Apparently I am suffering from bursitis - otherwise accurately described as a pain in the arse!

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My trip to the osteopath yesterday confirmed there is nothing seriously wrong with me but I do have two minor injuries/conditions. One probably caused by the jogging (or possibly too high a resistance for too long a time on the exercise bike?) is bursitis (inflammation of some sacs that help protect the joints) in the hip/buttock region and weak core (back) muscles damaged six weeks ago when I was helping out at my son's school (bending over a desk to cut paper).

Anyway, the good news is that I've been told to keep mobile and carry on exercising (:-)) as long as I avoid jogging and cross-training for a while. She's also given me some special exercises to strengthen my core, says I should try to do more pilates and heat treat the back, while treating the hip/buttock with freezer packs. I also have to go back for another appointment on Saturday.

The bad news is that it isn't an instant cure (obviously, but I'm ever-optimistic!) and I am finding the pain/discomfort enough to stop me doing the full exercise I'd normally enjoy. (Only 60 laps of the pool today instead of my usual 100.) But it is way better than I'd feared, as I'd thought she might suggest I stop all exercise. It also means time I'd normally spend in the gym, I've been able to spend reading. I've just finished Sebastian Faulk's Engleby and am now part way through Adele Parks' Young Wives Tales, two very different both very readable novels.