Running/Skipping injury advise needed please.....

Hey everyone

Recently I have been running and skipping like crazy been really good fun, dropped a tonne of weight and really helped to get me cut up and very fit!

However I have had a nigling injury for the past two months which is a knee problem basically my knee has felt very weak to the point where I am running and I feel it would be very easy to give out to the side - if you understand what I mean.

I have carried on training as it didnt get any worse I put a simple elastic brace on and it gave me a bit more confidence.....

Anyway it started to bug me and coupled with the fact it snowed recently I decided to give training a break.

I went to see a sport massage therapist and he found a huge knot in my left calf and also another on the inside of my left leg right above the knee was another knot - this seems to be causing the issue with my knee. When he massaged it, that seemed to give my knee relief.

When I walk up the stairs I feel pain right where this knot is anyone experience the same problem and can you recommend a good stretch for that area?

 

I did skip on concrete which was stupid as I had bought a nice peice of ply wood but when it rained it would change the trajectory of the rope when the rope impacted the board and it annoyed me so I just skipped on the concrete for a while and that's when I first noticed the issue.

I immediately went back to skipping on the board but I feel the damage was done. I run on grass so not so much of an issue.

I always wear running shoes (I'm addicted to trainers/sneakers) but I definately was not stretching properly mainly down to the fact I was an idiot and thinking I was younger than I am.

It's more than just aching from the massage, it's an injury I have been pushing very very hard, I have got to the point where I'm pretty addicted to my training right now. So I most likely didn't listen to my body and just pushed through.

 

Just an update I'm pretty sure it was my calf causing the problem, as I said I had a big knot on the right hand side of it well I have been continuing to massage it and noticed there was yet another huge knot on the inside of my calf.

I noticed the more I massaged the knot and the more I could feel it in my knee and the swelling was reducing.

I have been doing some stretches and it seems to be getting better.....Im hitting the pool to keep up my cardio Im hoping another few days and I will be back skipping and running!