Sam

Don’t waste your time asking non medical posters.

Go to your doctors who can examine your ankle and arrange an X-ray if necessary.

Boiling water.

Failing that dogshit and salt. (do not take orally).

The first ever Athletes Foot Assistance Dog! 😀

The only cure I ever found was when I waded through a stagnant pool to get access to a caravan site in South Wales. Not sure what was in the water, but my feet had lovely skin for months after.
Not exactly a cure as it only temporarily removes the flaky bits, but the dog loves licking between my toes when they’re particularly encrusted and to be…[Read more]

Where on your knee?

The going down hill might be tight IT band. See a good physio and they should be able to help.

I get this a lot with my running.

My tips would be, make sure you’ve had enough fluids, magnesium spray, raise legs if possible? And my sure fire winner, rolling your calves. A foam roller if you have one or in an emergency a tin of bins or similar, wine bottle, or tennis ball which is far more portable.

I’ve also found icing my calves help too…[Read more]

Thanks for the suggestions, I see my sports therapist weekly – I’d be lost without him! I’ve heard Plantar Fasciitis is a nightmare but fingers crossed I have no experience of that one!

I have had gait analysis previously and also bio mechanical assessment, I over pronate on the left but have neutral movement on the right and run in custom made orthotics. I think I’ve just pushed it when I should really have rested it. It’s tough decision to rest a few weeks before a half M though!

I have already had gait analysis too and run in orthotics through the right one is neutral. It’s kind of my own fault as it’s been niggling for a while but the pressure of having a half marathon looming kept me training.

I’ve done my left one before but this is the right, it’s not snapped but my entire Achilles/ankle area is pretty enormous, it’s such a crap area for healing and I know there will be no miracle cure but just looking any secret remedies people may have.