One of the first things he said was “So, you probably did something crazy last night, like go running.” Ha! I got to tell him—truthfully—that no, I did not. I did not tell him that I’m planning on running on Friday and Sunday though. : )
Anyway, sounds like my hips are really tight, which is affecting the tracking of my kneecap. Once again, Dr. Bruns dug around in my right hip flexor muscle and IT HURT. But once he was done, it was so loose, I couldn’t even find the right location to stretch. So, I’m going to be doing a lot of little things over the next few weeks, and hopefully they will add up to a better knee. Or, at least a more manageable knee.
If you’re curious, this is what I will officially be doing:
Icing every day, and maybe even before a run
Doing yoga religiously, especially focusing on hip opening poses and chair pose to strengthen my glutes
Doing some one-legged squats to focus on making my kneecap track correctly
Trying an IT Band strap when I run
Keeping my pace low. I figure I’ll take this Sunday slow (12:00 min/mile or so), and build up to eventual marathon pace. No under 30 minute 5Ks for me in the near future.
I’ll be seeing Dr. Bruns again next week for some more ultrasound therapy and to get my hip flexor dug into again, but until then, I’ll be doing my own treatment. I’ve been looking around on various yoga sites and on Runners’ World for some knee/hip information, and have found some good exercises. I think by and large the yoga poses that I do are good, I may just need to hold some of them longer to really work the muscle and connective tissue. One website suggested holding Pigeon pose for 20 minutes. OUCH! I can hold for maybe 1 minute. But I’ll work on that.
I apologize to my readers (do I have any other than Athena or Abe? And Elle, now, too!) about my above rant. I was pretty upset (duh) on Tuesday. But I’m better now. It’s just my usual knee thing, and I have to be extra diligent about icing and yoga-ing. I was doing pretty well up until Christmas, and then I let it slide a bit. But no more. Now I am back on track!
Oh, and I think I’ve given up on so-called “good” shoes. I am going to look at some Merrell’s this weekend, but what’s the point? They are so expensive, and these so-called good-for-your-feet shoes usually make me feel worse. Plus, Target has some really cute Isaac Mizrahi pumps right now. :)
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