These are not big life altering injuries friends but they are enough to keep me out of the gym. Frustrating.
My right knee had responded to physiotherapy last fall but started acting up again recently.
There is a muscle that runs down my thigh and attaches at the knee. It just decides it’s not firing anymore. Then my knee drifts. I’m back to wall sits with a small ball between my knees to cajole it back into action. Again. This is just an exercise I get to do…forever.
My left elbow tendinitis is responding well to weight training, ultrasound and massage. I’m avoiding knitting but also realized that gardening is not helping. To take pressure off my right knee I’ve been leaning on my left hand. Uh. Owie. The elbow tendons are quite cross with me. GAH!
I’ve a crick in my neck and right shoulder blade from sleeping funny in the car last weekend. Not serious! VERY ANNOYING.
Oh and my Achilles tendons are snap, crackle and popping. Time to replace my walking shoes and dial in my commuter bike fit. And stretch. And do calf raises. And roll my feet.
I’m stretching. I’m doing light dumbbell exercises. I’m waking 5km a day. I’m doing little bicycle jaunts. But. Ow. It’s a bit annoying that there are these moments of sometimes quite intense pain. Mostly it’s dull, nagging aches. I’m working on being patient. It’s not my forte.
It’s very common to have injuries when using your body. All my active friends have some kind of injury they are recovering from. We are middle aged. We are doing things and our bodies have some feedback to share.
I am committed to staying active and look forward to a summer of cycling, walking and living generally pain free.
Let’s do this!