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- Jan 3, 2023
First post, long time lurker. Anyway, a few months ago i discovered I was having some pretty bad pain in my outside ankle on the landing leg right where the boot ends. I was doing a lot of jumping this practice (I have all singles, working doubles). About two weeks before this pain first started, I was returning to practice after over 7 years off the ice. I am 23 now. I started practicing about 10 hours a week.
I got an X-ray two weeks after the pain started because it was just getting worse. X-ray showed nothing and physio and doctor believed it was a form of tendonitis.
two and a half months after the pain started I got a repeat X-ray because rest and physio wasn’t improving the pain. Turns out I have a stress fracture of the landing leg fibula. Right where the boot ends.
I have slowly returned to ice, not doing any jumps, just footwork, spins etc.
my doctor has advised me I can skate without jumping, however Im asking for more advice on if I should continue or not because the doctor doesn’t actually skate so she may see it as lower impact
has anyone else experienced this before? Do we think it’s a boot issue? Or a jumped back into it too quickly issue.
for reference,
boots: Riedell 1500 HLS 6.5 B/C
blade: JW Coro aces
note to add: after finding no relieve with arch pain I went to B sharp in Ottawa and the fitter mentioned my boots were slight,y big and that’s why I was having arch pain. I’m being recommended Jackson 5300 in size 6.5 as they are my proper fit and have a wider toe box. Unfortunately I can’t afford to switch up my boot and blade combo (since I’ll need a small blade length) until next year so I’m going to continue trying to skate in my currect set. Would this potentially screw me over?
also to add, I’m in the military and I go on course for a year in March so I likely will have to stop skating/minimally skate so this will give my ankle fracture a rest.
I got an X-ray two weeks after the pain started because it was just getting worse. X-ray showed nothing and physio and doctor believed it was a form of tendonitis.
two and a half months after the pain started I got a repeat X-ray because rest and physio wasn’t improving the pain. Turns out I have a stress fracture of the landing leg fibula. Right where the boot ends.
I have slowly returned to ice, not doing any jumps, just footwork, spins etc.
my doctor has advised me I can skate without jumping, however Im asking for more advice on if I should continue or not because the doctor doesn’t actually skate so she may see it as lower impact
has anyone else experienced this before? Do we think it’s a boot issue? Or a jumped back into it too quickly issue.
for reference,
boots: Riedell 1500 HLS 6.5 B/C
blade: JW Coro aces
note to add: after finding no relieve with arch pain I went to B sharp in Ottawa and the fitter mentioned my boots were slight,y big and that’s why I was having arch pain. I’m being recommended Jackson 5300 in size 6.5 as they are my proper fit and have a wider toe box. Unfortunately I can’t afford to switch up my boot and blade combo (since I’ll need a small blade length) until next year so I’m going to continue trying to skate in my currect set. Would this potentially screw me over?
also to add, I’m in the military and I go on course for a year in March so I likely will have to stop skating/minimally skate so this will give my ankle fracture a rest.