You are training for a marathon, and then you get injured a month beforehand…<\/p>\n
Overuse?<\/p>\n
Perhaps. But often there is more to it. <\/p>\n
This was also the case for this 35-year-old woman, who was in full training for a marathon in the Swiss Alps. She developed complaints in her right hip and upper leg and noticed that her right foot occasionally swelled up. <\/p>\n
During my examination, a clear tension in the deeper connective tissue at the level of the upper neck was particularly noticeable. A finding that prompted me to look further back than just the recent training load.
\nBecause where did that tension come from? <\/p>\n
At the age of 12, she had fallen hard, landing face-first on the ground. A significant trauma, but now more than twenty years ago.
\nAnd then there is often another interesting question: Why do the complaints arise exactly now? What makes the body no longer able to compensate sufficiently at this moment? <\/p>\n
Something emerged there as well. Shortly before the complaints began, she had tripped over a branch while running and fell forward again.
\nA recent fall and a significant trauma from the past. Whether these events are related to each other and to her current complaints cannot, of course, be said with certainty. However, based on my clinical experience, I do see a clear connection here. <\/p>\n
During the first treatment, I focused on the connective tissue structures at the level of the upper neck.<\/p>\n
I saw her again two weeks later. She was able to train pain-free again.
\nWhat do I find interesting about this case? <\/p>\n
That a complaint arising during an intensive training period does not automatically have to be solely a result of overuse.
\nIt is often useful to look further than just the current training load. And sometimes a recent event seems to provide just the nudge that causes complaints to arise and the body to no longer compensate sufficiently. <\/p>\n
That is why, in the case of a sports injury, I do not only look at the place where it hurts, but also at the history and the question: why does this complaint arise at this specific moment?<\/p>\n
As an osteopath, I do not only look at the musculoskeletal system, but I include the entire body in my analysis, including the central nervous system.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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