Doctors told me to STOP running the length of Africa

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Doctors told me to STOP running the length of Africa - Running Africa #52

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@LlamasAreBest 9 ай бұрын

Gus is by far the best decision you made on this trip.

@TerryHoskin 9 ай бұрын

You act like man the myth the legend that is Jared didn’t exist.

@permsy5716 9 ай бұрын

@@TerryHoskinJared will be back gus is a bit of a Swiss Army knife

@bengibson8907 9 ай бұрын

@@TerryHoskinJared is annoying

@RetsamX 9 ай бұрын

@@bengibson8907no

@freelancekate8919 9 ай бұрын

@@TerryHoskin Yeah Jared will be back yay

@Afed390 9 ай бұрын

Gus is a fucking legend. Keep him forever. What a guy

@tomdale2277 9 ай бұрын

Gus is a brilliant addition to each episode

@armstrongcatherine 9 ай бұрын

It was so understated in the introduction the fact that you should have less to run than you have run.

@ThisIsAdo 9 ай бұрын

Probably doesn't want to jinx it before the next three countries descend into civil war and anarchy

@user-mo5ib5fi1e 9 ай бұрын

I literally have a rest day after going the supermarket, this guy refuses to have a rest day after 70k and with a dodgy back. After watching this series for months, I can confirm he is the hardest geezer. Keep that ferocious stomping going, I’ll be having a strawberry daiquiri with you, here in Australia once you make it !!

@Matty-kelly 8 ай бұрын

Him the hardest geezer? Dont make me laugh. Ill have you know i once stepped on a lego and only cried for 30 mins.

@adamcathcart8519 9 ай бұрын

Physio here. Definitely ask for a second opinion from a doctor or actually go see a physiotherapist for a full assessment including neurological screening. The milage you’re putting on your body has to pay its toll eventually, however, with a full assessment we could figure out what’s going on to help you get back to doing those 1s and 2s. If on the scan there is no serious pathology, ie disc bulge with canal stenosis, if I were make an educated guess (not medical advice in the slightest) of chronic lower back pain with radicular pain/radiculopathy (only if you’re feeling numbness or weaknesses in your legs). You need appropriate treatment but more so a thorough examination. Best of luck Adam

@cfields192 9 ай бұрын

Would you suggest chiropractor to help with back adjustment to take the strain off the nerve that that often gets trapped?

@CH1705 9 ай бұрын

The videos are all about 2-3 weeks behind btw (if you weren't aware). Believe he is doing better now based on his Instagram posts.

@izac6988 9 ай бұрын

@@cfields192no

@JSE4 9 ай бұрын

@@cfields192back adjustments are 99% of the time a scam. Snake oil salesmen

@aperson1 9 ай бұрын

@@cfields192 A chiropractor is useful, but it's equally important to reduce the muscle tension that causes a bone to be misplaced in the first place - else it will just pull it back into the wrong place again after a while. The musculoskeletal therapy of massage+chiropractic+stretches usually work best in tandem with each other.

@drew1564 9 ай бұрын

TAKE A DAMN REST

@binkybombastic6200 9 ай бұрын

Everyone in the comments telling Russ to look after his back and be careful. Meanwhile Stan and Jamie sitting for hours in front of the shittiest desks ever seen. 😆

@Razormiller 9 ай бұрын

Yeah but they have a cushion !!

@TheNails3 6 ай бұрын

15:30 you can tell Gus was a paratrooper! He is one hardcore operator

@jhesskeeptraveling 8 ай бұрын

Hey brother. I admire you running the length of Africa. I don’t know if you’ve taken rest days, but even the best runners in the world need them. I hope you get better soon so you can finish this remarkable journey. You are a beast.

@natekunnen7021 4 ай бұрын

Gus is really coming into his zone on the camera

@mackie_p 9 ай бұрын

So awesome to see the charity numbers keep going up!!!

