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@Slappingpythagoras
Thought I'd lob my experiences into the mix, I'm mainly just looking for an excuse to rant.
I've been off the bike with "runners knee", "ITB Syndrome" etc etc for 3 month now -I was in so much pain that I could barely even walk for a month or so, no stretching or foam rolling was helping, generally a very shit time. I've seen various physios and GPs who all seemingly had no idea what to do with me; I asked all of them if my flat feet were possibly contributing to the problem but they all dismissed this as a possibility and said I just needed to rest and stretch.
Finally suck it up and go private, and immediately the consultant points out that I've got flat feet and I need insoles in my shoes, gives me a shot in the knee to stop the pain and sends me on my way. I'm healing up now so I guess I'm happy about that, but I'm pretty pissed off that I had to resort to spending a shedload of money for a 5 minute appointment when 4 other medical professionals failed to identify what was apparently a glaringly simple cause. 3 MONTHS. FUCK.
Rant over