Acu puncture/chinese medicine

[Hector]

Goodlife, I'd look for a decent sports physio. Local football/rugby clubs are usually good sources of info :)

[Hector]

[petefj]

My local Physiotherapy Department at our local Hospital will offer acupuncture if needed.
Try your local   physio department, your GP practice will have the telephone number.

Peter

[antipodes]

It sounds like you may need some manipulation of some kind (you don't say what the injury is) but as we "stiffen up" over time, tendons etc become more rigid and it may be lack of flexibility causing the pain, sounds like physio could be on the cards, and i have not tried acupuncture but I think for the pain you might find it helps. Do get a reliable practitioner via word of mouth though. People talk about practitioners that help them - here in my town there is an osteopath who is blind and many people swear by him, he has helped a number of people which various neck/back/pain problems.
Hope you feel better soon.

[goodlife]

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you don't say what the injury is When I was in my 20's I used to do some heavy weights in gym and as warm up I did LOTS of stretching so I would not bulk up too much for being laady..(can't help it but saying that brings little brittain ladies to my mind..I'm not that bad.. ;D) Well..one day my warm up routine wasn't enough and I could hear/feel this almost like ripping noise on back of leg and I dropped last couple of inches down on floor when doing split...OUCH :-X
So its muscular.. I never did go to doctors when I did it but gave it good rest and after 6 months that it took to 'heal' carried on training again. But..I'm not anymore in my 20's and I'm starting to pay for it now.. ::)
I suspect it is eventually going to wear itself out again...but taking much longer this time. Doing tai chi helps a lot, but I can't be doing that all day long.. ::)
We have wonderful NSH fysio people here..I had physio last year for something else..but to be able to get access you need to convince bloody GP first.. >:( I feel like knocking our GH's head asking if there is anybody there..he is so wooden and untalkative.. ::) Suppose if I tell him I feel like drinking for my problems..or drugs..I'm sure that will open every possible 'door' for help.. ::) Or do I need to be properly alcoholic first.. ::) HUH...That sounds like a hard work...gulping my way to physio.