to more normal levels, as well as helping to restore the range of movement to your ankle joint. So all in all, it should take you as little as six weeks after your cast has been removed to start running again. —Simon Moyes, consultant orthopaedic surgeon

, then shedding some pounds can be extremely helpful. Your bones and joints are simply a system of levers to propel you forwards, and the very large forces which they take can be reduced with a loss of weight.—Simon Moyes, consultant orthopaedic surgeon

to understand that it is still experimental.If you have severe osteoarthritis in both your knees, then – sadly – this is not the procedure for you.—Simon Moyes, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, www.simonmoyes.com

they were before you did the sit-ups. Success rates are probably in the order of 60-70 per cent, and I would recommend you pursue this course of action.—Simon Moyes, consultant orthopaedic surgeon