Just had a session with Mel who's freed my very sore knee after yesterdays Reading Half marathon. Last week I had some ultra sound and could have sworn that there was a tingling feeling going on. As it turns out ultra sound is supposed to be totally sensation free. It just gets the injury repair process to happen a bit quicker!!
I reported back with an update on how the exercises have been going. Every morning and every evening I've been doing my pelvic floor exercises and I'm definitely getting stronger. Today Mel taught me another core type exercise aimed specifically at the gluteus medius. Mel always tries to put things in plain English and described the action to be somewhat similar to a dog cocking it's leg. The only differences would be I wouldn't be stood up and I certainly wouldn't be releasing any fluids! So whilst on the floor on my side, with legs slightly bent I just have to lift the top leg up only about 20 inches off the ground. This should be repeated for as many times as possible and then again with the other leg.
Sounds easy enough……but I've got to keep up the pelvic floor exercises too.