Constanze
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Hi @rainmaker
I enjoyed reading an update from you this morning.
Strange that you had so much discomfort. However, I have read that while cortisone injections provide pain relief they might be unhealthy if used on a Long-term Basis (adverse effects). Many of the moderators on Bonesmart indeed prefer resting, icing the area affected by the pain, and elevating. Could your discomfort be due to overuse? Did you do any hard physical work or one-sided exercise. Then resting might be a good idea. In fact, I had discomfort/pain earlier this year in both my legs. It was so bad that friends and relatives almost thought that maybe my hip operation had gone wrong. Luckily this was not the case. But it took me a long time to get rid of the discomfort and I had to stop running for several weeks. I resorted to non-weight-bearing exercise like cycling and swimming. Expecially crawl swimming can relieve your pain. I also did a Little bit of googling and found out that runners often have a weak gluteus medius and found some exercises to strengthen it. Here is a link for example:
https://yurielkaim.com/gluteus-medius-exercises/
but there are many others. So, I believe, cortisone injections, would be a sort of last resort treatment of choice.
My legs and my eyes continue to be fine. I actually enjoy driving in the dark again.
Meanwhile there still hasn't been a lot of rain in the Frankfurt area - only on and off. And fuel supplies are running low because ships can't carry the full load when driving up the Rhine and the Main rivers. So they've decided to use their "iron reserve" which they haven't done for decades. I hope it won't be an extremely dry cold and windy winter, because that would make me feel uncomfortable.
I wish you all the best for your leg and no more discomfort.
Constanze
I enjoyed reading an update from you this morning.
Strange that you had so much discomfort. However, I have read that while cortisone injections provide pain relief they might be unhealthy if used on a Long-term Basis (adverse effects). Many of the moderators on Bonesmart indeed prefer resting, icing the area affected by the pain, and elevating. Could your discomfort be due to overuse? Did you do any hard physical work or one-sided exercise. Then resting might be a good idea. In fact, I had discomfort/pain earlier this year in both my legs. It was so bad that friends and relatives almost thought that maybe my hip operation had gone wrong. Luckily this was not the case. But it took me a long time to get rid of the discomfort and I had to stop running for several weeks. I resorted to non-weight-bearing exercise like cycling and swimming. Expecially crawl swimming can relieve your pain. I also did a Little bit of googling and found out that runners often have a weak gluteus medius and found some exercises to strengthen it. Here is a link for example:
https://yurielkaim.com/gluteus-medius-exercises/
but there are many others. So, I believe, cortisone injections, would be a sort of last resort treatment of choice.
My legs and my eyes continue to be fine. I actually enjoy driving in the dark again.
Meanwhile there still hasn't been a lot of rain in the Frankfurt area - only on and off. And fuel supplies are running low because ships can't carry the full load when driving up the Rhine and the Main rivers. So they've decided to use their "iron reserve" which they haven't done for decades. I hope it won't be an extremely dry cold and windy winter, because that would make me feel uncomfortable.
I wish you all the best for your leg and no more discomfort.
Constanze