I tried for a while to do the stairs here at work. But my knees make sooo much noise and then they hurt excessively I stopped. I do have a plan to start walking with some other friends here at work over lunch soon. I just need them both to be in the office and let me know when they go.
Because of the damn knees I have a lot of limitations, either real or ingrained from years of dislocating. I actually took 5 running strides a few weeks ago and was shocked. I haven't done that in almost 2 years, was surprised when I didn't crumple to the ground screaming and clutching the knee.
PT exercises are good for me, along with my bike. Walking and Thighmaster are going to be overall. I am tired of feeling the way I do and with my current diet I cant really change much else, hahah!
Say Anything.
'Say Anything' is a John Cusak/Cameron Crowe 1989 teen flick. ' A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.' This is actually not what this thread is about, but the message is the same.
Actually no it isn't, I just like imdb.com and the title sounded interesting. /snort
This is not necessarily a vent thread - far from it. This is about saying anything - weather, the bird outside your work window, the fundamental differences between Mormons and catholics, how Law and Order Criminal Intent doesn't get the props it deserves, that I always forget whether it's 'it's' or 'its', that my daughter has a beautiful smile and the first guy that breaks her heart - I'm breaking his knees...it's about anything.
So, say anything.
Calimaryn
18 years ago
Sarah
18 years ago
I get to buy a new desk today, because my keyboard tray broke and having the keyboard on the top of the desk is making my everything hurt.
Vishanti
18 years ago
Anyway, to my point. What kinds of PT exercises do they give you to do? I know lunges are universally said to be bad for your knees, but have you ever done any no-impact lunges? For example, there's a machine at the gym I go to that I'm addicted to because it doesn't jar my knees like a standard floor-drop lunge would (picture). I see a lot of people bouncing around the floor with dumbells, and it makes me cringe just thinking what that's doing to their joints. I use this thing and the only real strain I ever feel is a need to adjust my grip on the handles. Lots of muscle burn, no joint rattling.
Calimaryn;83002
I'm not qualified to make any professional suggestions, but I've had both knees hyperextended before, so I know what it's like to have issues with leg mobility. It was bad enough that I couldn't bend my knees past a certain point without making a loud (sometimes painful) popping noise under the kneecaps. That doesn't happen so much anymore, but I'm always paranoid about it.I tried for a while to do the stairs here at work. But my knees make sooo much noise and then they hurt excessively I stopped. I do have a plan to start walking with some other friends here at work over lunch soon. I just need them both to be in the office and let me know when they go.
Because of the damn knees I have a lot of limitations, either real or ingrained from years of dislocating. I actually took 5 running strides a few weeks ago and was shocked. I haven't done that in almost 2 years, was surprised when I didn't crumple to the ground screaming and clutching the knee.
Anyway, to my point. What kinds of PT exercises do they give you to do? I know lunges are universally said to be bad for your knees, but have you ever done any no-impact lunges? For example, there's a machine at the gym I go to that I'm addicted to because it doesn't jar my knees like a standard floor-drop lunge would (picture). I see a lot of people bouncing around the floor with dumbells, and it makes me cringe just thinking what that's doing to their joints. I use this thing and the only real strain I ever feel is a need to adjust my grip on the handles. Lots of muscle burn, no joint rattling.
FyreGarnett
18 years ago
gggrrrrr.... ex-boyfriends can be such a pain. i found a text message on my phone this morning - sent at 1:35am - and it was rather explicit. turns out he was horny and had had a few drinks and thought he'd share the current fantasy going through his mind... oy. the part that baffles me, is that HE broke up with ME... but he's still fantascizing about me??? men!
ROzbeans
18 years ago
Did you reply? I would've told him to buy a hooker but more importantly to eat shit and die. Plus I'd call him a motherfucker for the fun of it.
FyreGarnett;83045
gggrrrrr.... ex-boyfriends can be such a pain. i found a text message on my phone this morning - sent at 1:35am - and it was rather explicit. turns out he was horny and had had a few drinks and thought he'd share the current fantasy going through his mind... oy. the part that baffles me, is that HE broke up with ME... but he's still fantascizing about me??? men!
