on 06-15-09 23:56: Ardith Hinton to James Bradley re: Physio

 AH>           Nibs (n.)   Facetiously respectful title applied
 AH> to a person who is, or who considers himself or herself to
 AH> be, of importance.  In this example I'm using the term as a
 AH> nickname for Dallas's & my biological offspring... [grin].

Hell... I never knew *I* was "nib".  All this time, I
only equated it to a
calligraphy tool, or a pointy stick - as might be utilized in a Monty Python
skit.

 JB>  I would suspect PTs see two distinct attitudes. Those
 JB>  that want to bank as much information as they can about
 JB>  their situation in order to facilitate some healing
 JB>  strategies, and those who only want to to discredit the
 JB>  PT at every opportunity.


 AH>           Quite possibly!  I would like to think we're among the
 AH> former. I've been saying for years that it's important to learn as
 AH> much as we can about the medical conditions we're faced
 AH> with... but the emphasis is on what we're doing to help
 AH> ourselves.  Although medical professionals & other people
 AH> who have had similar experiences can help, we still have to
 AH> do our bit.

...And how our vocabulary expounds to fit them big words in, and what in the
hills they mean. I was diagnosed with bursitis lately, and while the malady 
was likely explained to me in passing, when I started carting the damned thing
around in my bag of tricks, the importance to understanding it devoted a little
more grey matter to the topic.

 AH>           Many of the folks who are disappointed with physiotherapists
 AH> seem to be saying, in effect, "S/he didn't *do*
anything."  They may be
 AH> expecting some sort of miracle to take place without any effort on
 AH> their part.  I've found it very useful, on a number of occasions, to
 AH> have someone who understands anatomy & physiology explain what's gone
 AH> wrong & what I could be doing to fix it.  :-)

In a seminar, a woman popo-ed the notion of meditation techniques. "If you
approach it convinced it won't work, it surely will not, but if you give it a
chance, it just might be useful." I deemed an appropriate reply. Again, pain to
the point of hitting the floor can make one practice deep breathing with the
fervor of childbirth, and that woman may have never needed the devices, but one
day she might find it handy. When *stuff* hits the fan, a recess in her head
might be able to recall the topic of that seminar with a little more urgency.


 JB>  the clock and said, "By six-thirty, I expect to be on the
 JB>  dance floor, leaping over small buildings... Faster than
 JB>  a speeding bullet..."

 AH>           You rascal!  I think I hear what you're saying,
 AH> though.  If this guy can pick up on the irony he may be
 AH> worth keeping around... [chuckle].

The dichotomy of my expectation, to the previous answers on the questionnaire
might have cemented the farce. If not, my evil grin was there for a backup. B-)
I suppose I like to 'test' for a sense of humour. 


 JB>  That's a bankable gain! You've managed to stem the flow,
 JB>  and you have tools to plug the hole.

 AH>           My shoulder feels a lot better now.  It wasn't
 AH> easy to find out what was going on in my case, any more
 AH> than it is in yours.  Essentially I followed the
 AH> recommendations which seemed to be working for me & ignored
 AH> the rest.  :-)

Well, good for you! A gain, no matter how incremental beats a loss every day of
the week. I'm sure we've all heard our share of advice - medical, or otherwise
- that made total sense at the time, but had to be demoted or discarded, and
other seemingly stupid notions that climb the ladder of importance as other
things come to light. 


 JB>  effort to use my affected [...] neuroma.
 JB>  [...] spinal disks I've been bulging with my efforts.

 AH>           You have a problem in one area & you compensate
 AH> by putting strain on another.  Once again... I understand,
 AH> but I can't offer any solutions.

You're in good company!  

 JB>  The term "Break the scar tissue" came up with the amputation
 JB>  specialist too. It feels more like breaking nerve fibers.

 AH>           Uh... Dallas & I have heard about breaking scar tissue too.
 AH> It's as good a theory as any, I guess.  I'm not sure why the
 AH> nerves still appear to be transmitting mixed-up signals.
 AH> If only one could be more confident that these people
 AH> actually know what they're talking about, eh??  When they
 AH> say "No pain, no gain" while your body is saying "Ouch!
 AH> Maybe you should back off a wee bit in regard to this
 AH> activity," it is difficult to know what to do at times.  ;-)

I'm sure I mentioned it; but the "No pain: No gain." (How's the
punctuation -
if I can shift gears?) is what put me behind the eight-ball. Physical exertion,
and walking to free parking were tantamount to my character. When neither were
possible to any effectiveness, I knew I had to learn some new rules as the game
had definitely changed.

The sticks-in-the-mud that professed to be acting in my best interest, seemed
more interested in keeping me around as a bad example than to assist in any
recovery. Now that I fired them know-it-alls and moved on to greener pastures,
diagnosis' start making sense, specialists open the locks to the chains that
were draped around me, and I have more, and more effective strategies to barge
forward. More a drunken stupor; but I'll feed off the progress.


... James
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