Have had several physio's for knee problems and i really dont rate them, didnt tell me anything i couldnt really find from my own research for my problems anyway. At the moment I am seeing a chiropracter and her knowledge is brilliant, she has gone into far more detail regarding pronation, sacroilial joint, hips, core strength, leg length than the physio's ever did. I think many physio's are only suited to the average person who knows nothing about muscle groups and how the body works.

I also highly rate self massage (especially for legs), although the areas are limited and not as pleasant as someone else doing it. With training partners we give each other massages after training or the day after you dont have to be specially certified to do it just have some basic knowledge. I had never realised how important it was to look after your muscles until i trained in Thailand were massages are considered vital to normal health. Massages really helped me recover from some of the intense training. Hot baths also help and stretching.

I think the skins are designed to divert blood (and toxins) away from the muscles. I know of runners wearing tight tops to divert a little extra blood to the working muscle groups in the legs. I have also come across ice baths - not pleasant but you get in for around 10 minutes. The theory is the circulatory system vasocontricts and the body starts to go towards a state of hypothermia, blood (containing toxins) is drawn out of the muscles and into the internal organs to preserve heat, the toxins are metabolised. You then get out and the muscles are flushed with blood containing nutrients for recovery. There are similar Nitric oxide supplements available that work on this principle by diverting extra blood to the muscles.