Izzy – ITB syndrome
15 October 2024Izzy came to see Tom Boggon, our running specialist in May complaining of pain on the outside of her knee. She had been managing this pain for a couple of months prior to seeing Tom, but now that it was affecting both her running and her day-to-day activities it was time to do something about it.
Tom completed a thorough assessment of her knee, hip, and foot – looking at her movement and strength, followed by specialist testing to further understand the cause of Izzy’s injury. With all the testing and the reported pain, Tom thought that Izzy was struggling with Iliotibial Band Syndrome and got straight to work trying to help resolve the issue.
Over the course of five appointments, which included a variety of hands-on techniques, exercise progressions and running technique adjustments, Izzy started to notice big improvements across the board. A reduction in her pain levels really helped focus her attention and efforts towards her rehab exercises from Tom. This allowed her to push herself, under Tom’s guidance, resulting in improved strength and functionality.
As a Sports Therapist Tom combines an in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms of injury within sport, advanced assessment of movement, extensive hands-on skills and a thorough understanding of rehabilitation exercises, to allow him to accurately diagnose, treat and prescribe exercises that can help with all areas of recovery. His additional running experience and qualifications enabled him to adjust Izzy’s training plan and running routine to help manage her pain throughout her recovery.
After a lot of hard work, we are pleased to say that Izzy is now back running comfortably and gradually building her distance back up again.
We look forward to continuing to support her and wish her the very best with her running progress!
How can we help you
We’re here to help you be your best. Our aim is to return you to comfortable and strong movement for a healthy, happy, pain-free life and we will support and guide you every step of the way.
Whether you’re experiencing problems with day-to-day activities or in achieving an important sporting goal, our Practitioners are kind, experienced and confident in helping you:
- Rehabilitate back, joint and muscle injuries and dysfunction
- Return you to, or improve your sport
- Prepare for or recover from surgery
- Recover from accidents
- Improve chronic pain
- Reduce discomfort from work-related issues
We focus as much on addressing the source of an issue as we do treating your painful symptoms, through a pathway of assessment and diagnosis, hands-on therapy, rehabilitation and education.
