I'm back in physical therapy again. No, not for the wrist this time (although now that I have lost a bunch of weight, the wrist has an extra layer of creepy since my tendons are now RIGHT THERE under the surface of my skin and they look both cool and disgusting when they start popping out) (also, oh my god, my nails are way too long and I CANNOT TYPE GAH). Anyway, I'm in physical therapy for my right big toe.
Go ahead and wipe the WTF look off your face, I am of course going to explain this nifty situation. See, back in November when I did the 3 Day (which I am not walking in anymore, by the way, because I am burned OUT on walking) (also, I am such a slacker that my thank yous haven't gone out yet) (I SUCK) my toes started hurting on the third day. And it was hurting in a weird spot; it basically hurt in the section between the pad of my toe and where it connects to the ball of my foot so it was almost like my toe bone was hurting. I figured it was just sore from the walking (as was my pulled right calf) and decided to take it easy and it would get better.
Except it didn't get better, and so when I told Sheila, my trainer/fitness class teacher about it, she said "Go get PT!" Since she herself is a physical therapist, i figured she knows what she's talking about so away I went. And of course even the physical therapist I am seeing looked at my chart like "Huh??" while I explained what was wrong. After much poking and prodding and measuring, she figured out that what happened was first I sprained my ankle incredibly badly in June, then I pulled my calf muscle in November and the lingering effects of those two injuries tightened everything up on that side, eventually weaking the muscle that controls my big toe and causing the joint capsule to get all messed up. And it was totally screwing with my bowling game.
Oh, and also I have very flat feet, walk on the outsides of them, and walk kind of like a duck so I was screwed from the beginning.
Anyway, she's been doing some massage and traction and stretching and given me little exercises to do at home (Toe exercises! Can you even believe it?), and she also instructed me to start wearing lower heeled shoes to work. Since all my work shoes have at least a 2 1/2 inch heel, this was the best part: I had to buy new shoes! Score!
Amazingly enough, the lower shoes and toe exercises and stretchy stretches seem to be working. My toe barely hurt at all last weekend when I was bowling, so I guess PT is working and I'll only need another 1 or 2 visits.
(Thank god, because that shit's not covered on my insurance until I meet my dedeuctible.)
Go ahead and wipe the WTF look off your face, I am of course going to explain this nifty situation. See, back in November when I did the 3 Day (which I am not walking in anymore, by the way, because I am burned OUT on walking) (also, I am such a slacker that my thank yous haven't gone out yet) (I SUCK) my toes started hurting on the third day. And it was hurting in a weird spot; it basically hurt in the section between the pad of my toe and where it connects to the ball of my foot so it was almost like my toe bone was hurting. I figured it was just sore from the walking (as was my pulled right calf) and decided to take it easy and it would get better.
Except it didn't get better, and so when I told Sheila, my trainer/fitness class teacher about it, she said "Go get PT!" Since she herself is a physical therapist, i figured she knows what she's talking about so away I went. And of course even the physical therapist I am seeing looked at my chart like "Huh??" while I explained what was wrong. After much poking and prodding and measuring, she figured out that what happened was first I sprained my ankle incredibly badly in June, then I pulled my calf muscle in November and the lingering effects of those two injuries tightened everything up on that side, eventually weaking the muscle that controls my big toe and causing the joint capsule to get all messed up. And it was totally screwing with my bowling game.
Oh, and also I have very flat feet, walk on the outsides of them, and walk kind of like a duck so I was screwed from the beginning.
Anyway, she's been doing some massage and traction and stretching and given me little exercises to do at home (Toe exercises! Can you even believe it?), and she also instructed me to start wearing lower heeled shoes to work. Since all my work shoes have at least a 2 1/2 inch heel, this was the best part: I had to buy new shoes! Score!
Amazingly enough, the lower shoes and toe exercises and stretchy stretches seem to be working. My toe barely hurt at all last weekend when I was bowling, so I guess PT is working and I'll only need another 1 or 2 visits.
(Thank god, because that shit's not covered on my insurance until I meet my dedeuctible.)
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