A glimmer of hope........

Rich158
Rich158 Posts: 2,348
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
Can everyone please force me to pootle on Saturday :cry::cry::cry:

I've just got back from the physio and I finally have a very slight reaction in my right leg :lol::lol: given that she could have hit my knee with a 14lb club hammer previously with no hope of a reaction this is huge progress. Ok it took a lot of clubbing with her little wooden mallet to find it :shock: but it was there and I really don't want to put back any progress I've made so far.

DDD, this is the reason you should get yourself to a physio, I really didn't realise the damage I'd done, and how long it would take to fix.
pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Sounds silly but how do I get in touch with a physio? What are there costs?
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Mine is £38 a session, which seems about standard, and I just googled for one local to my office.
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    Physio is available on the NHS (for free) and is in my experience excellent. Obviously the experience will be different depending on the chap/chapess that deals with you there.

    I spoke to my doctor first who referred me, but he told me I could refer myself if I wanted......

    So...as an option....speak to your doctor and find out the nearest nhs physio to you.
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

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  • woodyonthebeach
    woodyonthebeach Posts: 583
    i used to have physio on my legs great. he was the old physio for a football club I cannot name in good company.

    i found acupuncture helped. it doesn't hurt as much as people think or say. just dont have it when you have the beginnings of a cold you will feel utterly shit towards the end of the day and i mean awful
    The doctor said I needed to start drinking more whiskey. Also, I’m calling myself ‘the doctor’ now
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I've used an NHS physio and he was excellent. I think you normally get about 6 half hour sessions and an option for more if needed - all for free. I had a slight knee problem that caused me difficulty on descents while walking and had had it lurking for years. The physio managed to sort it (with a degree of patience as the hardest thing was getting me to do the exercises properly).

    Might depend on where you are as to how long it would take to get a series of sessions but it wasn't long in my case.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • fidbod
    fidbod Posts: 317
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Sounds silly but how do I get in touch with a physio? What are there costs?

    Go and see one of the physios at Balance Physio, they are just past the railway bridge on clapham high street.

    They sort out all my rugby injuries and were recommended by my surgeon.

    From memory £45 for a session
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Rich158 wrote:
    Can everyone please force me to pootle on Saturday :cry::cry::cry:

    Just for you, I'll go really slowly all the way to Richmond Park.

    No, please, don't mention it.
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    NHS Physio...you''ll be lucky to get one.....certainly a no go here - months and months....

    I've just finished 6 months of Physio - all paid by me (car ran into me last December whilst riding home) - £39 a pop, but it's fixed my shoulder up/let me continue riding....I've had about half paid back via the third party's insurance so far. As for NHS physio - nothing...... even my Physio has been waiting (deliberately) for NHS treatment - over 4 months so far - he's fixed himself, but was wondering how long it took on the NHS to get seen after an RTA....
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Coriander wrote:
    Rich158 wrote:
    Can everyone please force me to pootle on Saturday :cry::cry::cry:

    Just for you, I'll go really slowly all the way to Richmond Park.

    No, please, don't mention it.

    Your so kind :lol::lol: , just dont complain when I've mixed up Barnes & Barnet :roll: , after all what's in a letter :wink:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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