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What Does the Peroneal Tendon Do?
The peroneal tendon helps stabilize your ankle in tandem with the peroneal brevis.
Together, the muscles and tendons help move your foot.
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When you move your foot outward, the peroneal muscle contracts.
It also helps support balance, especially when you stand on one leg.
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Gradually increasing your exercise/running routine will help prevent overuse injuries like peroneal tendonitis.
What Does Peroneal Tendonitis Feel Like?
If you have peroneal tendonitis, youll experience pain in the outer ankle.
If your pain or swelling is on the outer ankle, its likely peroneal tendonitis.
What Causes Peroneal Tendonitis?
Peroneal tendonitis has many underlying causes.
How Is Peroneal Tendonitis Diagnosed?
In particular, an MRI is ordered when healthcare providers are concerned that you might have aperoneal tendon tear.
During a physical exam, your healthcare provider may ask you to walk.
Theyll examine your ankle and foot and press at different points around the peroneal tendon to check for abnormalities.
Healthcare providers may even recommend that you wear a cast for six weeks.
Rarely, patients will need surgery to treat peroneal tendonitis.
This may be the case if you have:
Steroid injections arent recommended for peroneal tendonitis.
However, some people have symptoms that last well beyond that.
If you are feeling ongoingpain in your ankle, see a physical therapist or healthcare provider.
They can help you create a recovery and rehabilitation plan that works for you.
However, your pain could get worse, or your tendonitis could lead to a tear.
Always reach out to your healthcare provider if your pain is increasing.
Its a result of repetitive movement, including running long distances.
In rare cases, you may need surgery to help treat it.
If home remedies dont help within six weeks, talk with your healthcare provider.
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