@lilhyperionlil2521 9 ай бұрын

I'm actually gonna start drinking perfect ted because of the support they're giving our boy 👊🏼

@voetbal12 8 ай бұрын

It's an awful beverage.

@bc1406 8 ай бұрын

Done the opposite for me, sick of hearing about it.

@mattseaton3521 8 ай бұрын

That's not something any doctor has likely ever said before. "STOP running the length of Africa".

@charliefranklin5921 9 ай бұрын

Might be worth sending those x-rays/any future scans to other docs for a 2nd opinion

@ChokyoDK 9 ай бұрын

The tarmac is trying to get its revenge. You need to remember Big Nige and let him inspire you🐊🐊🐊

@SrgRespawn 9 ай бұрын

I've had a herniated disc about 10 times in my life and i'm 27. It started from a back injury when i was younger. This sounds like a partial herniated disc. It can happen after the amount of running you do. Always rest up and do not stretch. Give it 3-5 days and you'll be back in shape.

@TheNails3 6 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this episode where you'd have less left to run than you had already done... unbelievable!

@jxeh1442 9 ай бұрын

You’d need an MRI scan to confirm the presence of a disc pathology. It sounds a lot like you have a radiculopathy (impingement of a nerve root by a disc). You are probably going to need to take a decent rest, significantly reduce the mileage and use painkillers for some time. Most of these issues take 3-12 weeks to resolve, but you need to modify the load to facilitate that. Things like stretching, massage and even exercises etc probably don’t make a huge difference in the scheme of things, but you can do them if they feel good.

@drfrappuccino108 9 ай бұрын

We all support u russ but u really need to rest for a few days, change those shoes and do whatever it is that you need to get back to those 1s and 2s. At the end of the day, its unlikely anyone will ever do this feat again so time isnt a big constraint!

@fatdog_vx 9 ай бұрын

I hope Guus gets his own spin off after this mission

@Andrewpc2023 9 ай бұрын

Russ have you thought that the shoes you are currently wearing might be the problem?

@cherylsibson2529 9 ай бұрын

wrote him to see a pediatrist the other day- it's up to him.

@martinwilliamson5250 9 ай бұрын

he goes through a new pair every week or so-> moreso the amount of running he's doing vs the gear he's using is the problem.

@prometheus_beard 9 ай бұрын

Russ you are my spirit animal haha

@joshsaj52 9 ай бұрын

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me, and I’m feeling pretty shit to be honest.” 😂 That is about to become my motto for life.

@llncm 8 ай бұрын

It's probably too late but doesn't Russ have a foam roller or a massage ball

@katebarry3531 8 ай бұрын

Hope you can get some relief. Great job everyone . You guys should make a video introducing each member of the team

@rowenramnath2016 Ай бұрын

Wow, I respect what he did. Running. They should do a movie about this

@anthea5799 8 ай бұрын

Gus and the battle of the donut😂

@joekerUli 9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, literally just clicked your profile as I got the notification. Keep smashing the one’s and two’s baby!

@mattandkatieforbes-denker7760 8 ай бұрын

I just went through this same thing. My xray didn’t show anything either, but the MRI definitely showed I had a severely herniated disc. The pain over months got to the point that at 38 I literally couldn’t walk. The pain was in my hamstring like a charlee horse that wouldn’t quit. Be careful!

@nathanturner2442 9 ай бұрын

Nice to hear the midlands accent in these videos 😂 repping.

@dbigdog79 8 ай бұрын

Thought he sounded like he was from brum?

@ThePrimeVID 9 ай бұрын

you lads are mad, i love this journey.. long live the 1s&2s !!

