Olympic Marathoner, Deena Kastor, Goes Down with Foot Injury

Deena Kastor did not finish the Women's Olympic Marathon Race in Beijing due to a broken bone in her right foot. Apparently Deena had felt some soreness in her foot a week prior to the race, but thought it was due to the tendons. It is common to have aches and pains in your feet after months of training for a marathon, but when pain is accompanied by swelling, that is not normal and you need to see a podiatrist. According to Dr. Amol Saxena, podiatric sports medicine and surgery specialist at the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, Deena may have benefited from an insert and a bone stimulator. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres has taught us that age is not a limiting factor if you believe, so hopefully Deena will give it another go at the 2012 Olympics in London. Photo © Terence Vanderheiden, D.P.M.