I had a runner present at clinic last week after they’d experienced significant pain and swelling in the ankle / lower leg during a run.
The swelling had gone down significantly, but a deep ache was still present around the back to the tibia.
The Scenar was used to treat the affected area, ensuring the swelling and damage is resolved fully, but after extensive testing we found an overactive portion of their pelvic floor was causing havoc with the neighbouring obturator internus and the semi’s (in their hamstrings) at the ischial tuberosity.
Once these resolved, the issues with the soleus, tibialis posterior and extensor halicus longus all abated.
Pelvic floor problems don’t just affect women, but men as well, and they don’t just present with continence issues or pelvic pain.
Interestingly had the client been aware this was a pelvic floor issue, they probably would have used the ‘go to’ kegal exercise to resolve it, and inadvertently made things worse.
In this instance the imbalance of strong overactive pelvic floor muscles needed releasing to resolve what’s going on.
It’s so important to get tested before doing anything on, or with your pelvic floor.
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