Pain located mid outside foot area

Athletic endeavors typically have the potential for causing injury, but pain is not a diagnosis, and an essentially blind guess as to what the specifics of the cause might be before a diagnosis is made is not a very productive way to go. As this is a new sport activity for you, which ostensibly you would like to learn to perform properly, wouldn't a trip to a podiatrist or orthopedist who has a special interest and expertise in sports medicine be a worthwhile expenditure, rather than relying on information from those who are not in a position to supply it to you, and which, if taken anyhow, might possibly cause more problems than result in help?

 

I completely agree and if this discomfort doesn't start to get better a trip to the doctor will be made. I did not come to www.foot-health-forum.com to get a diagnosis of my condition or to necessarily get advice on how to treat a condition to bypass seeing a professional. My goal for this inquiry is to learn more about what "might" have happened and also what I possibly did to cause the irritation. This is pure curiosity at this point. I enjoy learning about these topics and what muscles/tendons/bones I potentially destroyed so that I am a little bit more informed of my body.

 

But you are asking specifically what might cause a problem which has not been identified other than by your having painful symptoms. Until the actual physical cause of the pain is determine, it is cart-before-horse to speculate on the mechanism of an unidentified injury. There is really nothing to work on other here than unsupported conjecture.

 

I agree with the person asking the question. He just wanted your opinion or your insight on what might be causing or caused his problem. He is looking for ideas or opinions and not a professional diagnosis. Even if we're not looking for diagnosis but for opinions/insights you, Mr. Foot Doctor, should not be using that name since you didn't provide one single helpful hint/thought to the asker. If you're going to be sending anyone directly to a podiatrist without providing your thoughts first, why does this forum even exist. You should ALWAYS send people to see a professional but at least say something about their cases/issues.

 

I have stated over and over again (in fact, once again earlier today) what I deem to be the appropriate purpose of this forum, and the manner in which I, as a volunteer contributor, will offer my professional opinions here. I suggest you read that and other posts where I have explained precisely that. Apparently you have come here with what I would deem to be unreasonable expectations, but that does not mean that I will back away from what I believe to be both my professional purpose and ethics. If you do not find my information useful, then your are certainly free to seek another source.