I’ve got a year long ankle injury (one small inversion sprain and another jarring dorsiflexion injury a few days later) - x Ray and MRI showed nothing abnormal.
Physio gave strengthening exercises and dry needling but every 6 weeks or so the tendons become strained again. This went on for 10 months.
Am now seeing an osteopath who says that many joints aren’t articulating correctly. After the first session I felt an improvement but after the subsequent 3 sessions the pain is increased and I’m back to very limited time on my feet. Walking makes it worse. Osteopath has said he thinks it’ll take 6 months of treatment to get back to full function. Hmm…🤔 For context, before the injury I was fit and active. I’m 44.
Has anyone else had such a downturn in improvement with osteopathy? Does it get better?
Not sure if I should persevere but I feel I have exhausted all other options. I’ve tried to discuss it with him but he tends to answer my questions with a question and a suggestion that I am doing too much. (I am doing very little most days and this is not bringing about improvement.)
Thanks for reading - any advice / thoughts / similar experiences welcome!