01-06-12, 09:25 AM | |
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Thanks for the replies and good wishes. I am better today. I always warm up with a Leslie or easy cardio tape, and usually do AM stretch with Madeline lewis first thing in the morning( I am retired, 61) so I am very warm and flexible to do the CS workout. I also do a yoga stretch every afternoon-I have a huge yoga/stretch collection. I am very flexible.
so- I think I was just really stretching that leg out and misunderstanding her cue. I was ready to Never do CS again but will try with all the tips on here and see if I can make it work. otherwise, back to Fitprime floorwork and Margaret-Richard-never injured with those. I just wanted to lean out, promises promises. thanks again donna |
01-06-12, 09:44 AM | |
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sturgeon Bay,WI
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Wow, is this a timely & helpful thread. I recently sustained an injury to my left hip (after 2 bouts of trochanteric bursitis on the right side this past year ) I've been too chagrined to tell anyone here that this time, I was doing CS at the time because a. it always felt great in the past & b. it's supposed to be so gentle & therapeutic, etc. So I was embarrassed & thought I must have been doing it wrong...I was halfway through the 1st segment on Season 7 & was doing that "polish a big table" move- carefully, I swear- & suddenly OUCH!!! I was in so much pain I started crying, although I didn't get that hot feeling, like a muscle tear.
Anyways, my PT started talking about muscle imbalances right away, the effect of my flattish feet, needing inserts/ orthotics etc. The doctor this time just said the bursitis again but it feels different somehow. Jennifer, I will look into the trigger point idea, for sure. But won't that hurt like the dickens while I'm still rehabbing?? I actually have Jill Miller's tune-up balls & some dvds I got in a trade before this, but don't have that audio CD. I've been too afraid this past year to do anything really. This fall I was walking outside in our state park for up to 40 minutes, although my right hip always ached. It is obvious to me that although I was an active person & exerciser for most of my life, inattention to these structural/muscular imbalances is catching up to me, so I really appreciate the advice here so much. I see a different ortho Monday as the other was just filling in; its been about 6 weeks & I'm not making the progress I'd hoped for. I will be getting fitted for orthotics, but I wish I could get a head-to-toe evaluation. With PT, you go in with a diagnosis & that's the area they concentrate on... Edie, how do you remedy a 'yin' or blood deficiency?? I am very open to alternative approaches. Thanks, everyone, you're the best -Jeri
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01-06-12, 10:46 AM | |
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I'm one of those people who keeps trying to like CS but doesn't. The closest I've come to liking any of it is Sahra's Essentrics and Miranda's Vintage I. However, I have also injured myself using CS. It happened when I first tried it a couple of years ago. It was during one of those pulling to the side moves while standing, and it was my back. My back easily goes out whenever I've tried any further ones, and so I have to be really careful. I finally decided that CS just wasn't for my body.
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