Osteopath 1
I managed to get to see Simon, the osteopath, on Tuesday, 5 days after the injury. I'd been gently exercising on a gym bike and focusing on my upper body to avoid banging my head against a solid object. He pushed and prodded, I yelped and nodded, and he concluded it was probably a grade 1 hamstring tear. Some very welcome massage was accompanied by advice to keep on gently cycling and doing some stretches.Osteopath 2
The next session with Simon was just 3 days later. Unfortunately the news was not good. The massage had, unbeknown to me, brought out some bruising below the injury. After another vigorous massage, the bruising had moved to just behind my knee and spread.
Upgraded
The presence of blood under the skin 8 days after the injury means it was going to be upgraded to a Grade 2 tear. 21 days to heal.
It's OK. It's 22 days from the injury to the start of the competition.
At least I get several of the hamstringy things over with in the first three events - 100m, Long Jump, and 200m Hurdles. What could possibly go wrong?
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