The End of This Round
I don't know if my physical therapist could tell I was getting tired of coming in or if he'd planned to cut me loose all along, but yesterday was my last appt for a while. He listened to my questions, reviewed the page I'd found from the MRI doctor, made suggestions about future training, reviewed my at-home exercises, and showed me how to use the funny new leg press. We had one last good laugh and parted company.
This is despite the fact that my ankle has been feeling "loose" since my run last Friday. I think the real issue is, when I go to pt, I don't feel as responsible for my recovery: I mean, I show up twice a week, so clearly that's enough. Not. No longer having to show up at 7am twice a week means I can take the 10 mins to do one or two of my five sets of exercises before a run and still do all my other cross training. (monster walking, band in the door, toe touches on the rollie, rolling/marching on the rollie, one-legged standing on the bosu while bouncing a ball on the wall) It becomes my responsibility to do agility work or plyometrics or balance, but that's ok - I'm pretty motivated.
We agreed to check in again in a few weeks and I bet I'm better than ever by then.
I'm amused that he said that triathlons are for people who are trying to fill an emptiness in their life and are thus good for mid-life crises. Come to think of it, Stilton is about the right age for a mid-life crisis: I guess even tri bikes are cheaper than Ferraris :) I really really needed the pt god to give me good reasons to stay true to my plan not to do a tri, so this was great: it should be an interesting experiment to see someone who has my genes and lifestyle try (coached) LSD while I stick to a hodgepodge weights plan.
When I mentioned I was considering hiring a running coach, he got a little upset and asked why I didn't talk to my orthopod. HUH? He said something about it being polite??? and also commented about keeping everyone who's treating me in the loop, so that I'm not getting treated by many different parties. I guess I don't see a running coach as being part of my ankle treating plan.
This is despite the fact that my ankle has been feeling "loose" since my run last Friday. I think the real issue is, when I go to pt, I don't feel as responsible for my recovery: I mean, I show up twice a week, so clearly that's enough. Not. No longer having to show up at 7am twice a week means I can take the 10 mins to do one or two of my five sets of exercises before a run and still do all my other cross training. (monster walking, band in the door, toe touches on the rollie, rolling/marching on the rollie, one-legged standing on the bosu while bouncing a ball on the wall) It becomes my responsibility to do agility work or plyometrics or balance, but that's ok - I'm pretty motivated.
We agreed to check in again in a few weeks and I bet I'm better than ever by then.
I'm amused that he said that triathlons are for people who are trying to fill an emptiness in their life and are thus good for mid-life crises. Come to think of it, Stilton is about the right age for a mid-life crisis: I guess even tri bikes are cheaper than Ferraris :) I really really needed the pt god to give me good reasons to stay true to my plan not to do a tri, so this was great: it should be an interesting experiment to see someone who has my genes and lifestyle try (coached) LSD while I stick to a hodgepodge weights plan.
When I mentioned I was considering hiring a running coach, he got a little upset and asked why I didn't talk to my orthopod. HUH? He said something about it being polite??? and also commented about keeping everyone who's treating me in the loop, so that I'm not getting treated by many different parties. I guess I don't see a running coach as being part of my ankle treating plan.