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I think I have compartment syndrome
I have a weak medial collateral ligament and i have ptrained it on about 4 occassions the latest bieng about sometime last year and thanks to some intensive physiotherapy I have not encountered any problems until now. I used to do athletics, short distance sprints, but i decided to quit this year and I have done very little sport this year and now i have gotten into social road running, i have had the following symptoms for the past few months and dont know what to do??????/:
numbness and tightness
pins and needles
pain and aches
all this happens when I have run only a short distance I literally feel like i am dragging my lower leg as dead weight!!!!!
Asked by guntherish89 - 1 answer - 14 weeks 5 days ago
Yes, this does sound like it could be compartment syndrome and you should go to your doctor to get it checked. There is a test they can do that measures the pressure in your compartments at rest and during exercise, and this will confirm whether it is compartment syndrome.
Submitted 13 weeks 18 hours ago by nbn2007