{"id":15389,"date":"2020-10-29T19:21:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T19:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15389"},"modified":"2020-10-29T19:21:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T19:21:30","slug":"steps-to-avert-crossfit-foot-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/crossfit\/steps-to-avert-crossfit-foot-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Avert CrossFit Foot Injuries\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You just completed three sets of burpee box jumps. Your right Achilles is pounding. The preferred exercise program of many men, CrossFit, includes strenuous workouts that can lead to foot injuries. Running and jumping add extra stress to the foot and some men will try to push through their pain to finish the workout.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Common Foot Injuries<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plantar fasciitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inflammation of the tissues from the heel to toe on the bottom of the foot<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Achilles tendonitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heel pain and swelling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peroneal tendonitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pain on the outside of the foot radiating up the leg<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metatarsal stress fractures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A break in the metatarsal bone due to repeated stress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Treatment for Your Foot Pain<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank goodness, foot surgery is not necessary to heal your foot. Medical providers recommend immobilizing your foot, rest, ice, and pain medications. Stretching the injured area may be suggested. Physical therapy can alleviate pain and speed healing. A heel cup or an orthotic device can be used to diminish your pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Go Shoe Shopping x 3<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before you start your CrossFit training, buy the correct shoe for your workouts. If you can afford more than one pair, buy three pairs of shoes. One for jumping, one for running, and one for lifting. Make sure the shoes are well padded. Replace shoes at the six-month mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Prevention of CrossFit Foot Injuries<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avert foot injuries by completing a foot stretching routine. Toes curls, heel and toe raises, and foot flexes bolster flexibility while building strength. Your physical therapist or doctor will give you the proper exercises.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4555591\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The increasing involvement of CrossFit trainers in coaching participants corresponds to a decreasing injury rate.\u201d Let your trainer be your guide when working out to keep your feet on the move.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You just completed three sets of burpee box jumps. Your right Achilles is pounding. The preferred exercise program of many men, CrossFit, includes strenuous workouts that can lead to foot injuries. Running and jumping add extra stress to the foot and some men will try to push through their pain to finish the workout.\u00a0\u00a0 Common [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[658],"tags":[632,770],"class_list":["post-15389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crossfit","tag-crossfit","tag-exercise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}