3. Pivot movements should be avoided
in order to prevent peroneal tendonitis. When pivoting, the heel of one foot is doing all the work and the standing foot is stationary. Repeated pivoting can cause damage to the ankles. Athletes use pivoting movements in practice. Even though, they may have the correct shoes on, pivoting over and over again can cause microtears in the joints. Even some exercise workouts call for pivoting movements. An exerciser may have to pivot for an entire minute.
During that minute, the ankle and feet are turning out too often. After pivoting, there may be some tenderness in the back of the ankle area. The tenderness may not be present until pivoting motions are made. Dancers are known for using a lot of pivoting motions. That’s why a lot of dancers retire early because they have done so much damage to their ankles and feet. Peroneal tendonitis can easily develop because they are repeating the same pivoting action over and over.