@jannisb3801 9 ай бұрын

Need to have Gus motivation speech as my alarm in the morning

@user-uw2st5qy4k 9 ай бұрын

You should remove the p**s blood part from the intro to help with the algorithm (Someone else's comment) (Great series)

@willsonj 9 ай бұрын

Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn are class, you have good taste Russ

@sj_leee4995 8 ай бұрын

herniated discs and sciatica/nerve pain is terrible. could barely stomach walking from the parking lot to the hospital

@Razormiller 9 ай бұрын

Your symptoms sound very similar to mine. I have a herniated disc and a ruptured disc right now. Think I got it from running a lot. You run about a gizzillion kms more then me so be very careful with this. If it is spinal then it wont go away and it will defo just get way worse. Hope its not tho but just mind your back. Youre defo gonna need it as you get older 🤣🤣.. PS Gus is hilarious. Great addition. Altho I miss Jared. Hope he comes back soon.

@cheryldawson7766 9 ай бұрын

The pain is still there you just masking the pain becarful x

@kristin9687 9 ай бұрын

Can you link to individuals (ever changing) in support vehicles & brief bio? And when leave, why & what's up? 😊

@thisguydino 9 ай бұрын

Guys you should start making tiktok videos to go viral finally ❤

@TheNails3 6 ай бұрын

Russ and Guus both have some of that SAS mentality, they def have developed a bond, it's nice to see

@cherylsibson2529 9 ай бұрын

could be a Sciatica nerve pain that won't show on x rays, can vary widely. It may feel like a mild tingling, dull ache, or burning sensation. In some cases, the pain is severe enough to make a person unable to move. The pain most often occurs on one side. Some people have sharp pain in one part of the leg or hip and numbness in other parts. Everything starts at your feet, and invest in good running shoes. It's up to you.

@theaidanator 9 ай бұрын

This back pain did seem to show up as soon as he got new shoes, so it could be related

@adamcathcart8519 9 ай бұрын

What makes you think it’s “sciatica nerve pain?” Just curious because I’m a physio but would love to hear about what’s made you conclude that? Very alarming that you can make a medical diagnosis without assessing him? Maybe leave it to the professionals

@DanielPirbhai 9 ай бұрын

@@adamcathcart8519 Smack the 1s and 2s away from your computer out of this mans nice and considerate comment. You remind me of the Nigerian concrete

@some-guy-in-the-internet 9 ай бұрын

@@adamcathcart8519So people aren't allowed to hypothesize the cause of Russ' back pain to help Russ just because he isn't diagnosed by a professional? A hypothesis isn't a "diagnosis" as you put it but can be very valuable to narrow things down once he does see a professional. Just because you're a physio doesn't excuse yourself for being a butt for people trying to help in any way they can.

@BarFlyChef 9 ай бұрын

Sciatic or Sacroiliac, a Back Wonder Brace definitely helps.

@voetbal12 9 ай бұрын

C'mon Russ!!! Those twins are in Cameroon!!!! You need to keep going!!!

@EJproductionsxD 9 ай бұрын

what twins?

@kkkkk12345kkkkk54321 9 ай бұрын

who?

@voetbal12 9 ай бұрын

@@EJproductionsxDThey're runners from Kenya, started a similar route about 60 days after Russ... gaining fast!

@EJproductionsxD 9 ай бұрын

@@voetbal12 Could you send a link? I have tried to google them but I can't find anything about them

@kristin9687 9 ай бұрын

Why is Stan always the butt of jokes? He is only one of original support crew to go the long haul. That takes big "eggs"!

@onome7747 4 ай бұрын

10:49 I feel your pain Gus. We don't trust ourselves either 😂

@j7comics 9 ай бұрын

Just here for the Gus content tbh

@blueshift502 9 ай бұрын

Halfway there! Keep it up, you'll be on a Tunisian beach before you know it!

@jonnykramer8346 9 ай бұрын

Let's go champ!

@jackslademedia 9 ай бұрын

Big shout Frankie Stew Harvey Gunn

@claraalexander4924 9 ай бұрын

Wait so the doctors found nothing? They just gave him painkillers?

