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As a medium pace bowler, I tend to get injured quite a lot. My main problems come after matches.

I get a sore pain in my right side hip (I am a left handed bowler so that is the one which is nearest the batsman with my side on action) and also my knees tend to ache a lot from standing in the infield and the impact caused from my flat footed running and bowling foot landing. My knees ache in the lumpy bone just below the tendon (muscle? The one which you tap to get the reflex action) very often and it is a nuisance.

Any advice would be appriciated.
 
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I'll tell you a little story Manee :p Ive broke, sprained, fractured and fallen over on my right ankle many times, ive broken it twice, fractured it 20+ times in the last 2 years and after a game it kills.

Ive had two operations on my left shoulder so after anything more than id say 7 over spell, i suffer.

Best thing i do, after ive had a spell i go for a bit of a sprint to my position, and do a few stretches to both my ankle/leg and my shoulder. As soon as i come off i stick a damp towel on my shoulder and raise my ankle above my head for 5 minutes, usually whilst the coach has a chat with us, then i just jump in the shower and go home. As soon as i go home i jump into the bath, not too hot but not freezing and just relax the muscle.

This way i wake up on the Monday morning in some pain, but not as bad as i would if i didnt do this.

IF you can get access to an ice bath, do it, it may be cold n painful but the benifits are amazing! When i played in France for a development team we had an ice bath every game and training session and i hated it but i didnt have much pain ;)
 
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ractured it 20+ times in the last 2 years and after a game it kills.
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I seriously doubt that part ::)

Anyways, Iam stuffed. I can't bowl my medium pacers anymore, I can only bowl spin because I have a groin problem :cursing:
 
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Hooper, im not lying to you buddy, 20+ times in the last two years.

Actually, ive just seen my mistake lol, and yeah, i highly doubt it to :lol: :lol:

I meant sprained them 20+ times in the last 2 years
 
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Manee: you say you have flat feet well I think that should be your first port of call:

Go to your doctor> describe the situation> he should then forward you to a specialist chiropodist for your area> he will check out your feet and if they require it get arch supports custom made to your feet.
Over 70% of people are flat footed.

The chirpodist should get these arch supports made for free on the NHS. Sometimes the NHS might be broke( Like mine: Brent) and he may advise you its only going to get done next year (*when they get more money) or you can pay £60 and have them done straightaway.
The other option is to get them done by a high street chain like "Scholl". I wouldnt reccomed them. They cost £60 (same as NHS ) but they are not customer made. Therefore they dont fit your fee as well plus the person who is serving you does not neccearily have full medical training.
(The Scholl people are going to flame me for this)
I had a very similar knee pain but it was off to the side where the two calf bones connect together (tibia and fibia)
Now you are already knackered a bit as well, I would reccomend some cod liver oil capsules and glucosamine sulphate.
 
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I have been doing one knee, step half squats and they worked well initially.

However, they have not done the complete job and I am know in pretty serious pain in my left leg (which has always been the weaker one from past experience and difficulty of doing the leg squat with that leg in the past).

Any tips what to do or what the injury might be?

Looking at it from my point of view:

-It is the left knee
-It is sore to the right of the reflex tendon
-It hurts to walk, but is more stiff when I run and running does not cause to much pain.

Currently, I am using a knee support and it reduces the pain significently, but I am looking to eradicate the injury.
 
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Dont wear your supports 24/7, your knee will depend on them...once you take them off, you could suffer a breakdown!
 
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i dont really get injuries, i get the odd bruised hand from catching, but hardly get any sprained ankles or anything, one thing that annoys me with club cricket is when someone cant play because theyre "injured" thats just not right, weekend cricket, fun, no need for it lol
 
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Not technically an injury but I have another query.

I have justed decided to start doing pressups to increase chest strength but after about five (I am very weak, aren't I), my shoulders start hurting a bit. Is this a technical flaw or will my shoulders strengthen with practice?
 
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It's just that you're not used to doing them. You should try to do 3 sets of 5, then after a while move on to 3 sets of 10 etc.

If it is really a struggle you may want to start of doing them with your knees on the ground until you build up so some strength.
 
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Almost_Austwick said:
It's just that you're not used to doing them. You should try to do 3 sets of 5, then after a while move on to 3 sets of 10 etc.

If it is really a struggle you may want to start of doing them with your knees on the ground until you build up so some strength.
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Thanks for the reply...it was just what I wanted to hear as I have spent a long time getting the pressup technique right.

I will do the 'proper' pressups because I can do five in a set without too much problem.

I will start by doing three sets of five a day.
 
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The other easy way to build up strength in that area is to do pull ups (or chin ups). You just need something solid that you can grip and will hold your wait (where I live is a park with numerous exercise stations including pull up bars, very handy).

You can so some with the back of your hand facing you and some with the palms facing you - this will help to work different muscles in the arms, shoulders and chest.
 
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Almost_Austwick said:
The other easy way to build up strength in that area is to do pull ups (or chin ups). You just need something solid that you can grip and will hold your wait (where I live is a park with numerous exercise stations including pull up bars, very handy).

You can so some with the back of your hand facing you and some with the palms facing you - this will help to work different muscles in the arms, shoulders and chest.
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Yes, I have been meaning to purchase a chin-up bar. I'll probably stick to just pressups; chin ups and my single leg squats as I cannot fit too many things into a rhythm because I end up not doing any then.
 
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It's always good to have a few different exercises in your routine though, can help beat boredom and also help you to move on when you plateau.

You could do press ups for week 1, then pull ups for week 2 etc. Variety really helps and can sometimes be the difference between success and failure in an exercise regime.
 
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Almost_Austwick said:
It's always good to have a few different exercises in your routine though, can help beat boredom and also help you to move on when you plateau.

You could do press ups for week 1, then pull ups for week 2 etc. Variety really helps and can sometimes be the difference between success and failure in an exercise regime.
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Different weeks seems like a good option.
 
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