tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post114310513306069422..comments2023-10-21T09:15:42.314+00:00Comments on Mental excrement: "You're not in pain..."Moominmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post-1143211701621179852006-03-24T14:48:00.000+00:002006-03-24T14:48:00.000+00:00I'm sure I diagnosed this months ago in an email. ...I'm sure I diagnosed this months ago in an email. True, I recommended the mighty Steve Robson as being the man to fix it but at a push any physio will do. The exercises are a pain but they do work. The VMO muscle responsible for kneecap tracking along with the ITB atrophies very quickly when inhibited so keep working on the exercises. Also consider the position of your knee if you're sitting for long periods of time. Mine was aggravated by sitting with the knee at right angles. It moved the patella directly over the spot it was frictioning and made it vomit inducing agony to put any weight upon. Steve spotted it. A God. One of the few that I know but a God nevertheless.ZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267794336781072001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post-1143194078232439872006-03-24T09:54:00.000+00:002006-03-24T09:54:00.000+00:00Glad you got it sorted out CB - and sorry you had ...Glad you got it sorted out CB - and sorry you had to go through the whole NHS "if you're breathing then there's nothing wrong with you" routine...<BR/><BR/>Thought's for paying for it. You might get away with getting a letter from your physio which you can take to the docs and wave in front of him thus getting the treatment on the NHS. however waiting lists for NHS physios are massive so you could be waiting some time (my Aunt R has been waiting 2 years to see one for a frozen shoulder). Or, check out and see if your near a physio training college - they sometimes run cut price sessions...<BR/>or - and the final answer which goes against all my " I pay a fortune in bloody taxes so I should get free health care" principles...take out medical insurance. Its usually not much a month (probably about what you pay for the physio per session) but if you do some hunting around then you can get one which will cover your dental/eyesight/general medical requirements and any alternative therapies you may need as well...hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12845077524362290153noreply@blogger.com