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Advice please - doctor or physio?
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Dec 2011
8:30am, 13 Dec 2011
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Alice the Camel
On 17th December last year , I "did something" to my left ankle. It's still not right. It felt like a sprain although I hadn't cockled over - pain around the inner ankle bone shooting up the calf, bruised feeling under the heel and inability to rotate my foot outwards. It became worse if I tried any sort of proper exercise (ie running or fast walks) or stood for long periods of time. When it first happened, I was living in Qatar. I tried to resolve it myself by doing the usual RICE, also using Ibuprofen gel. I stopped running completely (apart from one or two short "try it" runs). In April I eventually gave in and went to a local hospital. It was xrayed and the conclusion was that it was nothing serious. I was given painkillers, more ibuprofen gel and told to rest it. I went back a couple of times as there was no improvement but I got the feeling that the doctor wasn't too interested. Or maybe the language/cultural barrier was there - why would a woman want to be running in the Middle East? I was back in England in the summer and decided to try our local sports physio who I'd heard good things about. He quickly diagnosed posterior tibialis tendonitis and pointed out a collapsed arch. He prescribed customised orthotics and I underwent 6 weeks of massage/acupuncture. This certainly improved the situation, the pain is now localised to the inner ankle bone and doesn't disturb sleep at night. But it hasn't gone completely. I still can't run on it or stand for longer than about half an hour. Then we moved to Belgium. I have plans for next year and they are going to be ruined if I don't get the remnants of this injury sorted. As well as being unfamiliar with the health system here, I really don't know whether to find another physio or whether to go down the medical route...... What would those of you in the know suggest? Sorry for the long ramble..... |
Dec 2011
8:52am, 13 Dec 2011
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plodding hippo
Unless the doc is experienced in sports medicine, id go for a physio |
Dec 2011
8:58am, 13 Dec 2011
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Mrs Winkle
I agree with Hipps, a good sports injury physio will probably be better...especially if it's about keeping running  |
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Dec 2011
12:31pm, 13 Dec 2011
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Alice the Camel
Thanks ladies, I was sort of thinking that myself..... Just need to find one then! |
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