SPORTS PODIATRY
Athletes…stay vigilant!
Sport amplifies all daily constraints.
Each step creates a shock wave through the contact of the heel with the ground.
Like a real earthquake, it is transmitted to all our joints, with decreasing force from the heel to the skull.
This “sounding board” phenomenon explains all the pathologies that result from it, such as joint, muscle and bone pain.
So friends, pay attention to your body.
The first thing to do is to drink, drink and drink again… water of course!
Your body is 60% water, so take advantage of it!
JOINTS
Your joints are real cushions, cushioning all stresses in particular thanks to the synovia (capsule containing the synovial fluid which allows the joints to move smoothly).
Too much pressure, at short intervals, can cause premature osteoarthritis: this is always painful and often forces you to stop physical activity. And unfortunately current effective treatments are only carried out by surgery or joint curettage.
BONES
As for your bones, poor things...you take around 8777 steps per day, for an averagely active person, with a multiplied shock wave depending on your sport and the terrain on which it is practiced.
It is not uncommon when practicing a sport or even common to develop specific pathologies (apart from traumatic accidents such as fractures) such as:
periostitis (inflammation of the periosteum, membrane surrounding the bone)
Sever's disease (inflammatory heel pain in adolescents)
Osgood Shlatter disease (knee pain affecting adolescent athletes)
fatigue fractures (starting just with a crack and occasional pain during sports practice and inevitably leading to the so-called “real” fracture if the rhythm is maintained.
MUSCLES
Your muscles and ligaments are real elastic bands, more or less stretchable depending on the person: nature is sometimes harsh and not very generous! ) feeding directly on water and oxygen, I emphasize the latter.
All athletes will tell you that water is absolutely essential for your muscles and is even the first treatment for your ailments. It would be a shame to deprive yourself of such medicine...
But let's not forget warm-ups and stretching which also relieve many pathologies.
My advice if you classify yourself in the “sporty” category:
Whatever your sport, remember to seek the advice of your health professionals: physiotherapist, osteopath, podiatrist.
Indeed, these will detect, if you have them, the risk factors leading to the appearance of these pathologies. They will not be fooled by the subterfuges that your body will put in place to remedy certain deficiencies.
So, poor posture is most often hidden through very skillful adaptation of your body which will give you the illusion of being the happy owner of a healthy body.
Believe our experience, a consultation will teach you a lot about yourself and how your body works. It will also allow you to go further in your sporting projects and to be more ambitious.
Take care of yourself, your body will reward you!
