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Sorry to hear about your knee. Could you please be more specific about the location of your pain in the knee? Without that it is difficult for me to give you an idea of what the problem is: Location of pain: be specific, around the knee cap? Around the joint? 90% of running injuries are from doing too much too soon.…

Sorry to hear about your injuries. IMO: Lower lumbar arthritis is not atypical. Everyone gets arthritis somewhere at some point in their lives. In the back it is typically at l45s1 because this is where we load that region of the body the most. The best thing for arthritis is motion (motion is lotion). Arthritis pain, if…

Without being able to assess your calf it is very difficult to determine the cause of the cramping. 1. Potassium issues etc. is very unlikley. This is typically a diagnosis of exclusion once everything else is ruled out (and would likely be bilateral as opposed to unilateral. 2.90% of running "injuries" are from doing too…

Hi, Your symptoms do not sound like PF. PF is typically worse in the a.m. when you first step out of bed, then eases up a little throughout the day. Pain on the top of the foot is not PF. Whether you pronate, or supinate, have flat feet or high arches, it does not mean you require custom orthotics, or a stability shoe or…

Sounds to me like a calf strain, likely to your gastroc. The majority of lower extremity exercises that I see at our physio clinic are from doing too much too soon. Your body will adapt to the stresses (i.e exercises) put through it, provided the stresses do not exceed your body's capability to adapt to it. Sound's like…

Could be a number of things: Previous ankle injuries....lots of sprain/strains? It could be your ankle is unstable and the pain you are getting is your tibia moving excessively ontop of your talus. (the tibia and fibula, combined with the talus=talocrural joint) is the joint in the ankle that allows you to do the majority…

Yikes Sorry to hear about your injury. Unless there were major complications, i'm unsure why you need crutches for 5-8 months. For the first two weeks post op, the focus should be on swelling management and weight bearing as tolerated.After two weeks, the focus should be on restoring normal range of motion of the knee,…

Depends on how bad the herniation is. 1. Mild disc herniations tend to heal in about 3 months, if allowed to heal that is. 2. If you are experiencing: numbness/tingling/sharp shooting pain/ down your leg, past the knee, this is usually a symptom of disc herniation. If you get the same symptoms over the front of your thigh…

If your knee is still locking it sounds like there still may be some meniscal issues present, even post op? My suggestion is as follows: 1. Use a foam roller to release your quads-there's likely some tightness in them that can compress the femur upon the tiba-causing irritation in the joint 2. Knee issues often stream from…

Above comments re: thermal wear, moisture wicking, dressing in layers etc. are all valid. Ensure that on really cold days that whatever is covering your face allows for breathability, and you have an outer shell that protects for wind. I found a facemask/scarf thingy at mountain equipment co-op that covers your face from…

If by runners knee, you mean patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) then there are options for you. Typically, PFPS is due in large part to tightness of the outer quadriceps muscles. If your pain is around the knee cap, and gets worse with activity or sitting with the knee bent, it may be likely that you have PFPS. (knee…

Previous poster is correct. Knee pain can mean a lot of things. It could be ligament, bone, muscle etc. If you are getting pain around the periphery of the kneecap, especially with activity, and the knee feels a little swollen, then it may likely be patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), which is usually due to muscular…

Minor muscle strains usually heal on their own in about a week or less, especially if there is no bruising. If there is bruising your muscle strain is typically classified as mild to moderate and healing can take 1-3+weeks (on average, depending on severity) To improve healing, do light activity and stretches, ice the are…

My question is if you are actually having a migraine? Visual disturbances, light sensitivity? If you did not have these I'm not sure it was an actual migraine, and migraines can last for hours to days. Numbness and tingling on the side of the face, well that is a concern. However, many headaches can be caused by tight…

Popping your neck is not necessarily a bad thing, previous posters are correct, its actually gas within the synovial joints of the neck cavitating that are usually responsible for causing the sound. (However researchers may disagree as to the exact cause) Other times, it may be a tight muscle tissue flipping over a bony…

Sounds like your physio has you on a good program. Typical healing times for fractures are about 12 weeks or so (ballpark estimate) Typically load bearing exercises are focused on (i.e treadmill walking using good form, elliptical etc.) after about 6 weeks after the cast/airboot is removed. You need to let pain be your…

I used to be a non runner, and was once very overweight. I now work as a physio/trainer and love working with runners, and do ironmans etc. All the above comments are quite valid. My advice would be as follows: 1. Find a good program that works for you and your life. 2. Surround yourself with the right people-run with a…

Joint popping or cracking is not usually a big deal, unless it is painful when it occurs. On the one hand, joints can generally make noise. Think about how many bones you have in your body (206), some of these joints will crack or make sounds, and it is usually nitric oxide leaving a joint capsule-the crack is a quick…

don't be concerned... at least not yer. Could be windy where you are jogging, or you have slightly elevated blood pressure when running, (which is normal).

Zug is absolutely right. It all has to do with old exercise physiology science. When your heart beats at certain levels, you use different energy systems (aerobic, anaerobic, creatine phosphate etc.) If you exercise at a low heart rate, the energy/fuel for your exercise is primarily adipose (fat tissue). However, this…