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In Agony

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andy.m
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In Agony

Post by andy.m »

Apoligies if this in the wrong catagory as im fairly new to this forum. anyway over the past week ive been getting icreasing pain in my legs, feels like shin splints ( had them years ago) theyre bloody agony. anyone had these bofre?, and whats the best way to get rid of them. nothing worse than walking with a feckin heavy bag on ur back
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IWW Fellow Worker
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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

See your doctor mate. You could possibly need arch supports.
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belle
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Post by belle »

see a doctor get refered to a podiatrist / physio try some calf stretches first or visit http://www.physioroom.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; reduce your bag weights too as the more weight you carry the worse the pain will be
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krussel
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Post by krussel »

Sorry to hear this :sad: If your finding the walking on delivery is making it worse then see your DOM first thing in the morning and ask for light indoor duties until you can get an apointment at the docs to find out whats gone wrong.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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woofwoof
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Post by woofwoof »

u will have plantar factitious old school policemen used to get it army and postmen
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andy.m
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Post by andy.m »

thanks for the replies guys, get myself to the docs as soon as
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Stormproof
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Post by Stormproof »

I too have got to get myself off to the dr's, going by my symptoms I've got Chrondromalacia (Runners Knee), I've had this before and had to have an op in 2000, no doubt a lot more of us are going to get problems like this :roll:
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
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97gaz
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Re: In Agony

Post by 97gaz »

woofwoof wrote:u will have plantar factitious old school policemen used to get it army and postmen

Planter fasciitis shows itself as pain in the feet not the legs. It's caused by contraction of the main tendon like structure that goes from heel to toes. Trust me it's bloody painful. One of the main causes according to my doc is too much walking. :wink: I think it's quite a problem for postmen. There are a few ways of dealing with it,one of them being to wear a special brace overnight which keeps your foot angled up therefore stretching the planter. It didn't work for me and so I was given shoe inserts which keep your arch up. After hobbling about for months I was pain free and back on the beat after two days.
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