Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions.
Was out of town over the weekend, and started typing a reply a number of times only getting pulled away to do something else and then getting side-tracked.
She is doing better, still has some pain and will be going to a sports doctor today.
She has been doing upper body lifting, bike work about every other day, with stretching everyday… she has a lot of homework lately, so doesn’t have time for both therapy and workouts everyday, having to compromise.
Using the SpeedCoach Plus EMS settings on “Massage”, she is getting EMS every third day. The massage table is set-up in the basement. There is a large screen tv in the same room with a stereo, but she usually “naps” when getting EMS or massage.
I have been massaging her about every other day.
Last night, I did both EMS massage and hand massage. The soleus area at first was sensitive to massage, but after working lightly and then a little more pressure later she was not sensitive to the massage.
She has also been getting ice buckets.
Yes, her shoes were needing replacement…and she now has a new pair.
I missed the cellophane part of your post at first, Ange, and not sure how that should be used?
What about Compression Socks? Would that be something she should wear now or in the future?
She is still not happy about changing schools, even though she knows she had to do it and that it was for the better…all her friends are at her old school, and she doesn’t know anyone at the new school, plus it’s very cliquish and she doesn’t feel she fits in. But, other than that, everything else is fine.
I am wondering if this injury could be caused from not enough in her workouts, and then during the past 3 meets that she ran in running 100m/200m/400m? I actually feel that the very cold and windy day had a lot to do with the strain.
Daughter can only run in JV heats or meets, as per State WIAA rules because she is a transfer student…this has had a big effect on her enjoyment level, but she has been a good sport.
This is what her daily High School workout looks like:
Monday:
“Speed Circuit”
2 x 2 x 10m block starts
2 x 2 x 10m Hills (hill is tiny, and about 10 degrees)
2.5 hours.
Tuesday:
3 x 200m
or
300/200/150m
2.5 hours
Wednesday:
Warmup, no workout
Thursday:
Meet (Daughter only ran in JV races, and last meet was only meet #3)
Friday:
Warmup, no workout
Saturday:
Meet (Varsity meets that have no JV heats, so daughter cannot participate, so does not attend)
About every other Saturday I take her out and do a short speed workout.
For a couple Sundays, she has gone to a trainer to help with her mechanics.
The intensity of the school workouts are low and a lot of time passes, with sprinters at rest between different exercises.
She had been doing only stretching during the workouts since injury…then Tuesday of this week at practice, the trainer told her she could run a 350m/200m/150m @ 50% effort, and on the track instead of grass…which she did, and into the 150m her soleus started hurting.
I told her the week previous that she was not to run, so I talked to the coach yesterday.
Coaches wanted her to run 200/400m in tonight’s meet and to be “pace” runner for sprinters during the next couple weeks to get them ready for Districts/State championships.meet.
I told the sprint coach daughter had appointment with her doctor today, that she was still experiencing pain and still needed rehab and we would see what the doctor had to say.
I should have talked to the coaches last week myself, as they are busy dealing with many kids and different personalities, and probably needed to hear from the Parent instead of the athlete.
Addition:
Actually, I did talk to the sprint coach the day after the injury, but there was no clear communication as to when she would start running. Next time, this will be clear so that there is no confusion later.