Did you reply? I would've told him to buy a hooker but more importantly to eat shit and die. Plus I'd call him a motherfucker for the fun of it.
SnowDragon
18 years ago
Roz that is definately one way to go. But it is more fun to mess with their heads especially since he is the one who broke up and initiated it with the text. But either was is always fun.
Calimaryn
18 years ago
My knee problems are explained in this post, reply #5.
The PT I do is with a resistance strap. I do not do lunges at all. The strap is knotted at one end and locked into my desk drawer. The other end is looped and knotted so my ankle can be inside it. I stand with my leg in the loop and tension on the strap to do my exercises. Your body rotates, leaving the direction of the movement and held position the same. So the first exercise I am 90degrees from my desk with the exercise leg in the strap away from the desk. Clenching my abdominals and concentrating on trying to tighten my leg I do a straight leg movement away from the drawer. Once 10 of those are done, I turn my body and stand with my back to the drawer and do a straight leg slow kick forward again away from the drawer. The third position is with the active (loop) leg next to the drawer with tension on the strap to move my straight leg forward and across the other leg. Last is the facing the drawer position kicking backwards.
That one is easy for me to do on the left leg but not so much on the right. I think the former is longer than the later. Which would make sense considering all the damage I have done to it over the years.
When I was actually doing PT I did not do lunges. I did the knee bend machine that you lay down on. I failed on doing the step that is set between to even parallel bars for safety. I can go up, but not down. It is my belief that I simply do not possess a quad muscle.
Vishanti;83044
I'm not qualified to make any professional suggestions, but I've had both knees hyperextended before, so I know what it's like to have issues with leg mobility. It was bad enough that I couldn't bend my knees past a certain point without making a loud (sometimes painful) popping noise under the kneecaps. That doesn't happen so much anymore, but I'm always paranoid about it.
Anyway, to my point. What kinds of PT exercises do they give you to do? I know lunges are universally said to be bad for your knees, but have you ever done any no-impact lunges? For example, there's a machine at the gym I go to that I'm addicted to because it doesn't jar my knees like a standard floor-drop lunge would (picture). I see a lot of people bouncing around the floor with dumbells, and it makes me cringe just thinking what that's doing to their joints. I use this thing and the only real strain I ever feel is a need to adjust my grip on the handles. Lots of muscle burn, no joint rattling.
My knee problems are explained in this post, reply #5.
The PT I do is with a resistance strap. I do not do lunges at all. The strap is knotted at one end and locked into my desk drawer. The other end is looped and knotted so my ankle can be inside it. I stand with my leg in the loop and tension on the strap to do my exercises. Your body rotates, leaving the direction of the movement and held position the same. So the first exercise I am 90degrees from my desk with the exercise leg in the strap away from the desk. Clenching my abdominals and concentrating on trying to tighten my leg I do a straight leg movement away from the drawer. Once 10 of those are done, I turn my body and stand with my back to the drawer and do a straight leg slow kick forward again away from the drawer. The third position is with the active (loop) leg next to the drawer with tension on the strap to move my straight leg forward and across the other leg. Last is the facing the drawer position kicking backwards.
That one is easy for me to do on the left leg but not so much on the right. I think the former is longer than the later. Which would make sense considering all the damage I have done to it over the years.
When I was actually doing PT I did not do lunges. I did the knee bend machine that you lay down on. I failed on doing the step that is set between to even parallel bars for safety. I can go up, but not down. It is my belief that I simply do not possess a quad muscle.
Den
18 years ago
QFT!! I've had the same experience - made me want to bounce his head off a concrete block wall, before pushing him into a tree shredder :P
FyreGarnett;83045
gggrrrrr.... ex-boyfriends can be such a pain. i found a text message on my phone this morning - sent at 1:35am - and it was rather explicit. turns out he was horny and had had a few drinks and thought he'd share the current fantasy going through his mind... oy. the part that baffles me, is that HE broke up with ME... but he's still fantascizing about me??? men!
QFT!! I've had the same experience - made me want to bounce his head off a concrete block wall, before pushing him into a tree shredder :P
Sarah
18 years ago
lol you guys are funny.
