Standing on a golf ball

Yes, that's what I'm doing.

Have you ever tried it?

Apparently it's good for releasing muscles that run from your foot, up your leg, around your hip and....somewhere else.

My PT would be able to explain it because she's the expert but I don't have a clue.

I've been standing on this golf ball for the past half hour; not just gently rolling it under my foot - no siree Bob! Full on weight bearing of the wincing kind!

But gee my leg feels better. This left knee of mine is the one I have to watch. It's the leg that was deemed crooked all those years ago so the weight doesn't distribute evenly down the leg and the outside of the knee cops the brunt of it. It's a typical achondroplasia thing. Bowing of the legs is quite common. Back in the 80's there was talk about having tibial osteotomies and getting the leg straightened but we opted not to have it done. I'm glad we didn't. Back then the procedure was a little more primitive than it is today and the results wouldn't have been as good.

Over the past week, since the 10k my knee has given me some grief so there's been no substantial running for me apart from a couple of 5k's whilst I was away over the weekend.

But hooray for golf balls! Sweet relief! I might even head out for a good run tomorrow. I've missed it. My PT has set me a 17k in two weeks time. Longest run ever. Eek!