More “injury” rehab

I posted a little while ago about a knee issue that I was having on my long run. Long story short – 2 weeks ago after my long run I found myself unable to put any weight on my right leg without shooting pain going through my knee. I was terrified that I had ripped something and was going to be out of commission for weeks. Thankfully a light cardio workout followed by some weight training the next day and the issue seemed to work itself out.

This week after my long run I noticed a bit of knee pain (it would come and go in the hours after the run) but nothing compared to what it had been the week before. Luckily I had an appointment with my physio yesterday and was able to have it looked at. The physio poked and proded and then advised me that it was an it-band issue (which is what Devin had predicted it was the week before). It was SO tight that it was pulling me knee out of alignment causing pain. This is another face to my previous hamstring issue – two sides of the same problem. And likely magnified by the fact that two weeks ago I did my long run entirely on pavement.

The good news is that it’s not a lasting problem, or really anything I have to worry about all. I’ll need to be careful for awhile – making sure to warm up well before my long run (both adding heat as well as riding the bike for 10 minutes or so before I head out), stretch well after and ice ice ice when I’m done. I will also see my RMT this week as well as use a foam roller. If I keep all this up it should be problem solved. And the best news? I can still run! yay!

So in the end the “injury” isn’t so much an injury as a minor setback. whew!