Ignore the docs or not?

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  • VickiMitkins
    VickiMitkins Posts: 249 Member
    I would never suggest ignoring the docs, but sometimes they don't give us enough credit for working through issues. I have not actually broken anything, but my knees are not in great shape due to lots of running and jumping as a kid and in highschool. For years I had pain and swelling if I did anything beyond walking. My ortho suggested working to strengthen the muscles around my knees to reduce the stress on the knee joint. I have been working on that. I'm now able to jog a little without pain. I'm working slowly to increase my tolerance. It may be you need to really concentrate on conditioning and strengthening first and then slowly build up to running. I'm assuming you wear a brace on the ankle. If not, I would see about wearing one. Maybe talk to your doc about x-rays so you know what kind of damage you have and then more done later to compare and see if you are causing more damage.

    This is what I was looking for...some encouraging news from someone that has worked through some of their physical issues. Thank you for your reply and respect! I am just looking for something that I can do outdoors. I do go to the gym, use DVDs at home and the treadmill at home, it just gets boring. Looks like I am getting back into mountain biking. ;) I played basketball through jr and high school and was hoping to get back into condition to play again as an adult.

    Glad to provide some encouragement. I hope you reach your goals. I was on the track team in high school. No backetball though - too short and can't shoot. I do want to stress taking it very slow. In addition to the knee issues, I have shoulder issues. I have had two shoulder surgeries in the last five years (rotator tear and impingement). You can sometimes push too hard to fast. I did that with the right shoulder about 9 months after the second surgery. I thought I was good to go and started lifting weights and doing lots of yoga. Boy was I wrong. Had to stop for over a month because I pushed to fast. I almost thought I had torn it again. I'm doing well now, but it taught me a lesson about patience.
  • boymomthree
    boymomthree Posts: 28 Member
    Patience is a good virtue. :) I made a couple of appointments with specialists today for new opinions. A lot of the problem has been going it alone due to not having insurance for years. For this minute we have some, not great, but better than nothing, so I figure I better get on the ball and use it.
  • pinkgigi
    pinkgigi Posts: 693 Member
    I suffered through 3 months of physio after a very bad sprain of my ankle last year. It wasn't getting any better, and it was costing me a fortune. Eventually I had an ultrasound which found I had a small haematoma that had calcified.

    I gave up the physio and took up Bikram yoga, and immediately got relief. It probably isn't the yoga as such, but the stretching and all the standing on one leg has eased the injury and strengthened the ankle. Where I had pain and swelling, now I just occasionally get a twinge.

    I also do a lot of cycling, which didn't aggravate the injury, but helped me keep fit until I got full use back. Good luck!

    GG
  • VickiMitkins
    VickiMitkins Posts: 249 Member
    good luck!
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