Good medical help is the first step in treating an injury. There is a running underground which can recommend local doctors who treat runners. Talk with some long-term runners. Every injury requires special treatment and you want to find the specialist who has successfully treated the greatest number of similar problems. Until you see a doctor you might want to supplement your diet with vitamin C, which promotes healing. Take moderate amounts, 250-500 mg three times a day. (Timed-release tablets of larger dosages are generally wasted in the intestine where absorption is low.) Calcium is also important in healing; be sure it's included in your diet.
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