Sports Injury Doctor (1 Viewer)

[jane]

Hey hey Thumpeders,

Now that my boy-genius physio has gone and pissed off to the other side of the world, and I'm realising that my so-called ankle sprain is indeed MUCH WORSE, I'm reduced to a whimpering baby.

Does anyone know a sports injury doctor who is REALLY FUCKING GOOD? I don't mean a physio, I mean the kind of sports doctor who actually gives a shit about getting you back to playing your chosen sport. Not the kind who takes your money, tells you there's nothing wrong with you and/or you should take up a new sport.

I have an appointment with my laser surgeon next week already, but I think I need a better diagnosis first. He's a specialist and all, and I should go there with a pretty good idea of exactly why it feels like someone is running a Stanley knife up and down my leg.

I've been to the guy in UCD, and frankly, he was no help at all.

If anyone knows someone really sporty or if you are really sporty and have fancy contacts with fancy doctors, I'd really appreciate it.

Whimper.

Sad.

Whine.

ETA: It's this dire: I have already considered going swimming to rid myself of this extra energy. And I hate swimming in public pools. This is, for me, the runner's equivalent of drinking mouthwash.

 

[niallmc]

Hey hey Thumpeders,

Now that my boy-genius physio has gone and pissed off to the other side of the world, and I'm realising that my so-called ankle sprain is indeed MUCH WORSE, I'm reduced to a whimpering baby.

Does anyone know a sports injury doctor who is REALLY FUCKING GOOD? I don't mean a physio, I mean the kind of sports doctor who actually gives a shit about getting you back to playing your chosen sport. Not the kind who takes your money, tells you there's nothing wrong with you and/or you should take up a new sport.

Jane,
3 people -
Noel McCaffrey DCU sports physio - ex dublin gaa football player
matt mulvaney - acupuncturist BUT works with the irish rugby team at times
Sean boylan - herbalist but meath football manager

 

[pete]

i have runners knee


how the fuck did that happen, then?

 

[It Will Never Last]

I have lazy bastards arse.

I know exactly how that happened...

I'm gonna stop ruining everyone elses threads someday soon, just need to get this excess tomfoolery out of the system s'all...

 

[jane]

Jane,
3 people -
Noel McCaffrey DCU sports physio - ex dublin gaa football player
matt mulvaney - acupuncturist BUT works with the irish rugby team at times
Sean boylan - herbalist but meath football manager

Thanks so much! Taking a week off running (so far), as much as I hate to admit it, is probably a good thing for me. I'm also thinking of joining a gym because, without another alternative for exercise (and without regular exercise, I have no appetite and get insomnia), I end up running even when I'm in pain.

I've started swimming, which is -- as much as I hate to admit it -- really good fun, and it's kicking my ass. I've gone three days in a row this week, and I'm enjoying it. Never as much as a good hard run, mind, but I think it will help me run better. Also, swimming makes me want to smoke even less. But we'll see how crazy I go after having to take almost THREE WEEKS off running. ARG!

By the way, I picked up this very expensive special shoes that are supposed to help posture and ease joint pain. Just bought them yesterday, but I'll let you know how I get on with them. They're supposed to alleviate back pain, too. And they must be good because there were four other people in the shop buying them when I was there, and one woman was so happy with them that she was buying a third pair.

I think the laser clinic might be able to sort me out, but if I still have a problem, I think I'll get in touch with Noel McCaffrey. The physio who whipped me back into shape takes care of the Waterford GAA squad as well as Olympic athletes, so I've become extremely picky about treatment, and will only accept the best of the best nowadays. Someday, I really want to run ultras again, but I have to make sure I have a good team of sports injury folks before I do anything crazy like that again. Apparently, my 1996 record has yet to be broken, and it's been beckoning.

 

[Catwoman]

I picked up this very expensive special shoes that are supposed to help posture and ease joint pain. Just bought them yesterday, but I'll let you know how I get on with them. They're supposed to alleviate back pain, too. And they must be good because there were four other people in the shop buying them when I was there, and one woman was so happy with them that she was buying a third pair.

