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Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis & Achilles Bursitis Physiotherapy Treatment

• Fact: I have suffered a traumatic tendon injury to the tibialis prosterior and the bursa between the achilles and the calcaneus (heel bone). Now the physio must work her magic.
• Fact: It is now less than 1 month to the Virgin Money London Marathon 2010.
• Fact: I have done absolutely no training.
• Fact: And I still have nearly £600 to raise for the NCT Charity at www.justgiving.com/jimhaysom so please sponsor me!

It goes without saying that this year has not started as well as I could have wished. In particular, the shitty weather and all that January snow didn't dish me out any favours at all. In fact, it was the bloody snow and ice that has been the cause of no marathon training for 3 months.

Long story short; a taxi driver refused to take me all the way home in the snow, he dropped me off at the bottom of the hill. I slipped, went arse over head and my right heel took a right old bashing as I hit the ground. Injured, and in a lot of pain.

When I saw the doctor a number of weeks later, he'd thought it was an achilles tendon injury at the insertion of the bone behind the heel. A referal to the physio in February confirmed possible tendon damage but would be series of visits for successful treatment. A prescription of Diclofenac, an anti-flammatory drug, has helped with the pain, but the marathon training has been in jeopardy as blogged at the beginning of last month. However, the pain has resided inside the foot.

Thankfully the physio has really put her finger on it. And it bloody hurt!

Initially I'd thought it was just the foot, but when the physio said that my calf (or more precisely the tib posterior) was really stiff. When they tried to break up the fibres, boy did that hurt! With a lot of deep massage and ultrasound on the base of the foot, up the back of my lower leg and in the heel area, the 4 sessions have helped.

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, I've not seen the physio for a month. Now it's back again to get sorted.

Yesterday, the needles came out. Ouch, ouch, chuffing ouch. Aparently muscle relaxants straight into the tub posterior, a couple of inches above the ankle. I almost lashed out the foot into the air. Now lying face down on the treatment table, I could've whacked the physio smack in the face. Thankfully I didn't.

It had an amazing effect. Not do much making me pain free, but she was able to loosen up the tendons and around the bursa (which is a fluid filled sack between the tendon and bone) the in the troubled area, which doesn't get much blood flowing through it. Let's see if I get jabbed another 8 or so times. If it works, I won't complain.

The marathon will undoubtedly now be a sponsored walk, so the aim is to finish relatively pain free, hit my sponsorship target, get my 3rd medal and enjoy a beer to celebrate.