No real answers

I saw the sports physician this morning. We had a thorough examination of the knee, ITB, core strength etc. He was puzzled by the fact that all of the evidence points to a problem with the right knee. There is a pelvic tilt and my left leg is "functionally shorter", but there is no definite "do this and it will get better", but I guess there was little hope of this. He finished up by saying "I hope you've enjoyed this because I find it a fascinating problem." or words to that effect.

The upshot is: He has put me on anti inflammatories (Voltaren to start with, Celebrex knocks me around too much), he has got me to put a 3mm heel raise in my left shoe and he wants me to ice my ITB after excercise and before bed. No physio for 2 weeks, he reckons the releasing of the ITB may be causing further inflammation.

If I'm still having problems after this, it's off to Homebush for a gait analysis.

The knee felt OK during the treadmill hitout I had this afternoon (6K, 10kph Max HR 155), but the real test will be how it holds up to a 3 run week, so I'll have another run on Friday and then on Sunday.

I reckon I got close to 6 hours sleep last night - a step in the right direction. My GP has given me sleeping pills that I have tried a couple of times, but I still wake up at 3AM when I get to sleep. Hopefully things continue to improve from here.