Achilles Tendon Pain

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I broke my ankle about two months ago. The ankle doesn’t hurt and seems to have healed. But the pain on top of the foot above my toes as I roll my foot and put pressure on the front pad is pretty intense. X-rays of the foot showed no broked toes and ankle practically healed. I’ve been out of the cast for a few weeks, and the pain above the toes (on the top) is getting worse. I’ve done the ususal stretching of hamstrings and achilles tendon and exercises with the ankle and toes, but it’s not improving. If anything it’s getting worse. I’ m wondering if they missed a hairline fracture above the toes. Wondering what it could be. Orthopedist is pretty clueless. I’m thinking of a podiatrist next. I have no pain unless I’m walking. I have no pain when I ride my bike. Any thoughts, suggestions, similar experiences.

Pressure points are not scientific anatomical locations. They are areas of the body that are particularly susceptible to incapacitating pain or injury. Some seem obvious and are therefore usually well guarded. While more obscure locations can be a total surprise to the attacker, which is always a bonus.

Different people react differently to pain stimulus. If the attacker is using alcohol or drugs their pain sensitivity can be dulled, also. So it is hard to judge what kind of response you will get. Therefore it is appropriate to use as much force as you can muster when you deal with these areas. Although it isn’t necessary to injury the assailant, sometimes all that’s needed is enough to convince him that a spirited defense will be made and you will not be a passive victim.

Sometimes all you need is to inflict adequate surprise and/or pain to cause him to lose his grip on you so you can escape. Sometimes causing an injury is warranted to keep him from chasing you.

Let me dispel a couple myth for you. There is no secret spot on the body that, when pressured will cause instant unconsciousness. Apparently that only happens on Star Trek. Secondly, you cannot instantly kill someone by driving their nose up into their brain. You will hurt them, but it does not cause instantaneous death.

Some of the pressure points are:

Temple Area Eyes Ears Nose Throat Elbow joint Wrist Back of Hand Collar Bone Solar Plexis Ribs Between Shoulder Blades Kidneys Groin Upper Inner Thigh Knee Shin Instep Achilles Tendon

This is by no means a complete list, sometimes it just depends on what’s available within reach.

Parts of your body that you can strike with:

Fist Knuckles Knife Hand Palm Strike Elbow Knee Feet

Fingers are good for eye gouging, and pinching. The back of your head can head butt (so can the front, but less likely to cause damage to you). Elbows are a favorite of mine, they can be used forward or backwards; they can be reinforced by clutching the associated fist with the opposite hand (assisted elbow strike).

Awareness of pressure points should be an integral part of any self defense plan.