Weekly post: What did you do?

[cereta]

My apologies for missing this last week. I'd had some minor surgery (which is why I won't be contributing this week, bleh).

So, what did you do?

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[ladyjax]

I've been meaning to say something about this. Basically, I screwed up my left shoulder in February and have been going through what (to me) feels to be the worlds longest rehab. Mind you, it took me six months to rehab my knee after ACL surgery but that's when I had hardcore professional rehab every week and I had targets and what not to reach.

What I've noticed is the slow degradation of strength that I had and have had to deal with my frustration around that. There's no heavy lifting until we've dealt with scar tissue and muscle issues that go to the bone. So I'm doing a lot of range of motion exercises so my shoulder doesn't freeze up and down the line, strengthening exercises will be added. The new chiropracter, who's filling in for my regular practitioner while she's on medical leave, is starting to use the
Graston Technique on my shoulder. This last visit was easy. According to him, next time around, it's going to be harder. Oh joy.

In the meantime, I'll be trying basic, non-weight squats again but without having my other arm to balance, it's going to be a little tough.