Injuries are probably those most annoying part of any physical activity. Oddly enough mine is not through running which could be a blessing in disguise. My key sport has always been volleyball and with that I have had a reoccurring knee injury that has once again got the best of me. My somewhat well known disease is called Osgood-Schlatter. It is an irritation of the patellar ligament and is usually found in young adolescents, such as myself, from over conditioning running or jumping. In my case though, its jumping.
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X-ray showing stress
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How will this affect me? Well it is recommended that I give most physical activity a rest for a little while which means I have to put running on hold. First, because it can be extremely painful, and second, I don't want to put my knees under any more stress because i'm going to be needing them for a while. Hopefully I will bounce back quickly as I have been enjoying running and want to get back into as soon as possible.
I'm sorry to hear about your setback, Colin. How long will you have to rest your knee?
ReplyDeleteYour passion project will have to refocus. Including the x-ray and explaining about your condition was a good idea. Check out Mackenzie's blog for some possible inspiration (she's facing injury/rehab as well).