ignore this if it sounds to pessimestic. not over stretching sounds a lot like i need to take the medicine right before the pain starts for best results.
how am i going to know when the pain is going to start just as how will i know if i have overstretched until i have done it? my best remedy is just to be me,,,;) thought i was going to say something else stupid didnt you! lol....happy new year. dont over stretch and take your pain meds just before the pain hits for best results --- On Thu, 12/30/10, kale...@sfcn.org <kale...@sfcn.org> wrote: > From: kale...@sfcn.org <kale...@sfcn.org> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] WARNING - don't overstretch > To: "Janice Nichols" <jan...@centurytel.net> > Cc: "wim from holland" <wim_from_holl...@hotmail.com>, "TMIC" > <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 2:14 PM > Interesting to read these last two > emails, as it reminded me of how I > injured myself last summer by overstretching, but not by > the same kind of > accident as did Wim! I didn't even know I'd done > it! We stretch to help > manage the spacticity, right. Well, I finally went to > a podiatrist when > my left ankle had been hurting worse and worse. He > told me I had TORN my > Achilles tendon! > > Apparently, I had gradually stretched it too much and it > had torn 33%! It > healed in a few months, but still hurts almost as much as > before it > healed. Now they tell me I have Sural Nerve Neuritis > - apparently from > scar tissue pressing on the nerve??? Good news is > that the Podiatrist > recommended Lyrica, which just happens to also be good for > spacticity, > too. I've only been on it a couple of weeks but it > seems to be helping. > > Bottom line is, PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERSTRETCH! > > Apparently, b/c of the spacticity, there's not as much give > as there > normally would be, and it facilitated the tear. And > even more, it's the > exact pain I've had in my hip (thigh) for 4 years, which > they decided was > from overcompensating for my right leg which was the one > most affected by > the TM. But the podiatrist agreed that if I could > tear at the ankle, I > could well have torn a tendon in my thigh/hip. It all makes > sense b/c > someone had talked me into doing some extreme stretches > shortly after the > initial TM, thinking that would help me. At the time > I didn't have too > much feeling in that leg and didn't notice how bad it was > until my feeling > improved! But I'm pretty sure, now, that that was > what caused this > sciatica-like pain, too. > > I've been wanting to post about this to warn others about > overstretching. > (I tend to easily go to extremes! It's keeping that > balance; being > 'moderate' that I have a problem with. And now I'm > paying for it! :) > > Happy New Year, > Sally > > > > > I had a hamstring problem > too. Therapists had me doing lots of > > stretching and I am back to normal (if you can call TM > normal) now. > > Good luck > > with it. Spain sounds like a great > cure! Tell us about the trip when > > you get back. > > Janice > > > > From: wim from holland > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 7:31 AM > > To: jan...@centurytel.net > ; TMIC > > Subject: RE: [TMIC] > > > > Janice > > > > Normaly I could say, just fine, not better or worse. > After all this time > > it was very study. But last summer I overstreched my > hamstrings by a fall. > > A very stupid one, sitting on the bed I reached too > far for clothes on the > > floor and slide from the bed. I jused after that time > my wheelchair all > > the day, because standing and walking with crutches > was too painfull. Now > > after recovering, it is hard to get back to what I > could do before. I hope > > in summer when we go to Spain I can get it back in the > warm sun and dayly > > in the swimming pool. > > > > Wim > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: jan...@centurytel.net > > To: wim_from_holl...@hotmail.com; > tmic-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] > > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:31:41 -0600 > > > > > > Wim, it is great hearing from you again! > How are you doing – besides > > learning to be grandparents. > > Janice > > > > From: wim from holland > > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:03 AM > > To: TMIC > > Subject: [TMIC] > > > > Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!! > > > > Happy new year everybody, hopefully this will be the > year that makes an > > end to TM, and if not, don't give up hope and keep the > head up. Last two > > years were very strange. We become grandparents, but > we also became > > orphans this year. Next year our second grand child > will be born. > > > > Wim from Holland. > > > > >
