Physio.

Physio session went well this evening in that nothing's broken/fractured, as I feared might be the case...

Walking is so sore I had to get a taxi from the Stephen's Green Luas Stop to Pearse Street Physio... which is only about a 10min walk... 30 second taxi journey.

Aidan examined my foot and asked why I had callouses all over my toes...

Climbing shoes.

He had the problem identified quickly and gave me various exercises to do.

I'm suffering from

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis is defined by various sources as irritation and swelling of the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot. Plantar fascia is the very thick band of tissue that holds up the bones on the bottom of the foot. This fascia can become inflammed, making walking difficult and very painful.

Taken from: http://www.goodfeet.com/pain-relief-2/foot-pain-2/plantar-fasciitis/

He said that somewhere along the way on Saturday, when I was out climbing I must have stretched my foot 'this way'...

He put my foot in the exact position it would have been in during my 15 or so attempts on Andy's Arete...

I said, yeah... I probably did have it that way once or twice... as my heart sank...

The weird thing is, it didn't hurt at the time, or on the walk out... it only became painful later on that evening.

So I've various exercises to complete 2 or 3 times a day, and I'm back for a check up next week.

It's the finger board and the campus board only for the next week...