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I had a painful knee last week and used a gel ice pack that I have had in the freezer. Sat with my leg up and it wrapped around my knee (over my jeans) twice a day for 3 days, all better now!

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My colleague does, the trouble is we have rubbish floors so he bounces me up and down and makes me feel quite seasick when he does it…
He drinks a lot of strong coffee, I don’t feel this helps :p

I do but only when I’m really anxious!

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If I was you I would have a look at orthotic insoles, as they align your legs better so there is less strain.

You can either pay a lot and have walking pressures measured on a pressure pad and orthotics made specifically for you, or you can go on ebay and get some for around £10!

I like the ones with a firm plastic arch to support your foot arch and a softer top.

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Sorry, you’re suffering OP I have no experience of bunions other than a work colleague (in her 20s) who had the op years ago and returned to work in a wheelchair. I was shocked as I didn’t really know what a bunion was or what the surgery involved. I think she made a full recovery in time.

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Marks and Spencer used to do extra wide knee highs but I can’t see any on their website at the moment. Maybe try another brand to the one you have been using?

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I think it’s really important to understand the biomechanics, and then think how your habits cause the biomechanical problems to occur causing plantar fasciitis. This video is a really good starting point for the foot (it’s dense, probably needs a few watches): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ttNMNAX5k
The gist is that the foot is sort of a ‘tensegrity’ structure, and our modern life tend to collapse this structure.

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Ah thanks guys, some really helpful stuff there. I did slather a thick body butter on last night with socks over, (some bamboo ones, as I don’t think I have any 100% cotton ones) but as I’ve been running lately I want to continue now I’m home and this will set me back. Kat – that makes sense as I was wearing open back sandals and we walked a lot, that’s what kicked it all off.

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I’m glad your OH is fighting fit again but I’m now thinking of making my OH have the op (he doesn’t actually have a bunion) if it will leave him ‘faster and fitter’ Currently, he’s neither fast nor fit and I keep trying to chivvy him along the exercise path but he’s a deskbound workaholic.

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