You may be wondering why my blog post count is going up so fast. You can blame it on my physical therapist. I'm still suffering from a herniated disc so the at-home therapy exercises have been increased. If it helps get rid of this pain then I am all for it- the pretzel twisting and Stretch Armstrong yoga poses, the core building and muscle burning. But after each session, I find myself running for the nearest heating pad and a few minutes of sitting. I've got my laptop stationed right beside the heating pad and soooooo... ablogging I go!
If you've managed to hang in here with me this long, you might want to stick around for the next post. It will be #400 and I've got something special for one lucky reader. Check back and see!
2 comments:
When I was 40 I had to have a knee reconstructed due to a serious "failure to act his age" attack. I didn't get a new joint, but they rebuilt what I had with part of my hamstring, a handful of little bitty screws and brackets, and medical grade hammer and ice pick-looking thing, and an honest to goodness Black and Decker electric drill. There was some serious physical therapy associated with that recovery and "torture" is definitely a fitting description.
Hang in there! It does get better... Eventually.
Have you tried acupuncture? It's great for swelling and pain. When I came down with sciatica over a year ago, so I got aggressive with accu and Chiro. Within 3 days I was off meds, pain free and no spasms. I read you "have to live with it", BS :) I hope you're icing after heat? That can increase swelling, you might check with your Doc?
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