Wow moving right along. Now we get down to the hard part.
I think it is relatively easy to keep your spirits up for a week or so its the next few that will be hard. I spent a good portion of my life very inactive and it is hard to go back to it now.
I guess that means I have changed a bit, good news. I should have what I need to change my cast stuff out and wash it by christmas so that sounds like a good time to start push ups and sit ups.
Also I will be ordering a book: Danny Dring and Johnny D. Taylor are co-authors of the book Stay in the Fight: A Martial Athlete’s Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Injury.
This was pointed out to me by some friends at the Tae Kwon Do studio. Im sure I will face more injuries as time goes by but I am proud to be a Martial Artist and need all the help I can find to keep up with it.
Tae Kwon Do has made a huge difference in my families life. We are so lucky that we have picked up such a great family.
When you are in a hard patch you find out who your family really is.
Well been good as long as I can take it. Now using the iWalk free. Dr is against it. Oh well, Ill keep a cane handy for a few days
nearly impossible to sit down with this on, need to work on that.
"The path of the warrior is lifelong, and mastery is often simply staying the path." Richard Strozzi Heckler. (thank you Sir.)
Can you talk some more about your use of the iWalk free? I'm 10 days post lateral ankle stabilization surgery (dr also had to remove two bone fragments that had lodged in the joint), and am miserable being so inactive. I teach step aerobics, and am used to working out every day, so sitting on the sofa for days is just beating me down. I looked into the iWalkfree online and am tempted to order it. How is it, balance-wise? What do you do when you have to sit down? Why is your doctor against it? I appreciate any info you can share...thanks! - Jessica
ReplyDeleteHappy to. Thank you for your comment.
DeleteWow been 13 years since I did step aerobics. If you can do a deep lunge I think you would be fine. (Im sure you can). It is awkward but I could do forms with it. You need to cover the pad if black marks are a problem (I bought the material they put on the foot of baby cloths, cloth with bubbles of rubber.) With care and practice one step up and down should not be to hard. TKD forms dont require a step up. Stairs are one of the hard things, if you are fit I am sure you could do it.
Iwalk free.
ReplyDeleteWhen you sit down in a chair or bench its not to bad if you have a way to prob the end of the Iwalk free up. As you know it is pretty important to keep your foot elevated for quite a while. When elevation is not an issue and you are weight bearing you can put your foot on the floor and let the Iwalk free stick out. (but when weight bearing you probably wont use it much). Driving a car or using the bathroom you take the I walk free off. This only takes a minute or 2 after you get used to it, for some reason they did not use velcro. While not to bad this is the biggest problem I had. Its fine if you are up for a long time but the transition was a problem.
I was able to teach (I only missed one week, just after surgery) and do some (admitedly poor) forms with the Iwalk free, Im sure I could have done the step aerobics that I remember as long as I did not use anything to raise up the step. YOu start to realize how much you use your lower leg when you go up and down stairs. You wont be at your level from before but its better than sitting down all the time. Just watch the swealing so you dont set yourself back. It helped a lot with cooking as well.
Dr's words were "Thats a disaster waiting to happen". So I bought one used, he did think it was better than my other mode of transportation. Hopping with my good leg (In TKD you spend a lot of time on one foot so Im pretty good at it up to about 1/2 a block I can keep up with someone walking). I also picked up some tricks from a young amputee I know. You can move balancing on your good foot swiveling from heel to toe. You need to stay centered over your moving foot takes a bit to get the hang of it, stay close to a wall.
ReplyDeleteWhen you start to use the I walk free keep a cane nearby at first They have some tips on the site you should check them out. The motion is very like walking with your entire leg in a cast all the motion and balance are from the hip. I could balance on the I walk free and kick with my other leg after a week or two, not pretty but it worked.
For me the straps needed to be separated as much as possible for the best balance. Just above the knee and as far up the thigh as you can.
I will be selling mine soon, might get some video doing my forms first just for fun. I purchased mine on ebay, make sure it is not modified if you do this (if it is to short you will have a problem). There is also a place that rents them, this might be a better option depending on how long you are non weight bearing. I also has cartilage repair so it would have broken even. I paid @$250 for mine and will sell it for around $200 probably.
Feel free to contact me, I really do know what you are going through. I used to work out 4 to 5 days a week as well as 2 cage fitness classes a week. Now I am not back to sparring or jumping yet. I like being in shape, getting in shape..... not so much. The sit ups and pushups have helped (I do 2000 situps and 1000 pushups a week.) but I can tell Im not in shape.
ReplyDeleteFind a great PT! I am on my third and I think she is a keeper. Some of the stuff is just waiting you need the repair to reach a certant strength before you can do much (for mine at 6 months it should be 80% or so according to DR I am at 50% now, good enough for most things but not sparring and due to the cartilage repair no jumping. But strength and balance are starting to make a big difference. The first couple of PT's would not push me, this lady is and she has some great ideas for me the other folks were following a recipe and did not really know what they were doing.
Also keep your spirits up! Its tough no doubt. For me it became harder after I was weight bearing, I kept wanting to do more than I should. I had a few scares.
ReplyDeletePush and push hard but dont hurt yourself. Lean on your friends but try not to be all about your surgery. Try some things you have not tried before and be patient (maybe thats what we are supposed to learn from this!). Hope you are well, keep on, It will get better.