After having been injured for a good while now, I am happy to say I am 95% back into full swing. I am beginning to get my mileage up too, and I’ve begun to do speed work as well. I say 95%, because I can still feel a bit of discomfort now and then in [...]
Well, I think I did it! I ran over 70 km last week, and it’s not worse this week! In fact, I think it’s a bit better. Finally, some light is shining at the end of that long tunnel! It IS possible to overcome achilles injuries. I have been getting ultra sound treatment now for [...]
After my ultrasound treatment on Tuesday, the injured calf muscle has been a bit sore, but I’ve been diligently stretching and also performed some light massage to the area. Today, I felt it was time for a test. I went for 4.5 km easy run, and some discomfort was noticeable, but not at all like [...]
So I went to the physiotherapist today, and apparently, my injury is not the Achilles Tendon after all. Well, that’s a relief. However, I still have a period of rehabilitation ahead of me, before I can consider getting back to full training. The pain I have been experiencing is because I have some major irritation [...]
I have an appointment now for my achilles tendon. I haven’t been to this physiotherapist before but I have to start getting somewhere now. I haven’t run in nearly 2 months. The problem is still there in my achilles; I can feel it when I walk, although it is very minimal discomfort. However, if I [...]