Glastonbury Mud Strikes Again As Revellers Suffer ‘Glastonbury Ankle’ - Do You Have It?

It’s not just the post-festival comedown Glastonbury-goers have to contend with in the aftermath of this year’s event.

One London-based physiotherapist has warned that festival attendees could be suffering from ‘Glastonbury ankle’ after heavy rains transformed the site into a mud-bath for the entire week.

Mud, mud, glorious mud [Richard Isaac/REX/Shutterstock]

Physiotherapist Sammy Margo told MailOnline, “Walking through mud is like walking through treacle. It’s exhausting so people will be left with sore muscles.”

And it’s not just the mud and long distances that are causing ankle injuries - wellies did not help one bit.

Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood [Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock]

“Most people will [have been] wearing wellington boots which are not ideal as they don’t offer any support.

"They’re just loose plastic shells. Most people only get them out three times a year so they don’t fit them, they’ve got too much space around their feet.

"The welly stays in the mud, the ankle moves as the person tries to drag up their feet, and they roll over their ankle.”

So follow me follow, down to the hollow [Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock]

Some have taken to Twitter to complain about sprains and even fractures caused by traipsing around in the mud.

Festival head Michael Eavis said he’d “never seen mud like it in the whole life” adding that he thinks 2016 was the muddiest Glastonbury on record.

“This is worse than 1997,” he said on the final day. “In my 46 years, it hasn’t been as bad as this. Every single bit of woodchip in the south of England, all of it is here over 1,000 acres.”

And there let us wallow in glorious mud [James McCauley/REX/Shutterstock]

Advice for those planning on going to further sodden festivals this year includes investing in proper walking boots rather than wellies, walking slowly and having regular rests.

Lead image: Maja Smiejkowska/REX/Shutterstock