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Broke my femur...now what?
Did something silly and broke the condyle of my femur. I can't obviously run (even though I ran a 5k on it without knowing it was broken..thought it was a sprain) and I'm not allowed to move my leg past a 50 degree angle. Bearing weight on the right leg is also out of the question at least for the next 3 weeks. I know I…
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possible torn meniscus...ideas on low impact exercises?
I injured my knee the other day and the doctors are pretty sure it's a torn meniscus. I have an MRI scheduled for next week to be sure, but until then, I definitely don't want to stop working out. Does anyone have any recommendations on lower impact exercises that I could be doing? I'm encorporating a lot more weight…
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Back issues and running
I have a question for other people who suffer chronic back pain who also run. I have scoliosis, spondylosis and facet arthritis. Apparently the scoliosis was caused by my left leg being almost an inch shorter than my right. I have a shoe lift to help even me out and it helps my hips. My back is still an issue though. Has…
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Need to wave goodbye to these pounds
HI! So I've had an account here for some time, but I am finally taking my health into my own hands. During college I gained quite a bit of weight. I used to be in martial arts and very active. I ended up injuring my back at work and during a checkup on my injury, my doctor found that I have what was undiagnosed scoliosis,…
