advice on foam rolling?

Stheno

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some information on foam rolling.

Background is I have a chronic knee injury which causes spasms/tightened in my outer upper leg regularly
I'm going to my physio about it but am wondering if I should look into foam rolling? Good massage really helps with my issue so I think foam rolling would also

I'm not posting this looking for medical advice and hope it doesn't come across as such more wanting to see if foam rolling would be applicable

Thanks!

Alf Veedersane

It might not but if massage helps then a good roll and some stretching would help, I'd have thought.

Stheno

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

It might not but if massage helps then a good roll and some stretching would help, I'd have thought.

Stretching doesn't help much as I'm double jointed it's the pressure of massage that does

Hanley

Stheno are you a physio or involved in the industry in some way? For some reason I thought you were? If you are, the Q to ask is...

"What would you advise a client to do?"

..if you're not;

"What did you physio advise"

...also;

> if you've a preexisting injury with referred spams/tightness it's probably locking up to protect / prevent something and "loosening" that could possibly lead to further injury

...which is why I'd go back to the "what did your physio advise" Q.

Some repatterning / stabilisation work after the rolling would be smart, but it's hard call on what to do with vague information

Stheno

Hanley wrote: »

Stheno are you a physio or involved in the industry in some way? For some reason I thought you were? If you are, the Q to ask is...

"What would you advise a client to do?"

..if you're not;

"What did you physio advise"

...also;

> if you've a preexisting injury with referred spams/tightness it's probably locking up to protect / prevent something and "loosening" that could possibly lead to further injury

...which is why I'd go back to the "what did your physio advise" Q.

Some repatterning / stabilisation work after the rolling would be smart, but it's hard call on what to do with vague information

No I work in IT, and am going back to my physio who I haven't seen for about two years as for the last six months due to a change in exercise and work schedules I've been suffering a bit of pain everyday

Hes never mentioned foam rolling before but that would be because I'd have been classed as acute then, now I just have this chronic pain and am wondering if it's something worth asking him about as part of an on going regimen?

Hanley

Stheno wrote: »

No I work in IT, and am going back to my physio who I haven't seen for about two years as for the last six months due to a change in exercise and work schedules I've been suffering a bit of pain everyday

Hes never mentioned foam rolling before but that would be because I'd have been classed as acute then, now I just have this chronic pain and am wondering if it's something worth asking him about as part of an on going regimen?

For sure ask. And specifcally ask for an ongoing program to resolve the issue!

And at least ask "could foam rolling make it worse?". And if the answer is no then you know that at least if it's not going to help, it won't make it worse

Stheno

Hanley wrote: »

For sure ask. And specifcally ask for an ongoing program to resolve the issue!

And at least ask "could foam rolling make it worse?". And if the answer is no then you know that at least if it's not going to help, it won't make it worse

Thanks! I will tbh he is a super physio, videos you doing exercises and sends mails with the details, and I've not brought this'd up with him as its a new issue since I saw him two years ago
I just need to deal with it and want to be able to do as much as possible at home