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Most ankle injuries are a result of twisting sideways and these injure the smaller muscles that mainly run up the outside of the calf. This creates instability in the ankle and a feeling that you may fall because it is no longer consistently able to take your weight. Massaging the injured ankle can restore the integrity of the ankle. During rehabilitation it is useful to run over uneven ground as this strengthens the ankles. Each bump and dip presents a different angle for the ankle to adjust to and strengthens those balancing muscles at the sides. Sore knees - knees respond well to friction movements around and just under the kneecap. Rock the kneecap gently from side to side and back and forth. Use flushing movements up your leg from the knee all around it. Massage movements Flushing Warm muscles by stroking with one flat hand after the other all around your leg for about 30 seconds. Squeezing/pressing Take handfuls of muscle press between your thumbs and fingers then let go, work along from bottom to top squeezing with alternate hands. Try this out until you find a comfortable method. Do each section twice, pressing in towards the bone the second time. Now when you grab each handful instead of squeezing together draw your thumbs across the muscle towards your fingers, move up each leg doing this then repeat, drawing fingers to thumbs across the fibres the other way. | ||
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CATHERINE HOLLAND Tel: 0701 7415310 Email: catherine@catherineholland.co.uk | |
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