Hey all,
looking for some advice for thoughts about form, strength/mobility training, or any other helpful right/left adjustments.
I have consistently been getting pain in one specific area: the upper, outside of my right calf, right below the knee. It is basically at the gastrocnemius lateral head in the image below, but even higher and more to the right - sometimes all the way up to the head of the fibula. Not so far forward as the peroneal. The outer edge of the gastrocnemius. At times the pain stretches up into the knee, and at time it stretches down in the calf and impacts achilles/ankle mobility. These might not be related, but usually I am very tight and knotted in the calf when those other areas flare up.
I went to some non-running PT about a year ago and got some calf strengthening exercises, stretching/rolling routines, and occasional PT/massage. I also got dry needling, which really helped with the deep knot. I trained and raced my spring races pain free. However, as I have since bumped up my mileage training for some fall stuff the pain has returned. I'm doing more strength/mobility now than ever, but I maybe lazed off the stretching and rolling.
Because it is so localized, muscular, and always the same place, I suspect that there may be some element in my form that aggravates this area. Do any of you have any advice? Wondering about some tweaks that will help break the cycle of training, pre-injury, decrease training and stretch a lot, build back into training. Happy to post more pictures or video for any who engage in good faith.
Thanks.