The Injury Thread 2022/23

Further down thread he says that he spoke to him and he said he was back training on grass and hopes to be back after the World Cup (yeah I know he wasn’t going to be back before it!)

 

Anyone suffered with Plantar fasciitis ? It’s apparently fairly common with joggers( I aren’t).
Ive been struggling with it since May, though hoping it’s finally easing. At it’s worst, you feel like every step you take, you are treading on glass.
Apparently I have one leg longer (or the other shorter) than the other, so have been walking on the outside of one leg all my life. I retired at the start of this year and played golf twice a week and was hiking another day. Was walking around the house with no shoes and the long beach holiday in flip flops, which have all contributed.

 

Aye. It's a bleeding miserable and debilitating condition.

It took 2 hernia operations for me before it started to clear up.

None of the exercises or stretches made the slightest difference with me but some proper insoles in all my shoes helped.

 

He’s making a right meal of it
I ruptured mine and barely mentioned it
Worst ruptured one the Dr had ever seen. Dragged loads of bystander medical folks in to see how bad it was.
Brave…




(Took, as you say, ****ing ages to mend. And it really hurt)

 

I had this but i started putting ibuprofen gel on my feet a couple of times a day and inbetween i used e45 cream to make my feet more supple. It took a few weeks, but it went and never came back. I regularly do 3 miles at the gym these days with no problems and i don't need any special insoles

 

I’ve had it for 10 years since breaking my leg in a motorcycling accident. Up until then I ran 3 10k’s a week. I’ve never found anything to relieve it, creams, exercises, insoles the lot. I’ve just invested in a TENS machine, so fingers crossed in that one. There’s times I’d gladly have my feet replaced by casters!

 

I had this for over a year during lockdown etc. Tried various methods from the net which didn't work brilliantly so finally gave in and went to a podiatrist (as my Mrs told me to do from the start). He taped the bottom of my feet up with the blue tape they use for sports injuries which instantly removed the pain though this returned to some extent when it came off. He'd said this might be the case and to come back if it was. Re-taped them for another week and got me an insert Slimflex which he said was better than the others. This is loose so you can put it in whatever you wear. Best hundred and odd quid I've spent in a long time.

 

Lacrosse balls…

Weirdly I was at Pilates this evening and she gave us all lacrosse balls to roll under our feet to help work on the plantar fascia. Apparently lots of physios use them. Just stood on one leg and with some weight on the other rolled it round under your foot and focussed doing more where it hurts.

There you go @askewshair Get your lacrosse balls out

 

Contemplating buying an Inversion Table... may have sciatica (thats painful too but everything is when you get past a certain age) and though I'm 5'11 I feel about 5 foot 8 if that makes sense... anyone had any experience lof them them or own one...?

 

Indeed very very painful. I have to 'maintain' my left foot, although I previously had it in both but the right doesn't seem to bother me so much now. So the following all may help:
Regular stretching of your calf muscles - this directly impacts PF
See a podiatrist who will probably recommend insoles - use them all or most of the time, especially if doing a lot of walking. Can't emphasise this enough. I got lazy in London once for a week and paid the price for weeks after. Never again.
Role your foot/feet over a frozen water bottle for several minutes at a time.
Consider a soft boot for nighttime if bad enough - helps keep the foot in a neutral position rather than relaxed (relaxed isn't good in this instance)

 

I'd love to know more about this too.

 

I got rid of sciatica by simply bending backwards. Watch a cat or a dog, when it wakes from a slumber. The first thing thing do is to stretch it out. Worked for me anyway.

 

I find doing the opposite works for me, I bend forwards and just sort of hang in that position, gradually trying to dip a bit further. A bit like when you try to touch your toes, which obviously I can’t do anymore. It’s also worked for me a few times when I’ve pulled my back.

 

My missus was his guard, said he has been going to London a lot lately, guessing he is seeing a specialist. Either that or he is part of the Just Stop Oil crackpot movement.

 

I wonder if he wanted to go to Burnley? (I know! Why wouldn't he???) Maybe he's downing tools because he really wanted to be here??


Or maybe he really is a bit ****?

 

I suffered with them on and off for about 3 years when I used to play. Only thing i could do to relieve the pain was to strap my shins up so tight with bandage and tape, then put my shin pads on. If I did that, the pain was easily manageable. If not, it was a ****er!

 

I think you've diagnosed the problem and pointed towards the solution yourself. I can get it just by changing footwear from winter to summer but flip flops I suspect are the worst. Buy some trainer type deck shoes for summer, don't wear flip flops, and as others have said put insoles in. You can buy ones you cut to fit from Boots etc. That sorted it for me (for now). Also if going to beaches with pebbles rather than sand make sure you have beach shoes, and those swimming shoes.

 

Did she time him from his seat when they announced the buffet car was open Jim...?