The beginning of the end?
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So I did what everyone should do. I listened to my mother. She recommended some guy to go see. He fixed her whiplash neck injury and also fixed her boyfriends various cricket injuries (injury from cricket? Big girls blouse) Although she wasn’t sure what his actual title was or in fact if he was a doctor?!
So, intrigued, I went along to meet this person. I walked in and met this guy with tattos all up his arm, long hair, beard, jeans and steel toe capped boots. I looked around for the guy to help me but apparently this was him? Just goes to show that pre-conceptions are a bad thing.
After briefly telling him the problem and symptoms he said right I can fix that. just jump up on the table and we will pop that bone back in. Errr pop bone in? Scuze me? you said pop and bone in the same sentence? But apparently it wasn’t going to hurt so I went with it.
A quick check of my foot followed by some heavy tugging and all of a suddon I have a load of extra movement in my foot. It felt better? Still the tendons are sore, but not in the same way. More movement, no pain when standing on balls of feet and a lot more stablility? Confused but happy I left. I was in there a total of 15 minutes.
So what was wrong? Well I had managed to partially disocate my cuboid bone in my foot. As the bone was out of place it was putting strain on my peroneal tendons and causing instability and making my gait even more awkward (I am a supinator). It is called cuboid syndrome or cuboid subluxation.
This misalignment of the bone was putting additional pressure on the tendons. So what was thought to be the problem was actually the symptom.
I am still not 100% and it may all go wrong yet but there is some definate improvement and it is good to see some light at the end of this. I am however VERY peeved at spending a fortune on physio, also going to the NHS alongside and not running for the majority of the last 10 months only to be fixed in 15 minutes.
June 13th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
That’s great news. Just seen Karl at Honister. He said you might be out pacing for him. Looking forward to meeting you, i’m sure our paths will cross at some point on the 26th/27th. Anyways great about your foot. Iain
June 13th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
good news! and just think you probably wouldn’t have your bike if you’d not been running
anyway…fancy a bike bivvy in the lakes in aug?
June 14th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Iain, yep supporting Karl. Going up on Friday to have a look at descent off Gable for Wasdale (ended up on scree last year) and direct descent of Scafell for Borrowdale then meet Karl setting off in Keswick then the next morning for leg 4. Wish I could see your round too but your setting off Saturday (?? I think) and I need to be at mother in laws party so no can do. Jealous of Karl as we were meant to be setting off same day for our BG’s but mine went t*ts up. But really great to see his progress.
Kate, no need for a wink on that one! Loving the bike and really enjoyed picking up a new hobby, even got the wife into it.
Yes to bivi! Got one last week for m birthday so looking forward to using it properly. Pennine Bridleway?? Been in my head since I got my bike? May have opened up the new section then as well.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Your time will be soon Anthony. I can see i’m going to have my work cut out is these Lakeland classics just keeping up with you, as you’ll be so fired up for the challenge. I will see you on Friday 26th outside the Moot Hall and may even see you for most of leg 4 as Karl and me are setting off at exactly the same time on the 26th.