@VidsElitex 9 ай бұрын

Great videos but the clickbait is abhorrent

@giftapfel 9 ай бұрын

It's part of the game, get over it@@VidsElitex

@user-pf1uq4dd9l 9 ай бұрын

And he will be perfectly fine in the next episode. Then in three more episodes there will be a totaly diferent problem.

@BadDubII 9 ай бұрын

Dude stop complaining, no one cares@@user-pf1uq4dd9l

@claraalexander4924 9 ай бұрын

@@VidsElitex I think they’re kinda desperate because their views have gone down in the past ~3 months. For a while they were consistently getting 100K+ views (not that their views now are anything to scoff at!)

@hanseathl 9 ай бұрын

I hope you will make an educated decision on what's the best for you without being patronized by our stupid comments from the sideline as this is rather incomprehensible without being in your smelly shoes. All the best and thanks for the inspiration.

@Carloshache 9 ай бұрын

Is it just me or is the exiting more sloppy? I think the endings of these videos are getting worse, it feels like they end very abruptly, just in the middle of things.

@markoz7797 9 ай бұрын

big up frankie stew and harvey gunn

@JackIninin 9 ай бұрын

More than half way my man!

@tomalazarov4045 8 ай бұрын

I swear Russ’ back pain started right after he changed his running shoe

@brendencarstens5596 8 ай бұрын

We love Gus

@LiveTheDash 9 ай бұрын

Is pizza Nigeria’s national dish?

@WillyJunior 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@rinsaman2961 9 ай бұрын

Nothing stops the hardest geezer!!

@kennethcole2061 9 ай бұрын

Did gus decide not to leave? And when are the other boys coming back?

@calumvaughan8690 9 ай бұрын

He was never leaving, it was just worded confusingly in the last video that it was his last day *alone* with russ

@dbigdog79 8 ай бұрын

@@calumvaughan8690very misleading it was....most of us were under the impression that gus was leaving....not knowing he was in the next video lol

@hanswoast7 9 ай бұрын

Please let a trained professional look over these x-ray images. Most deviations are nearly impossible to spot for untrained personnel. Sometimes even tiny things have a huge effect.

@Jonesydawg 8 ай бұрын

Might be your shoes that causes it. Shoes over 1500km max are basically useless for support

@timiss17 9 ай бұрын

You need an MRI, not an X-Ray

@spaacekeese2631 9 ай бұрын

We should get Joe Rogan to notice this..

@jimsonjohnson3761 9 ай бұрын

Could beleg muscle tightness, sciatica pain, vertebrae compression all of which won't really be that easy to diagnose

@ryanm2648 8 ай бұрын

Maybe the back pain is just from sleeping on a shit mattress? I had back pain from sleeping on a shit mattress at least.

@jwr3289 9 ай бұрын

Coco shreddies for the win, also frankie stew and Harvey are great

@natashafletcher600 9 ай бұрын

LATE DAILY AVERAGES WITH TASH DAY AVERAGEkm DIFFERENCEkm 201 42.01 -0.01 202 42.00 -0.01 203 41.99 -0.01 204 41.97 -0.02 205 41.76 -0.21 206 41.56 -0.20 Can't imagine doing this healthy, definitely can't imagine doing it injured! I'm happy he has company this time. Imagine if he'd tried completing this alone like he has in the past!!!

@CraigSimmonds 9 ай бұрын

7:24 Big up Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn!

@rory90FiVe 9 ай бұрын

Is James related to a certain handsome Spaniard who currently manages Arsenal? 👀

@aliceepalermo5047 5 ай бұрын

Mad that you can just rock up and get an xray? If you were running across the UK you’d have to wait 6 months even for a referral

@lilme7052 4 ай бұрын

cash goes far there. Why people without any are fuct. It may be slow in the UK but we get there in the end. Hopefully. Or it used to be.

@VizoMedia 8 ай бұрын

Xray wont show a herniated disc big chap. Only useful for fractures/bone conditions.

