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to PT or not to PT, that is the question ....

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SportiGrl
<p>MRI showed I've not got a torn ligament .... merely strained and tendonitis in my posterior tibeal tendon and something in the bottom of my footsie  ...  been in THE BOOT for a couple weeks so far ... </p>
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<p>I am healing  ... and am VERY relieved no tear =  no surgery required   :)</p>
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<p>what I don't know about is going to PT 2-3x/wk and wearing THE BOOT till they decide I don't need it  (prolly 2-3 more weeks) and not running for about another month ... hmmmmmmmmmmm</p>
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<p>and much talk about orthotics comes from the lips of the PT lady  ....  motion control shoes hobble me w/i a couple miles - I cannot imagine orthotics  :-(</p>
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<p>is PT for a non-surgical recovery really something people do?  Or just something a doc recommends to alieviate responsibility if things don't go so well after the initial visit?   I'm very torn on this and not wanting to waste time and money for something I think I  might be perfectly capable of dealing with in my own 'special' way  ...</p>
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<p>what say the Peanut Gallery?</p>
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Rainey
<p>I suppose you could do it my solution is get in the pool and aqua jog. I think its the fastest. I just think passive modalities are a waste I almost never use them (electric,Ultrasound etc.)  addressing any mechanical problems helps, I don't buy overuse as the cause of every injury.</p>
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<p>Were you doing or increasing training dramatically or doing aything new?</p>
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<p>I'm just about to head to the pool now!</p>
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<p>I am taking an educated guess that what happened in you have one or several slips with excessive lateral movement and the ligament got stretched. Do you remember that? I did a 30k in mud last month but I basically tip toed through the gooey sections but I could see several places where folks had involuntary skiing episodes.</p>
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<p>Ligament is pretty deep. If that is true it wasn't caused by any imbalance and running rest is the answer, again back to aqua jogging, eliptical is too much weight bearing, cycling maybe somewhat better but still stressful.</p>
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<p>Don't completly rest, I would aqua log is my leg was broken, blood flow helps!  I aqua jogged with a major disc protrusion with sciatica and muscle weakness, two months later I was running without pain and without the recommended surgery!</p>
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