{"id":417,"date":"2016-01-29T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/?p=417"},"modified":"2017-09-26T14:35:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T14:35:58","slug":"compartment-syndrome-des-moines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/2016\/compartment-syndrome-des-moines\/","title":{"rendered":"Forefoot Running and Exertional Compartment Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effects of Forefoot Running on Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome:\u00a0 A Case Series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Why you should pay attention to this<\/span><\/em>:\u00a0 This was an early published case series involving two patients with anterior exertional compartment syndrome of the legs who reduced their symptoms and increased their ability to run pain-free by transitioning to a running gait with a forefoot strike.\u00a0\u00a0 A larger case series in 2013 using ten patients similarly showed symptom improvement and improvement in compartment pressures with this approach (http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22427621<\/a>).\u00a0 Traditionally, compartment syndrome is managed surgically, but even with the anterior compartment, up to 17% of patients experience mixed outcomes from the procedure.\u00a0 Patients occasionally will respond to prolonged ASTYM treatment in physical therapy, but it can take up to 5-6 weeks before seeing any improvement.\u00a0 Patients with symptoms isolated to the anterior compartment who are willing to modify their running technique can take heart that forefoot running seems to be a potential pathway to symptom relief without the need for surgery.<\/p>\n

If you have undiagnosed leg pain with activity, or if you have pain that has been diagnosed as anterior compartment syndrome and want instruction in forefoot running techniques as a means of avoiding surgery, give our office a call at (515) 221-1102 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n

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