About to enter the PT world

[Triskeliongirl]

Hey Robyn- just reading this now, but so glad you seem to be getting to the root of your problems. I meant to ask you about this when we were together, but the time just flew. I had a lot of lingering issues, even 5 years after my cycling accident, that some claimed were nerve damage and would never go away. But, with a really good sports oriented PT, and a custom crank set, everything resolved. The PT I saw did a physical manipulation of my SI joint, which while it was quite painful as she did it, really seemed to do the trick for me. -e

[Crankin]

Hira, I do really like my PT; she's a cyclist! I don't know if it would be too far for you; she's at Concord PT, on Baker Av., right off of Rt. 2, before the rotary. She only works 2 nights a week. PM me, if you want more information.

So far, no insurance issues. My scrip was very general, so she has a lot of leeway. She's starting with the neck/shoulder and will work on the IT band later, even if it's just to show me more exercises, since what I'm doing is not working. I am going later today, so will update more then.

I saw a thing on the news about Blue Cross of CA. They were doing some skanky thing, trying to get doctors to "tell" on patients about pre existing conditions. I am glad I live in the nanny state of MA, because we have a lot of laws to protect consumers from stuff like that with insurance. BC stopped sending me letters to join their "healthy living" program, I assume because my # of doctor visits has gone down. I really don't need an insurance company nurse to tell me to exercise!

[Crankin]

Yes, I changed my user name. Now it matches my BJ name.
I LOVE my PT.
Yesterday, she did about 10 minutes of massage on my neck. Some was a little painful, but man, when it was done, I felt totally loose and no pain. We talked about cycling the whole time. Then she showed me another exercise for my mid spine to do on the roller, after I told her I had one. Something made me keep my son's after he left home.
Then she checked how I was doing my neck exercises and I got a good grade. Finally, when I mentioned my groin pain/hip flexors she showed me a variation of a stretch that I already knew. She told me I must be climbing right, after I told her this only hurts when I climb or really use a big gear. I already knew this area is usually weak in cyclists, but it's really bad on one side, and very annoying.
Bad thing was, I couldn't get an appointment for next week, since she was booked. I made 3 appointments for the 3 following weeks, though.