So the plan for the latest thrilling installment was to bang on about how pleased I was that I managed to run 10k in under 55mins (in the gym of course. Yours truly wasn’t brave enough to venture outside... there was a distinct winter nip in the air).
The first thing I’ve learnt about running for nearly an hour is that it gets boring very quickly. And the best you can hope for is that either your iPod keeps you entertained, or that you just completely zone out whilst turning into some sort of huffing and puffing red-faced zombie on the treadmill. (Maybe the advantage to running outside is that you don’t have to run in front of a wall of mirrors?).
Anyway, my attempts to stride off the treadmill looking macho were somewhat scuppered by my right leg refusing to work and a short, sharp restricting pain at the back of my leg which caused me to limp across the gym rather pathetically whilst feeling rather lame.
The good news is I apparently have 'incredible natural muscle strength'. Ha! Knew it… Rock hard, me.
The bad news is I have to stop running for 10 days, see a chiropractor and be snapped back into shape (boo) followed by lots of ‘soft tissue therapy’ i.e. massage (hoorah).
Diagnosis is as follows:
1) I have “very interesting biomechanics” (loosely translates as ‘you’re screwed’).
2) Apparently there is pressure on my siactic nerve (what?) and lumbar lordosis (hamstrings to you and me).
3) I need to strengthen my transverse abdominal muscle (stomach muscles – i.e do some sit ups and cut out the KFC)
3) I need to strengthen my transverse abdominal muscle (stomach muscles – i.e do some sit ups and cut out the KFC)
4) My sacroiliac joint (where?) is ‘restricted’ and needs ‘mobilizing’
5) Last, but certainly not least, all of this has resulted in a hinge type joint in my upper back around my ‘thoracic/ lumbar joint’ (do what?).
5) Last, but certainly not least, all of this has resulted in a hinge type joint in my upper back around my ‘thoracic/ lumbar joint’ (do what?).
6) Which in turn is having an effect on my neck and shoulder posture.
Joyous. So basically, i failed my MOT. If i were a car, i'd need 4 new tyres, gear box and steering column. Harumph.
My physio must have seen the look on my face because he told me to not be 'dramatic' about it, and said all i needed to do was 'hit the reset button', which actually comprises of learning how to run using your 'glutes' (butt) first, rather than your 'hams' (hamstrings) when running.
Or alternatively I can get a job in my local bell-tower where I can hop around all day ranting about my hump.
Yours, Igor.
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I know of an amazing osteopath (I've recently converted from going to a chiroprator to an osteopath - from what I've learnt is that the osteopaths appear to do more soft tissue work and deep muscle massage as well as 'click' you.) The peeps I go to are at the student clinic @ the London School of osteopathy in Nelson Street (just off Commercial Road by Aldgate). First appt cost £25 and last about 2 hours - they take a full history. Subsequent appts last about 45 mins and cost £20... Very good value in my experience. Oh, and maybe I should point out that while it is the students that work on you, they are all advanced and run through all treatments with the lecturer before they work on you...
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