@607 6 ай бұрын

I found it hard to hear what you were saying in the final bit. Did the doctors actually tell you to stop running, or was that insincere clickbait?

@milescarey1874 9 ай бұрын

Frankie stew and Harvey Gunn the hardest geezer has taste

@user-pf1uq4dd9l 9 ай бұрын

So no doctor told you to stop like the title says. I am sure in the next episode you will be running fine.

@pangadajski7687 9 ай бұрын

Their titles tend to be a bit click-baity, I usually don't mind, but this one is a bit too much

@StazzaUK 9 ай бұрын

Multiple physics and doctors have already spoken to him and told him to stop. I'm betting he'll take 3-5 days off and rest up.

@jkny2744 9 ай бұрын

@@StazzaUK Not in this video.

@Crowensy 9 ай бұрын

I'm not an expert, and you might want to look into it for serious back issues, but some yoga positions to stretch the back and spine might really help and are something you can actively do to improve it. I've had a few friends with back pain that said yoga stretches with the back / spine really helped. E.g cat/cow, child's pose, reclined supine twist.

@prod.goodthngs 9 ай бұрын

Mate ive been watching your health slowly deteriorate. Your diets not sustaining you sufficiently. Look into eating more fats, nuts, fatty meats, avocados, eggs, your energy and recovery will improve massively as well as your sleep. Try it out, I wanna see you complete this thing bro

@jkny2744 9 ай бұрын

Fr he needs full nutritious meals. Huel, snacks and energy drinks ain't gonna cut it.

@TheNathcrash 9 ай бұрын

BANG BANG

@onlineo2263 9 ай бұрын

I'm mean I would get a few more scans and see a few more professionals then I would totally listen to Gus. Take the pills, attack the tarmac.

@OutofcontextYt 9 ай бұрын

back pain? i prescribe a workout band and hundreds if not thousands of good mornings until there's a glorious glute and back pump fixes basically everything

@CF1091 9 ай бұрын

I started getting back pain in my 20s and fixed it by cutting back on crap foods that cause inflammation (doctors never told me to do this - they just gave me drugs/exercises instead but I never did the drugs). Stop eating foods like pizza, bread, and any other foods that cause inflammation as it's terrible for back pain (got rid of my hay fever like this as well). Also doing yoga/breathing exercises really helps.

@trebormole 9 ай бұрын

Do a giveaway for the x-ray

@katebarry3531 8 ай бұрын

When did Stan get a haircut?

@JKACTIVE11 8 ай бұрын

How often did you run before you took on this challenge I’ve got a challenge of my own I would like to do eventually 🏃

@sammorgan7606 9 ай бұрын

Did they give you any lansoprazole or similar gastro resistant capsules with the naproxen? It can play havoc with your gut without.

@LizColeVlogs 9 ай бұрын

What is the tune at 6:47 please?

@mrcamper5211 9 ай бұрын

1s and 2s lad 👌

@pointbreakfish 9 ай бұрын

A few have commented on the shoe situation. It seemed to start with the black shoes. Maybe try another pair and see how you go. Apologies if I’m stating the obvious. Love watching ya progress. Donated and Patreon 🤙🏽

@billycongram621 9 ай бұрын

Partial herniated disc. Stop running for a few days. You’ll feel 100% again. Advise from myself (English roofer) who suffered with the same thing earlier this year.

@nathanaylett7561 9 ай бұрын

The South’s Git Something To Say

@Nebuslob 9 ай бұрын

*Doctors 😅

@gitprophet 9 ай бұрын

Great video as always, it's just a shame that you had to put in the clickbaity lying title - come on, you can do better. Your gold content doesn't need any lies to get views!

@Jh9801 9 ай бұрын

Totally agreed

@rustyshackleford2934 9 ай бұрын

So disappointed. I’ve unfollowed folks because every title was clickbait. I won’t do that here because I’m so invested in the journey, but I really hope they stop.