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I'm afraid it's tight quads Dave. You need to stretch them, making sure the knees remain close together the whole time. You can purchase straps, or tape around this area to spread out the pressure but it is better to treat the cause. Rest from any kind of jumping for a while... until the quads have relaxed and lengthened.
 
Liz Ward said:
Keep us updated Dave.
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Even with just really easy and basic stretches, they feel tight, so nice and easy does it. Went to London with a bunch of students today 16-18 year olds, all said that I walk ridiculously fast, but I was walking steady, not fast. Are these people really going to suffer in later life - I find it amazing how unfit your average 16-18 year old is, does this mean by the time they reach my age they're going to have the full compliment of conditions non-stop?
 
Been stretching a bit and it did seem to help. Been playing Badminton at the weekends and 2 hours in nets on Monday (2 days later) and that's been fine, but yesterday I bowled for an hour non stop with this new bowling action which includes a proper bound, which is something I've never done before. A couple of hours later it was a little tender and today it's similar today. Must admit though I don't think I stretched as much as should have done before-hand. I'll rest up for a few days and stretch before the Badmintion tomorrow and see how that pans out.
 
someblokecalleddave said:
...Must admit though I don't think I stretched as much as should have done before-hand. I'll rest up for a few days and stretch before the Badmintion tomorrow and see how that pans out.
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Good stretching afterwards would be much more beneficial.

Dynamic mobility included in a full warm up is very important but you really need slow, long stretches [developmental] after activity.
 
Liz Ward said:
Good stretching afterwards would be much more beneficial.

Dynamic mobility included in a full warm up is very important but you really need slow, long stretches [developmental] after activity.
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Nice one I'll try and remember. That's what it's down to most of the time - remembering to do it.

Later.......... I've just added the Knees together aspect of the stretching - yep that make a BIG difference, so I'll be doing that as well, cheers.
 
someblokecalleddave said:
Nice one I'll try and remember. That's what it's down to most of the time - remembering to do it.

Later.......... I've just added the Knees together aspect of the stretching - yep that make a BIG difference, so I'll be doing that as well, cheers.
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This isn't going that well, some days I seem okay and then other days like last night it's a problem. I've woke up this morning with a very sore knee (Right) and have had to hobble to work and at nearly 3pm it's still sore. Going upstairs is fine it's going downstairs that is awkward, as is any uneven ground that catches me off guard. I think to be honest I've not done enough in the way of stretching, so the plan now is to not do anything for the next couple of weeks maybe and see how things go and step up the stretching.
 
Update on this, stretching constantly seems to be the answer, that and massage for the Plantar faciitis. I know it's a complete bore and to be honest I probably still neglect the stretching prior to doing things - too frequently, but if you're in your my age and you still want to get about a bit with a degree of speed and agility (e.g. play cricket) you've got to look after what you've got and that means stretching and exercise. I'm currently looking into Yoga and at the moment I'm trying to get the splits sussed just as a way of keeping myslef interested in the whole stretching thing.
 
Update on my knees. There seems to have been a big improvement with my knees over the last few months. I've been doing a lot more walking than I normally would and I've been doing it in a very brisk manner - virtually power-walking. I had a bowl (Its winter here in the UK so I'm taking a bit of a rest) a week or so ago and that went well with regards the knees e.g. there didn't seem to be any 'Afters' despite an hour of constant bowling. Then a couple of days ago I played soccer with my kids and again no 'Afters', so it seems as though the rest I'm having combined with the walking seems to have had some real beneficial outcome. Oh yeah that and all the stretching and massaging that I'm still doing. Looks promising for the the new season. I think what I may have to do is build towards the season once winter nets starts.
 
Knees are good at the moment and generally well and good all over. Loads of stretching, flexing and exercise and things are coming together nicely for the new season. Only gripe is that I got a ball on the Toe tonight off a yorker, hurts like hell. Had it in ice and seems better now. What's the usual advice with a mashed toe?
 
Saandals or Havaianas...!

Otherwise, really depends on which toe and where on the toe.

If you cannot move (wriggle) it, it could possibly be broken. If this is the case, you need to see the doc to make sure there are no fragments etc.
 
Liz Ward said:
Saandals or Havaianas...!

