that connects the muscle to the bone is called a tendon. There are two peroneal tendons in the foot. They run behind the outer ankle bone and run side-by-side. One of the peroneal tendons is attached to the outer part of the mid foot and the other tendon runs under the foot and it attaches to the inside of the arch. The job of the peroneal tendons is to make sure that the foot and ankle are stable and to protect them from sprains of any sort.
The stress and pain can either be acute or chronic. Some common activities that can cause or contribute to peroneal tendonitis are running on uneven surfaces, tennis, basketball, hiking and skiing. In general any sport or activity that can stress or strain the tendons in your foot. also, older people are at a higher risk of developing the condition.
Tendonitis is when the tendons become inflamed and irritated. Most activities that involve recurring activities are at a greater risk of getting tendonitis. If you overuse the tendon or trauma, for example ankle strains the it becomes a bigger problem for the individual than it could have been.
Common symptoms associated with peroneal tendonitis can be:
- Pain and tenderness along the tendon, especially withing close proximity to the ankle and foot. This pain may be during or after exercise, or in severe cases at all times throughout the day.
- Stiffness of the foot
- Hard to stretch without feeling pain.
- Swelling around the tendon.
- A burning or hot feeling around the tendon.
- Pain at night and first thing in the morning.
If you are feeling any of these symptoms you should visit your primary care physician. Have you had problems like this, feel free to comment below.