Fri, Dec 28, 2007
Ankle
Posted to Exercise category
I had a session with my massage therapist this morning for the first time in far too long. When she moved from working on my left leg to the right one, Marti said "Hey, you have an ankle on this side."
It's true. My left leg is stiff and bloated compared to the right one. And, Marti says it is shorter, too, which it didn't used to be -- which is partly the result of the muscles being all clenchednon that side, but partly a sign that my hip is going wonky again. Which will mess up my lower back.
My hip and left arm (which is also a mess compared to the right one, though even the right arm isn't in great shape) are both sore now, but that's partly because the blood is getting into places that had beenlocked tight.
I was in good shape in 2001, before I started travelling so much and had my exercise routines disrupted, and before the surgery and radiation treatments.
It's a good thing I started the yoga again. And I haven't been doing much computing this week: I can imagine what Marti would say about the shape my arms were in last weekend.
This weekend I'm going to excavate my weight bench, which turned into an auxiliary bookshelf during the years I was travelling, like every other horizontal surface in the house. I'm going to have have to start slowly or the range of motion problems will mess up my form enough that I may do more harm than good.
I've also prepaid for a series of bi-weekly massage sessions. With Marti working on my circulation and range of motion from the outside every two weeks, and the weights and yoga working on the inside, maybe I can get my limbs working properly again before I end up crippled.
I also need to contemplate furniture: working from home, I need to pay more attention to ergonomics.