I went to the orthopaedic clinic on Wednesday. Didn't see the surgeon but was given a good going over by the knee specialist physio. He also works with the local football team, my boyhood heroes, http://www.gmfc.net/
He pulled and hauled my leg in many directions and said my knee seems stable enough. Therefore surgery was not indicated, even to have a little look around! I made a point of developing my legs folowing the big injury 9 years ago, and my big thighs seems to have helped! However, he does think i have a patella-femoral tracking issue. This will require some training of the VMO muscle. More exercise from the physio to target this area.
The pain and general feeling of weakness has continued to ease off but i still have no answers to what could have set off the feeling of an acute injury. I suspect a mixture of not allowing myself adequate rest after the Paris marathon, trying to play football and taking to the hills too quickly in the weeks after Paris.
A lesson has been learned!!!(perhaps).
I've done very little running during the past couple of weeks. The past two Sundays have each had me out for about 20 miles in the hills behind Greenock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay. I walked the first effort and took just under 5 hours 40 but stopped a few times for, ahem, comfort breaks and some photography. Last Sunday I covered the same route and due to feeling ok i put in a few trots along the way. I covered the distance in about 4hours 20 and started with a backpack of about 10kg. This included 3litres of drinks, grub and 6kg of weights off my dumbbells.
A 1500m recovery swim on Monday then nothing other than the physio exercises until yesterday. Did an easy 4 miles running without much problem and will attempt 10miles easy pace today.
Hopefully a corner has been turned.
Saturday 31 May 2008
Saturday 17 May 2008
The dates are in or is it out?!!!
The next Marathon Des Sables will be taking place 27 March - 6 April 2009.
Thankfully I've rested the past 3 days and my knee is now feeling somewhat better. The training plan really needs to be finalised soon.
I've got physio at the end of the week and will hopefully have a better idea of what ails me then. I may now reconsider my keenness to have the bone butchers open me up.
A long walk will be undertaken tomorrow with an aim to up the ante in the next wee while.
Thankfully I've rested the past 3 days and my knee is now feeling somewhat better. The training plan really needs to be finalised soon.
I've got physio at the end of the week and will hopefully have a better idea of what ails me then. I may now reconsider my keenness to have the bone butchers open me up.
A long walk will be undertaken tomorrow with an aim to up the ante in the next wee while.
Thursday 15 May 2008
Set back
Just a grumble post! You may proceed immediately to the last line.
I ruptured my cruciate ligament playing football 9 years ago. The first question i got asked at hospital was, at what level do you participate in sport? I knew then i would not be getting sent to the USA for a nice reconstruction. Instead it was physio all the way and it took about 2 years to feel anywhere near normal again. This may have been due to returning to footie too quickly and too often. Anyway, i chucked the football completely 3-4 years ago and my knee has been swell since then. It is now swell another way!
The footballers were short staffed about 3 weeks ago and invited me back, just to play in goal. Unfortunately i decided the standard had slipped incredibly and ventured outfield for the last 15mins. This went fine with absolutely no probs but later in the week my knee starts to give me a bit of grief. I still ran and cycled but had a bit of a dullness in the knee. It has not improved and i have now called a halt to running meantime. My intention was to continue with the cycling because that's what made up most of my physio rehab.
I went out for a nice 45km ride yesterday which was spoiled at the halfway point by me noticing the front wheel has a terrible wobble. I am now reluctant to use this beautiful steed until it is repaired. Unfortunately, yet again, i can't get to the shop anytime soon.
Back to the kneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I have had occasional short term aches over the years but this feels like a fresh injury. I went to the docs yesterday and am being reffered to the bone guy. This could be a lengthy wait but i work in the hospital and am practising my terribly pathetic creature look with a view to weaseling an earlier appointment. This and free micropore tape are among the limited benefits of being an NHS employee.
To cut a long story short.
Knee is wonky.I am rather cheesed off.
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I ruptured my cruciate ligament playing football 9 years ago. The first question i got asked at hospital was, at what level do you participate in sport? I knew then i would not be getting sent to the USA for a nice reconstruction. Instead it was physio all the way and it took about 2 years to feel anywhere near normal again. This may have been due to returning to footie too quickly and too often. Anyway, i chucked the football completely 3-4 years ago and my knee has been swell since then. It is now swell another way!
The footballers were short staffed about 3 weeks ago and invited me back, just to play in goal. Unfortunately i decided the standard had slipped incredibly and ventured outfield for the last 15mins. This went fine with absolutely no probs but later in the week my knee starts to give me a bit of grief. I still ran and cycled but had a bit of a dullness in the knee. It has not improved and i have now called a halt to running meantime. My intention was to continue with the cycling because that's what made up most of my physio rehab.
I went out for a nice 45km ride yesterday which was spoiled at the halfway point by me noticing the front wheel has a terrible wobble. I am now reluctant to use this beautiful steed until it is repaired. Unfortunately, yet again, i can't get to the shop anytime soon.
Back to the kneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I have had occasional short term aches over the years but this feels like a fresh injury. I went to the docs yesterday and am being reffered to the bone guy. This could be a lengthy wait but i work in the hospital and am practising my terribly pathetic creature look with a view to weaseling an earlier appointment. This and free micropore tape are among the limited benefits of being an NHS employee.
To cut a long story short.
Knee is wonky.I am rather cheesed off.
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