Diagnosis: Unremarkable Thighs and a Weak Buttock
Posted: November 14, 2010 Filed under: Running | Tags: back, hamstring, injury, leg, massage, medical, pain, physio, physiotherapy, running, stretch 3 Comments »I’ve had two weeks off running since the half marathon. I went to the physio today to see if the twinge in my hamstring was anything to worry about and to see whether I could nip that in the bud before I stepped up the training for the marathon.
Bad news – I have an inflexible lower back, unremarkable thighs, a weak buttock (just the one) and bad posture. I need to stop slouching at work, in fact the physio went so far as to say that if I don’t stop slouchng, I won’t make it to the marathon start line.
Good news – I can start running again and have some stretches to do every day to help sort me out.
I have all those things, too. My single weak buttock results in overuse of another muscle, made extra worse by crossing my legs. Which is the only reason I won’t be running a marathon any time soon. Yes, the only reason, for I surely have the discipline and drive otherwise…
So between us we have one fully functioning backside.
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