How Can I Have Sprained My Foot Without Realising?

[losgigs]

One minute I'm fine, cooking the evening meal. Then when I sat down to eat, my foot suddenly starts hurting along the outer edge and across the instep like a sprain. I didn't fall,slip or twist it so how can it just flare up without warning? Mr L sprang into action with the elastic bandage, Deep Heat and painkillers, and after an hour or so elevating the foot, it feels a little easier but still not right. Any ideas on how it happened?

[Elina]

Are you wearing different/ new shoes los?

[losgigs]

No Elina, just my slippers!

[losgigs]

..and clothes aswell, of course! ;)

[Elina]

Have you been doing anything physical with repetition using that foot, say digging with a spade or something similar?

[DTCwordfan]

you've strained a cuboid ligament, if it is just ahead of the ankle.....I had that recently.....rest and actually cold is better...like a pack of Birds Eye peas on it. It's quite a sensitive area around that bone. Have a google...

[Captain2]

One too many sherries whilst cooking?

[Elina]

I should hope so! :0)

[losgigs]

Eliina -Lol - don't do gardening!
DTC - thanks for that, will get an ice-pack out.
Captain2 - think I'll stay clear of the sherry though nice thought! Apparently best to avoid alcohol after a sprain as it increase blood flow to the area.
Thanks for the helpful comments.

[Elina]

Oh ha ha! ... So you have this cuboid thing, how did you manage that los :0?

[DTCwordfan]

She was born with one, Lina - as you were - or rather that is two, one for each footie...

[Elina]

But what's caused the strain Dt ... persistent aren't I .. ;0)

[Elina]

los .... los!! ... What did you do? I shall have to come back another day, I need to go to bed

[DTCwordfan]

To that, Lina, I can't say....mine appeared from nowhere, the feeling that it was a ligament strain - having had those and it certainly wasn't gout.....(that I also know about).

[Elina]

Night .. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=miss+marple+black+and+white+pic&oq=miss+marple+black+and+white+pic&aqs=chrome..69i57.15176j0j4&;sourceid=silk&ie=UTF-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=-EzgV7a2FuWVgAbnoJvgDg#gws_rd=cr&imgrc=XYtqxKQT0uZAuM%3A

[tonyav]

http://static.memrise.com/uploads/mems/output/4403157-131108180120.png

[tonyav]

By the way that ain't my foot no way would I wear that colour nail varnish ;-)

[DTCwordfan]

too pink for me, tony....

does this make sense, losgigs....

[Elina]

^ Look at that ... we've got a post mortem on yer foot los! So that's where it is, May be you tied a shoe strap too tight? That's miss Marples summing up, really going to bed now x

[tonyav]

G, night Miss Marple ;-)

[anneasquith]

I don't know why tony, but i thought you would have hairier feet .