We arrived at Canyon Ranch yesterday afternoon and I was able to see the PT this morning. He was very, very good in my view and quickly diagnosed my calf injury and it's apparent cause. I was correct in identifying the Peroneal Longus as the area of pain but the PT's view is it was not tendonitis but rather an injury to the actual muscle--a tear of some type. This was good and bad news. Good news in that it wasn't a tendon issue--which I think can be quite difficult to fix at times. Bad news, in that like a hamstring injury, a Peroneal muscle tear can linger for a while. However, it's one of those things that can be treated with Rest, Ice and Compression and I should be able to get out and do some modest cycling beginning tomorrow and perhaps test the waters running-wise next week. I have a green light to do things--I just have to stop if I feel the pain....we'll see beginning tomorrow.
The better news is that the PT diagnosed that I had Right Anterior/Left Posterior Pelvic Torsion--my pelvis was out of alignment. This mis-alignment causes my left hip to ride higher than my right and for my right leg to be functionally longer--I had previously know about this leg-length difference but had basically assumed there wasn't much I could do about it. He proceeded to re-align my pelvis by yanking quite hard on each leg--they litterally "popped" quite loudly--it felt weird but not painful. We we re-tested the pelvis alignment my legs were now the same length. He explained I was stressing my Peroneal Longus on my left, shorter leg because I had to roll my ankle more to make up for the relative shortness--this rolling was what was straining the Peroneal.
He gave mean the names of some Osteopaths in DE to follow up with if I needed it and also showed me an exercise I could do daily, which he thought would have a good chance of keeping me in alignment.
Later that day I had a 100 minute neuromuscular therapy on my glutes and legs. This is a lot like trigger-point therapy, which at times feels a bit unpleasant, but really seemed to loosen things up quite a bit.
The upshot of all of this is my legs generally and my left calf specifically feel a great deal better. I'm not out of the woods yet but am hopeful and optimistic that I've got a clear path to full recovery. The next test will be a couple of hours on the bike tomorrow....
The better news is that the PT diagnosed that I had Right Anterior/Left Posterior Pelvic Torsion--my pelvis was out of alignment. This mis-alignment causes my left hip to ride higher than my right and for my right leg to be functionally longer--I had previously know about this leg-length difference but had basically assumed there wasn't much I could do about it. He proceeded to re-align my pelvis by yanking quite hard on each leg--they litterally "popped" quite loudly--it felt weird but not painful. We we re-tested the pelvis alignment my legs were now the same length. He explained I was stressing my Peroneal Longus on my left, shorter leg because I had to roll my ankle more to make up for the relative shortness--this rolling was what was straining the Peroneal.
He gave mean the names of some Osteopaths in DE to follow up with if I needed it and also showed me an exercise I could do daily, which he thought would have a good chance of keeping me in alignment.
Later that day I had a 100 minute neuromuscular therapy on my glutes and legs. This is a lot like trigger-point therapy, which at times feels a bit unpleasant, but really seemed to loosen things up quite a bit.
The upshot of all of this is my legs generally and my left calf specifically feel a great deal better. I'm not out of the woods yet but am hopeful and optimistic that I've got a clear path to full recovery. The next test will be a couple of hours on the bike tomorrow....
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