Are they those shoes that were 'inspired by' the Masai? Do let me know if they're any good cos I've had back trub meself. Aren't they about €200? I'd have them wrecked in a week.

Where are you swimming btw - been meaning to go to the pool in Rathmines but I heard it's a bit of a kip. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

 

[guy of the tiger]

I've started swimming, which is -- as much as I hate to admit it -- really good fun, and it's kicking my ass.

swimming is the domb diggity Jane. When I dive in I say "boooom goes the dynamite"

i'ts really good excercise and it's very difficult to get injured. (Excluding drowning which is easy if you put your mind to it)

I hate running because, for me, it's more like stamping.

 

[jane]

Are they those shoes that were 'inspired by' the Masai? Do let me know if they're any good cos I've had back trub meself. Aren't they about €200? I'd have them wrecked in a week.

Where are you swimming btw - been meaning to go to the pool in Rathmines but I heard it's a bit of a kip. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Yep, these are the ones 'inspired' by Westerners' perceptions of the Masai. Just got them yesterday, but they actually seem quite good.

I'm so sick of being injured all the time, and the worst part is that I know how to NOT be injured. I've just been too lazy to do stuff like cross-train for real, and do something about my atrocious posture. That, and the fact that my study at home does not feature a proper desk or chair, and I work on a laptop. All murder on the backal area of the human.

I've gone to the ESB Sportsco pool a few times this week. I tried the Enable Ireland one in Sandymount, and the evening swim hours are convenient, but the pool is too warm. The ESB pool is quite nice, and non-member swim is 5 euro, but you're limited to 9-10 am Monday-Friday. Which is fine because that's only slightly later than I'd usually be running.

Fancy, I'm getting a picture of a peaceful pool with lots of old ladies in flowery caps doing the quiet breaststroke. And along comes Fancy, in a running cannonball dive -- SPLASHEM! And then it's all, "Hello, madam, nice breaststroke. Won't you allow me? Much obliged, etc."

 

[MDR]

Jane - you might want to hold off all the exercise until you're sure you know what's wrong (especially any weights). I've been injured since november, but after two docs, a physio and a specialist, I have only recently started to make progress with a physio (my second) on pembroke street - Siobhan Murphy - active physio 6787965 www.dublinphysio.com

If you'd rather not go to physio again, then go to your doctor who may refer you to a specialist (that's what happened me). If they can't figure it out they'll do an MRI (like an xray only it shows up muscles and tendons instead of just bones).

 

[guy of the tiger]

Fancy, I'm getting a picture of a peaceful pool with lots of old ladies in flowery caps doing the quiet breaststroke. And along comes Fancy, in a running cannonball dive -- SPLASHEM! And then it's all, "Hello, madam, nice breaststroke. Won't you allow me? Much obliged, etc."

almost Jane, just give me a flowery cap and a cape and don't forget the swimming goggles

and as for the oul waans, I don't speak to them - I just get mad competitive. So ,for instance, she may be slowly swiming up the pool with her head gracefully above the water and i'll plough by as close as possible doing something that resembles front crawl, only splashier. Then, by the time she gets to the end of the pool, I'll be all lounging on the edge trying to mask the after-effects of a heart attack, holding in my belly, and trying to look all smug and shit.

 

[Zeelander]

almost Jane, just give me a flowery cap and a cape and don't forget the swimming goggles

and as for the oul waans, I don't speak to them - I just get mad competitive. So ,for instance, she may be slowly swiming up the pool with her head gracefully above the water and i'll plough by as close as possible doing something that resembles front crawl, only splashier. Then, by the time she gets to the end of the pool, I'll be all lounging on the edge trying to mask the after-effects of a heart attack, holding in my belly, and trying to look all smug and shit.

Let's talk swimming pools for a moment. I want to start swimming but I'm not joining a gym. Gym memberships are this year's ponchos. I'll be living close to Rathmines pool soon, but I don't know if the pool is scummy or if public swimming pools in general are scummy? Can anyone advise me?