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Odd ailments, hopefully fixed
Jan. 13th, 2011 05:09 pmI went to a physiotherapist this morning for the first time in my life, hoping to sort out the ache that come up across the front of my left ankle when running/walking very long distances and the twinge in my back that I've had since before the new year.
Apparently my left leg was slightly longer by a few millimetres than my right, and that meant it was hitting the gorud with more force and rolling more, leading to the ache after I've gone 40km or so. He adjusted things so that misalignment was sorted and also advised that taping my ankle to reduce rolling might help on the day.
My back was blamed on a muscle that locks up when the vertebrae turn. He gave me a couple of acupuncture needles that were supposed to have sorted that and showed me some exercies theat might help calm that muscle. There were also a couple needles in my left calf which was considerably tighter and more stressed than the right. I was able to see the needling in my calf. The needles were so thin you could barely see them and they went in with just a tap, but then he plunged it deeper a few times which felt odd. It still feels a bit sore, but I will wait to see how things turn out. I've never encountered acupuncture before and I'm not sure how it actually works, but they want me to come back in two weeks for a follow up. That will be just before my 12 hour race.
The physio place was actually within a Crossfit affiliate, which means for the first time ever I have been in a Crossfit gym.
Apparently my left leg was slightly longer by a few millimetres than my right, and that meant it was hitting the gorud with more force and rolling more, leading to the ache after I've gone 40km or so. He adjusted things so that misalignment was sorted and also advised that taping my ankle to reduce rolling might help on the day.
My back was blamed on a muscle that locks up when the vertebrae turn. He gave me a couple of acupuncture needles that were supposed to have sorted that and showed me some exercies theat might help calm that muscle. There were also a couple needles in my left calf which was considerably tighter and more stressed than the right. I was able to see the needling in my calf. The needles were so thin you could barely see them and they went in with just a tap, but then he plunged it deeper a few times which felt odd. It still feels a bit sore, but I will wait to see how things turn out. I've never encountered acupuncture before and I'm not sure how it actually works, but they want me to come back in two weeks for a follow up. That will be just before my 12 hour race.
The physio place was actually within a Crossfit affiliate, which means for the first time ever I have been in a Crossfit gym.
