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Apr. 26th, 2005 11:06 amCuc is still having problems walking, but he was scratching himself with
his rear foot this morning quite dextrously, which he'd been having
problems with yesterday. And he's back to squawking at me in his usual
preemptory fashiong, rather than mewing pitifully. I'm hopeful.
Meanwhile, I am being referred to yet another physical therapist, this one
in Seattle. This one, the physiastrist assures me, should be able to get
into that area. "It's a mechanical problem!" he kept muttering to
himself. Why yes, indeed, it is. "She should help break this cycle, work
on the alignment issues, and strengthen some of those muscles."
What muscles, pray tell me? I know the musculature of the back
pretty well at this point, and I've been able to compensate for ligament
damage in other parts of my spine just fine. But I can't quite figure out
how to do this bit without growing new muscles altogether.
"You're a martial artist. And I've worked with a few other martial
artists before, and you guys are like dancers -- really in tune with your
bodies." Oh, you think? "So when you tell me about your experiences, I
really pay attention to that." Well, that was nice. It almost makes me
wonder if someone has passed on some of my grousing about his lack of
communication skills. Anyhow, it wasn't an awful appointment, and he
seems to be pretty aware that I'm frustrated.
Actually, it does occur to me that there's at least a possibility that
part of the reason that ligaments haven't tightened up is because of the
alignment issues... though of course the alignment issues are caused by
the ligaments being loose, causing other muscles to compensate. Still,
maybe if it can be addressed there... I've been trying to work on the
compensatory muscles on my own, without much success, but then it's a
tricky problem. So I'm willing to try things with the new PT for a bit.
Hopefully the break in process won't be very long. If I can revive my
sense of humor I can even enjoy it -- the typic sets of strengthening
exercises for the SI joint involve a lot of balancing on one leg... and
my balance is excellent. Usually better than any of the PTs, sometimes
better than than anyone they've seen before. It's kind of funny watching
them try and cope with this.
his rear foot this morning quite dextrously, which he'd been having
problems with yesterday. And he's back to squawking at me in his usual
preemptory fashiong, rather than mewing pitifully. I'm hopeful.
Meanwhile, I am being referred to yet another physical therapist, this one
in Seattle. This one, the physiastrist assures me, should be able to get
into that area. "It's a mechanical problem!" he kept muttering to
himself. Why yes, indeed, it is. "She should help break this cycle, work
on the alignment issues, and strengthen some of those muscles."
What muscles, pray tell me? I know the musculature of the back
pretty well at this point, and I've been able to compensate for ligament
damage in other parts of my spine just fine. But I can't quite figure out
how to do this bit without growing new muscles altogether.
"You're a martial artist. And I've worked with a few other martial
artists before, and you guys are like dancers -- really in tune with your
bodies." Oh, you think? "So when you tell me about your experiences, I
really pay attention to that." Well, that was nice. It almost makes me
wonder if someone has passed on some of my grousing about his lack of
communication skills. Anyhow, it wasn't an awful appointment, and he
seems to be pretty aware that I'm frustrated.
Actually, it does occur to me that there's at least a possibility that
part of the reason that ligaments haven't tightened up is because of the
alignment issues... though of course the alignment issues are caused by
the ligaments being loose, causing other muscles to compensate. Still,
maybe if it can be addressed there... I've been trying to work on the
compensatory muscles on my own, without much success, but then it's a
tricky problem. So I'm willing to try things with the new PT for a bit.
Hopefully the break in process won't be very long. If I can revive my
sense of humor I can even enjoy it -- the typic sets of strengthening
exercises for the SI joint involve a lot of balancing on one leg... and
my balance is excellent. Usually better than any of the PTs, sometimes
better than than anyone they've seen before. It's kind of funny watching
them try and cope with this.
