What do you mean...there isn't one?!?
What do you mean...there isn't one?!?
Went to see the physio at HUFC the other day, after living with this for couple of year now. He gave me some great things to do to aid my condition, why dont we do these simple things from the word go, until waiting to will are about crippled!!
He did say it was ok to keep running, but recommended I stick to running on grass for a few weeks until I get on top of the problem.
He was adamant the key thing to helping my recovery in the future and indeed keeping me running seriously, is to get a foam roller and use it on the main muscles in the legs a few times a day, this aswell as a medicine ball or other hard ball to roll my arse on ( massage the affected area, find the extremely tender point, on both sides and spend 15 minutes total on it ).
He gave me some great hamstring stretches too, as Im very tight.
Is said if I am serious about keeping running performance up, ice baths are a must!!!
Other simple things he gave me to do, as often as posible, sit on a chair, lean forward slightly, and bring each leg up alternatively, lifting my head up to coincide with when the leg is straightened.
Lay on my back, knees bent and roll hips side to side for few minutes.
He also gave me a quick go with a machine the footy lads use before and after games, something called game-ready, 10minutes on my right hamstring and it felt like I had a new leg!!! I want that machine!!!
Looks like I've got this its bloody awful at work sitting down all day, but it doesn't hurt when I run. Question is should I be running or resting and doing my exercises?
run yes, no bother, but you need to stretch regularly, piriformis stretches like the pigeon are great. Also do some work on your hamstrings, really helpsOriginally Posted by Dynamo Dan
Thanks Rev do you use a foam roller to keep yours at bay?
well it was recommended to me by few different physios but I never got around to getting one! The old sitting on a small firm ball trick and massaging affected area works well for immediate relief from discomfort whilst sitting, although it does cause its own pain lol but its a nice pain
Just had my second trip to the physio and she reckons running up and down hill is going to aggravate my injury, so I've been told to lay off the fell running until I'm better. Question is should I lay off running altogether and swim instead or could I cycle?
Dan ive been blighted with this for ages, recently it has receeded since ive been doing regular stretching and other excercises to strengthen stuff around hips and pelvis when all the while training as hard as I have for ages, so I wouldn't take the word of one physio as Gospel. For me atleast, it hasn't haulted me so long as I spend 10-15 minutes warming up and stretching before and after running, and then at regular intervals throughout day... whilst my training is generally not on the fells, I do still get a fair few hilly runs in....just my experienceIf you are really keen on keeping it at bay, incorporate an ice bath into your post run regime :w00t:
Cheers Rev. It's pretty much hurting all the time now even even though I've been doing exercises! Do you find cycling makes it worse?
Ive found it doesn't help!
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