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  • Sore knee – gp, straight to physio or ignore?
  • scruff9252
    Full Member

    So last weekend my knee went POP when out on the bike, Sharp pain at the time but mostly uncomfortable for most of the rest of week.

    Yesterday I ran 100m and it was properly painful.

    Today it’s still a mild pain, but more than last week’s discomfort.

    Is the GP likely to shed more light /help on it more than “rest till better”

    Had ITB issues a few years ago and wasn’t rectified till I went to private physio who diagnosed and gave excersizes / massages to make better.

    Would prefer to minimise down time for fairly obvious reasons…

    lunge
    Full Member

    Personally, I’d be straight to a private physio if speed is of the essence.

    globalti
    Free Member

    I would rest it and rub in Ibuprofen gel three times a day.

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    scruff9252
    Full Member

    Ibuprofen gel is just snake oil isn’t it?

    I guess I’ll try and find a sports physio for a poke & a prod.

    Cheers

    shermer75
    Free Member

    A GP is a generalist, a physio a specialist, so a physio is more than likely what you need. Many trusts allow you to ‘self-refer’ now- which basically means you phone them up and get an appointment that way, rather thru a GP, which normally means you’ll get seen quicker, however possibly not as quick as going private

    TomB
    Full Member

    Saw my gp for my sore knee last week, MRI 5 days later, results in another few days. The NHS can be brilliant, YMMV, obviously. (Meniscus tear and bone bruising for me…….)

    wilburt
    Free Member

    We all love the NHS but I found them and my GP(practice theres no GP singular) pretty poor with a physio ailment and I’m now getting sorted privately.

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