Physio round two

[Eiralas]

Second physio appointment yesterday. He was pleased with how things are going, which is good, and spent some more time working on my lower back. To me it just felt like he was pressing on bone, but every so often he'd press on a bit and say 'is that bit sore?' and I'd think 'yes! How did you know that bit would hurt when the bit right next to it was fine?'. It felt amazing afterwards when he asked me to bend backwards - I hadn't realised it was possible to bend that far back. Also, I don't know if I'm imagining it, but I think my weird wonky ribs are not quite as wonky as they were. It's like magic!

Still got to keep doing my exercises as much as I can, and back for another visit next week. Fingers crossed the magic continues and the pain starts to ease off.

Enjoy your running, wherever you're at

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Excellent news. Magic hands.

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Truly magic - I'm in awe

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Go you... I loved my Phsyio'... in an pure runner's way you understand

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Yeah, yeah......

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Absolutely! Even though my back feels bruised now, I'm already looking forward to having my next 'fix'

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Hi Eiralas, Good to hear you sounding so positive. Must be time for your next bunch of flowers.🌹🥀🌻🌷I wonder whether the cat is enjoying the extra sofa time? And I wonder how many appointments your magic hands physic thinks it will take before the first post physio run. Hope you continue to make good progress.

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Hi 61! Ah those flowers are lovely ♥️ thank you The cat has had a couple more attempts to help with my exercises and definitely likes the added lap-time. I guess I'll just have to see how things go - still feeling the pain while walking so no running allowed until that goes.

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to Eiralas]

Pain while walking! Oh dear! That is not good to hear. Let us hope that the exercises that Mr Magic Hands has prescribed help to make you pain free soon. Enjoy the cat cuddles. 🐈

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

To be honest the pain while walking has been there for ages - but very low level so I'd kind of blanked it out and assimilated it as 'normal'. The running brought it to the fore. Mr Magic Hands - love it! That will be his nickname from now on in my mind Cat cuddles are a definite compensation, and she is a very cuddly cat

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Sounds like it’s going really well Eiralas. Great news! Glad to hear! ❤️

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Thank you Fabulous

[LoungeLizaard Graduate]

Get better soon! 💝

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to LoungeLizaard]

Thank you LoungeLizard

[_SimonT_ Graduate]

That sounds really good. I can almost feel the ooh’s and the aah’s myself!

Hope it all comes together and you continue to get better. Take care. 😀

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to _SimonT_]

Cheers Simon - me too!

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Physio, acupuncture, chiropractor, osteopath and massuer, I love them all, so talented. Wish I could have them all every week! 🤣🤣👍👌

Incredible how we can work with our bodies and improve what we have 😁

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Oh that would be such a luxury! We can dream...

[Equi-geek Graduate]

So glad you are on the mend! I'm a big fan of physio, and doing the 'homework'.... I had years of pain from a locked sacro-illiac joint. I went to an osteopath when the pain was too much, but soon after it would lock up again. At one time couldn't walk 100m without being bent over double and relying on a stick. In the end I went to a physio because I realised it wasn't the joint that was the problem, now, it was weak soft tissue that couldn't hold the bones in the right place - because it had been like it for so long. I've not been troubled by lower back pain for a few years now

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Equi-geek]

That's excellent news that the physiotherapy was able to sort out your sacroiliac joint issues, and very encouraging for me to hear. Sorry you had to go through it in the first place though.

[Equi-geek Graduate in reply to Eiralas]

That's ok - it was a learning experience! At least it's better now I have friends going through a lot worse with their backs at the moment so I have nothing to complain about - lucky to have had an early warning I reckon!

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Equi-geek]

Yes - good to be positive I love your owl photo btw ❤️

[Equi-geek Graduate in reply to Eiralas]

Cheers it was the one the app gave me but I liked it too so kept it 😁

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Equi-geek]

Ooh lucky you! 😃

[Jell6 Graduate]

That sounds positive, and bending backwards, yikes!!, I'm not sure I could ever do that🤩

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Compared to some people I know, I wasn't bending that far back - just far further than I had managed before

[Dexy5 Graduate]

There’s nothing like a professional to sort things out. You’ll soon be better by the sound of it.

[Eiralas Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you - I hope so! Though suspect this problem has been there for a long time and I hadn't realised, so it may take a while to undo it. Fingers crossed though.

[Crittermad Graduate]

Great - a good physio does work absolute magic