Makes me glad I'm married to a good man who just pats me on the head, and smiles when I get it into my head to move all of the living room furniture, pull up all the rugs, vacuum and shampoo all the carpet, put down fresh rugs, replace all the furniture then vacuum again.
Man am I tired, but my living room looks nice and I have fresh rugs.
See we have this great wall to wall eggshell colored carpet in our apartment, and I've covered just about every square inch of it with rugs so that when we move out they can't stick us with new carpet replacement. :D I'd rather spend $300 in rugs than $2500 to replace the carpet.
Makes me glad I'm married to a good man who just pats me on the head, and smiles when I get it into my head to move all of the living room furniture, pull up all the rugs, vacuum and shampoo all the carpet, put down fresh rugs, replace all the furniture then vacuum again.
Man am I tired, but my living room looks nice and I have fresh rugs.
See we have this great wall to wall eggshell colored carpet in our apartment, and I've covered just about every square inch of it with rugs so that when we move out they can't stick us with new carpet replacement. :D I'd rather spend $300 in rugs than $2500 to replace the carpet.
Vishanti
18 years ago
Calimaryn;83052
Wow, I was thinking it was strictly injury-based. With the realignment, have they given any estimates on how close to normal your healing/therapy can get you? With my back/shoulder issue, I've pretty much given up on ever being 100% unbroken again, but I'm too stubborn to not do stupid stuff so I'll probably overdo things until I either paralyze myself or die.
That one is easy for me to do on the left leg but not so much on the right. I think the former is longer than the later. Which would make sense considering all the damage I have done to it over the years.
When I was actually doing PT I did not do lunges. I did the knee bend machine that you lay down on. I failed on doing the step that is set between to even parallel bars for safety. I can go up, but not down. It is my belief that I simply do not possess a quad muscle.
Sarah
18 years ago
I got either a touch of food poisoning or a stomach flu yesterday and I'm still miserable. *whimper*
ROzbeans
18 years ago
Speaking of food - I hate alaska not because of the snow, but because there is not one good god damn mexican place and I'm sick of Fridays.
Tor
18 years ago
Aw, food poisoning sucks. So does a lack of mexican food. =x
Lessa
18 years ago
Having cravings are we Roz? *grins*
I can make you some home made taquitos... or send you my recipe for tortilla soup ( easiest and yummiest thing inthe world to make! )
I can make you some home made taquitos... or send you my recipe for tortilla soup ( easiest and yummiest thing inthe world to make! )
FyreGarnett
18 years ago
*blush* this is the route i ended up taking - but after I went WTF is going through your head???? i tried the adult approach - he was still stuck on the fantasy aspect. so i said "fine - what are you doing for lunch?" oddly, the conversation ended shortly therafter - apparantly he wanted me to play along with the fantasy - not actually act it out.
bouncing his head off concrete sounds like fun - wonder if i could get him to come over...
SnowDragon;83050
Roz that is definately one way to go. But it is more fun to mess with their heads especially since he is the one who broke up and initiated it with the text. But either was is always fun.
*blush* this is the route i ended up taking - but after I went WTF is going through your head???? i tried the adult approach - he was still stuck on the fantasy aspect. so i said "fine - what are you doing for lunch?" oddly, the conversation ended shortly therafter - apparantly he wanted me to play along with the fantasy - not actually act it out.
bouncing his head off concrete sounds like fun - wonder if i could get him to come over...
ROzbeans
18 years ago
Just don't get attached. Get yours and then tell him to get the fuck out. =D
FyreGarnett
18 years ago
nah - his major issue was my son (as in - i don't want to help raise another toddler...) - that knocks him off of being anything other than friends! funny though, how as soon as i said "fine, you wanna fuck" he suddenly was too busy....
Mileron
18 years ago
Winnie the pooh, Winnie the pooh, Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff He's Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh Willy nilly silly old bear
Sarah
18 years ago
Dork
Darsa
18 years ago
Okay, I'm totally embarrassed to ask this, and I have seen this before but it's killing me... what the HELL does QFT mean??????????
QFT!!
Okay, I'm totally embarrassed to ask this, and I have seen this before but it's killing me... what the HELL does QFT mean??????????