Today was the day for my chiropractor appointment. I have mentioned before that I was having some problems with my left leg, and my brother noticed that my left foot was turning out when he was running behind me yesterday. I also had pain on the large knuckle of my big toe from my foot being angled inward, the outside of my left knee had pain when bent with weight on it, and my pelvis was clicking/popping along my back on the left side during sit-ups. This all pointed towards a problem with my pelvis or possibly lower back, causing me to not stand straight. My chiropractor confirmed this and fixed me right up. He did a pelvis alignment, my back between the shoulder blades, and a couple places in my neck.
What really mad it worth the cost was the tendon and muscle work he did. I should of got his notes from where he worked on, so I could explain it better. There were a couple issues, the left knee and my usual problem with the my upper right quadriceps tendons. My left knee pain was from my left hip not rotating correctly, because of the misaligned pelvis. So, some sports therapy was done on both, but I was concerned because that caused a popping in my left knee where the pain had been. The doctor thought this might be from tendons moving differently after the adjustment and exercises. After a day or so, the popping should stop as everything stretches out and settles.
The second issue is with my right side. As a teenager, I ripped the bone off my pelvis, where the tendons for the quadriceps attach. I was playing soccer and hyper-extended my knee kicking the ball. Rather than having a torn tendon, the bone was pulled off where it attached. Instead of screws and staples, surgery was avoided by letting the bone grow out to the fragment that the tendon was attached to. Once it had healed halfway, I reinjured it again. This means my body mechanics are slightly screwed up at the pelvis, because of this. Not only is my motion screwed up by how the tendons attach, but there is a build up of scar tissue preventing the tendons from moving across each other properly. We do several painful exercises to break up the scar tissue, so the tendons can move and be loosened up enough to allow the hip/pelvis proper movement. I will be sure to take notes on my next visit, so I can be more descriptive in these exercises.
The second issue is with my right side. As a teenager, I ripped the bone off my pelvis, where the tendons for the quadriceps attach. I was playing soccer and hyper-extended my knee kicking the ball. Rather than having a torn tendon, the bone was pulled off where it attached. Instead of screws and staples, surgery was avoided by letting the bone grow out to the fragment that the tendon was attached to. Once it had healed halfway, I reinjured it again. This means my body mechanics are slightly screwed up at the pelvis, because of this. Not only is my motion screwed up by how the tendons attach, but there is a build up of scar tissue preventing the tendons from moving across each other properly. We do several painful exercises to break up the scar tissue, so the tendons can move and be loosened up enough to allow the hip/pelvis proper movement. I will be sure to take notes on my next visit, so I can be more descriptive in these exercises.
Now, back to the training. Sunday was supposed to be a day of weights, but my brother and I went on a big run instead. Today, I was sure to do my strength training before my appointment, because nothing is more frustrating than paying $55 for the a doctors visit and then immediately screwing up what was done. I didn't do anything special, just my normal routine.
Today I did the following:
- 25 push-ups on the ground x3
- 20, 20, and 25 rep bicep curls with 20lb weights, at a slow pace
- 10, 15, and 25 rep lunges with 20lb weights in each hand, and one foot on a chair behind me
- 15 20 and 20 lateral dumbbell raises instead of overhead dumbbell press, I alternate between these
- 30, 40, and 50 reps of sit-ups
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