I asked him whether the ache in my knees would go away and he said it should and that I should get back to running but maybe not back to 10kms.
If the problem is muscle imbalance, then there is no reason to think you'd have a 10km limitation. Dr's say silly things sometimes....especially ones that aren't fans of running.....which is a lot of them. Once your knees are feeling better, just go slow, and keep up with the exercises.
The first thing he's doing is relieving the pressure on my lower vertabrae by realigning my hips using nothing more than foam wedges shoved under my hips while I'm lying on my stomach. He's also using directed pressure on my neck and tibia to help get them in line.
Hi Tim,
Good to hear you have found a doc that is more sympathetic to sporting people.
When you are ready for a few light runs I'm going to orgainise some short 4km outings around Adelaide on the first sunday of each month. If you want to nominate your favourite course, let me know and we'll come along.
Just like I said...not that I'm a gloater! Seriously though, that technique will make a HUGE difference! I do pelvic blocking to myself EVERY day for about 10-15 minutes -it has changed my alignment significantly and allowed me to exercise like a normal human being. Whatever they are. Lol.