Otherwise, really depends on which toe and where on the toe.

If you cannot move (wriggle) it, it could possibly be broken. If this is the case, you need to see the doc to make sure there are no fragments etc.
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I reckon it's alright, plenty of mobility, just lots of bruising. I've got trainers on and I've been walking around in them today and it seems fine, just a heavy bash with bruising as a result.
 
That sounds fine Dave and as you can wear trainers, I doubt it has impacted on your nail bed. However, if the nail turns a different colour, let me know.

Sounds like you just have to take it easy for a few days... forget the tennis court this weekend and take your wife out for dinner instead! ;)
 
Hypochondriacs anonymous here once again. I've just had my first match this season and bowled dreadfully. I kind of expected it in a way as my younger son Joe has been run down by a car and isn't up and about in the usual manner which usually keeps me on my toes, fit and healthy. Along with the fact that my fitness isn't being driven in part by his levels of activity, I'm also indoors far more helping to look after him, so overall I'm just massively behind with my fitness levels and really feeling it.

My bowling action is a lot more faster this year with an awful more oomph as I run in off a longer approach and have a genuine bound, whereas it's been much more sedate and 'Terry Jenner-ish'. But I'm finding with the extra oomph being put into the bowling action - my potentially ill - prepared shoulder feels like it's being yanked out of its socket when I'm bowling. Secondly and possibly more worrying is a constant sensation of tender-ness at the top of the Femur where it joins the hip on the outside. This seems to be fairly constant and possibly effecting the way that I walk and causing a tight calf muscle and a re-awakening of my Plantar Fasciitis. Those of you that know about this stuff (Liz especially) is this a case of trying to do too much too soon and not being at full fitness?

Slightly later... Just been looking at stretches on Youtube for hip pains and they're going on about the close association with lower back pain and - Yes, I've also been suffering of lower back pain - the kind that occur when you get up from being seated.
 
Here I am again! Rotator cuff now, looked at a few vids and it looks like no more bowling for me for the next 2-3 weeks, gonna be hard as I love it so much, I'll have to try and get my son Ben to bowl at me and work on my batting!
 
I reckon this may be the beginning of the end for me this season. There's only 4 months to go to the new season and I do not feel like there's a lot of hope for me to be in good order by then. I've got a feeling that either my shoulder or my arm (feels like my arm) is shot, although there's some hope that I can get round the problem by bowling Flippers and Top-Spinners instead of my Leg Breaks. But a bigger problem seems to be my feet of all things. On my right foot, the pads (Ball of foot) just back from my toes feel tender as though the bones inside are damaged or the padding is bruised. I feel inclined to limp because of it, but it seems that when I do that my toes seems to curl up as though the muscles somewhere are becoming tight and that just makes the whole thing worse, so I'm stretching and forcing myself to walk properly as much as possible and put up with the tender feeling. I think I'm going to have to go and get it looked at, but not sure whether to go to a physio or a foot specialist - anyone else suffered anything like this and if so what did you do?
 
Blimey, that last post was a bit doom ridden! Things were a lot better in 2013 although it took a few months to get into it. I'm hoping this year I'm going to hit the ground running in May, so I'm doing a lot of pre-season workouts at the moment. But, at 53 I'm worried about my knees. Most of the blokes I know that my age and in many cases a lot younger, can't do this stuff or any sports anymore, because of cruciate ligament damage (most often football is the cause). I don't want this to be the scenario with me, so I'm looking out for ideas about prevention of cruciate ligament damage - exercises etc, any ideas or advice?
 
someblokecalleddave said:
Blimey, that last post was a bit doom ridden! Things were a lot better in 2013 although it took a few months to get into it. I'm hoping this year I'm going to hit the ground running in May, so I'm doing a lot of pre-season workouts at the moment. But, at 53 I'm worried about my knees. Most of the blokes I know that my age and in many cases a lot younger, can't do this stuff or any sports anymore, because of cruciate ligament damage (most often football is the cause). I don't want this to be the scenario with me, so I'm looking out for ideas about prevention of cruciate ligament damage - exercises etc, any ideas or advice?
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My dad is still playing weekly (20 over) cricket aged 67. You've got plenty of years ahead of you yet.
 
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