Month: January 2018

I’m thinking about the power of habits tonight. Many of us in our first months PO are feeling the weight of the mindfulness required to move safely with our new attachments. It’s why attending PT appointments and practicing the exercises at home is so important: repetition cements the balanced & safe movement in our muscle memory. For me, the focus & effort are exhausting, and I imagine that those of you already back to work find it doubly so. I’m hoping the magic of habit building works for me and all of us. Hamsters who celebrate their Hammiversaries here always give me hope. And now…I’m gonna go do some quad sets.

I put together a Google doc: Exercises That Release & Stretch Tight Hip Flexors.

My favorite videos for those with sore/tight hip flexors & lower back pain. Please talk to your PT before doing any of the exercises, *especially* if you’re only 6 weeks or fewer PO!

Stop..! Have to get off Facebook now.

It’s not pretty, but it’s good fuel for my PT morning.

• Chicken breast
• Sweet potato cooked with extra virgin olive oil
• Half an apple
• Cinnamon

Sharon Gordon, From my PT. Onward.

Can anyone recommend a slip-on sneaker or boot they’ve been wearing?Also need to be able to put orthotics into them. I tried putting elastic laces into my regular running shoes, but the tongue gets pushed up into the shoe when I put my foot in and I can’t bend over to fish it out. Anyone wearing a lace-less sneaker or boot that they love?

In bed…Don’t want to get up & feel pain…If I stay here and don’t move I’ll be ok…but, have to pee…I *did* feel better yesterday, even after doing knee flexion that hurt like an mf, and – wait. Coffee. Ok, I’m getting up.