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DeeGee Jan 2014 3:04pm, 22 Jan 2014 15,260 posts	0 DeeGee So anyway, running to work yesterday I took my eye off the ball for the briefest of incidents and went groundwards with the force of 12 and a half stone of man falling over. Skinned one knee and bruised the other. Didn't run this morning for precautionary reasons, but I'm feeling resonably confident of being able to put a few miles in tonight. Is there anything I should do to protect or immobilise the bruised knee? The bruise is on the inside of the knee, just off the patella and about the size of a golf ball. I have various different types of tape, if that would be handy.
mulbs Jan 2014 3:50pm, 22 Jan 2014 10,206 posts	0 mulbs did you jump up pretending it didn't hurt while secretly wanting to cry? sorry of no help in the what to do next bit, I was just curious
Jon_T Jan 2014 4:12pm, 22 Jan 2014 3,930 posts	0 Jon_T I think the best you can do tonight is rest and ice and fore go the run tbh
DeeGee Jan 2014 4:28pm, 22 Jan 2014 15,263 posts	0 DeeGee Yes to mulbs. Particularly as there was a witness. Arrived at work 15 mins later with a leg covered, and I mean cov-ered, in blood. Boo to Jon T.
Dooogs Jan 2014 4:31pm, 22 Jan 2014 3,626 posts	0 Dooogs Obvious advice: don't fall over on it again before it's healed! Stick to well-lit, relatively even paths, or soft off-road trails (Cleethorpes beach?) for the next couple of runs. Empathy: I've been there (albeit with more grazes and less bruising). [IMAGE 60675_1] [IMAGE 60675_63320]
SpeedyMel Jan 2014 4:50pm, 22 Jan 2014 2,611 posts	0 SpeedyMel Have a day off. It's going to hurt. Did you squeal on impact?
ChrisHB Jan 2014 5:21pm, 22 Jan 2014 9,964 posts	0 ChrisHB I believe that ice is relevant only as long as you want to prevent further bruising. After that, warmth to increase the blood flow and healing. So reckons a famous Fetchie, and it makes sense to me.
DeeGee Jan 2014 9:28pm, 22 Jan 2014 15,264 posts	0 DeeGee Didn't squeal Mel, but released a loud flock of fucks in a posh part of town! Taped the bruised area. Dressed the graze. Tested it for just a couple of miles or so. OK to run again tomorrow I reckon.

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