After being out for 3 months earlier this year with a bout of claf muscle tears I thought I'd finnaly regained my racing fitness.
Then on sturday morning whilst doing some sprint reps around the local cricket pitch ...... ping. It's gone again, not too badly, I hope, but I certainly won't be able to train this week.
I know it sounds extreme but, is this problem corectable through surgery.
Yours in desaration,
PM
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Sorry if I'm barking up the wrong tree in your case, but I used to suffer from exactly the same problem, put me out for months. The answer? NEVER stretch before a run. Don't like to try to generalise these things too much, but it worked for me - instantly, no recurrence in six years.
GLenn
I've tried that. Glad you've found a cure for yours. I hope that I can find something equaly as simple. Did you change your foowear at all.
BTW I don't think runners should stretch the calf muscles at all when they've got this problem, before or after. From your profile you're also doing a lot of miles - can you ease back by about a third?
If I can't get it corrected by surgery then I'll just have to cut back on my miles & cross train on one of my hard days. (I've said that before)
Cheers
jenks
I've 2 physio's, one just blasted it with ultra sound & the other gave me acupuncture and chatted while the needles were "you don't want look 'round at them" deep.
One sports therapist, who told me to stretch and then stretch some more. "You can stretch without warming up" was what she said.
I'll get the phone book out & try the sports massage lady next.
Won't a nice simple opperation paid for by BUPPA fix it?
Had the same thing, PM; rice, feel OK, then ping! Bloody thing knocked 5 weeks out of my marathon training. Several visits to the physio and regular massage have sorted it, but I always jog for about 10 mins before some gentle stretching and then a slow build up to the proper training.
I must admit I'm terrified about it happening again and if I feel even the slightest twinge now I rest for a day or so.
My physio did recommend some calf strengthening exercises and said a balance board would be OK to build up the muscles in that area now that it's OK.
Hope you get it sorted, mate it's a right royal pain in the *rse otherwise.
Andy.
jenks
Thanks for your help guys. I'm off to do 100 lengths now.
I tore my calf muscle and tendon for the first time ever a month ago and am still not running but am swimming and doing a little x training on an eliptical thing in the gym. Keep being given dire warning about returning to running too soon and what might happen. Any idea how long before I'll be training again as I'm so fed up as the improvement seems to have slowed right down and its still quite swollen!!
I don't know about a damaged tendon though. A month does sound like a long time. You might have overdone it & it might be worth starting your rehab from stage one again. Sorry, but sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards.
Have you taken a trip to a physio to have it looked at?
Best of luck
PM
Was your IT band injury a one off or was it repetitve, over a period of time. I had it once for about 6 weeks so I eased off a bit & it went away, touch wood it it hasn't come back yet. It did go totaly numb after the FLM though.
Did the physio say anything about stretching it, whilst you're in recovery or just generally.
Exersises I've been given so far have been VERY gentle stretching, but not pushing into pain rather to try and get the range of movement back again. I go to physio tomorrow and am hoping that I'll be given the green light for some running. His take on stretching is that it is of ltd benefit, the real saviour is warming up properly before a run. Stretching is needed to get the full range of movement back though.
I'll let you know what happens at the physio tomorrow.
4 sessions of physio (just very deep pressure and ultrasound) fixed the problem.
I have had the problem once since and 2 visits to the physio sorted it.
Now I ALWAYS stretch my calf muscles before running and whenever I get the chance. Sometimes at work against the coffee machine, or in the kitchen against the sink.
Works for me
Good luck
John