on 04-20-09 23:02: Ardith Hinton to James Bradley re: Let It Snow...  1A.


 AH>           Yes, I've also found certain PT's more helpful than others...
 AH> but for me at least the information component is very
 AH> significant.  You're dealing with some rather unusual
 AH> circumstances, just as we are.  And unless you understand a
 AH> lot more about anatomy & physiology than yours truly you
 AH> may need a bit of help from others who do!  Many people
 AH> seem to be hoping for a magic bullet, and feel disappointed
 AH> when they don't get instant results from physiotherapy.  I
 AH> find if I neglect my shoulder exercises that they are doing
 AH> some good.  I've noticed an improvement since a physio
 AH> showed me a better way of lifting Her Nibs too.  :-)

Do I want to know what "Her Nibs" are? 

I would suspect PTs see two distinct attitudes. Those that want to bank as much
information as they can about their situation in order to facilitate some
healing strategies, and those who only want to to discredit the PT at every
opportunity. I pulled a 'fast one' on this last fella when I was asked what I
wished to gain out of these sessions. I looked at the clock and said, "By
six-thirty, I expect to be on the dance floor, leaping over small buildings...
Faster than a speeding bullet..." 


 JB> [...] my mechanics were as good as can be expected,

 AH>           I guess that's about where I'm at.  My left
 AH> shoulder still reminds me it's there, and I need to be a
 AH> bit cautious about how I use it.  But I have the same range
 AH> of motion I have in my right shoulder now & it doesn't hurt
 AH> as much.

That's a bankable gain! You've managed to stem the flow, and you have tools to
plug the hole. I was on the shovel yesterday, and made a concerted effort to
use my affected leg. It's still not getting past the neuroma. As an aside, I
get another three free sessions to look at spinal disks I've been bulging with
my efforts.


 JB>  [...] one to aggravate the nerve,

 AH>           To teach your brain how to interpret signals from the
 AH> nerve... as one does with a person who has had a stroke... or to get to
 AH> a point where the brain learns to ignore the sensation to
 AH> some degree because it's always present?  I'm a bit out of
 AH> my depth here, but I can relate to either in various
 AH> ways....  :-)

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


 AH>           Yes... I suspect many of us do in the course of our daily
 AH> activities. I used to chuckle about folks who would pay $$$
 AH> for gym memberships while I was carrying laundry up & down
 AH> stairs, grovelling on the floor taking Nora's splint off or
 AH> putting it on, etc.  But somebody pointed out to me that
 AH> women often use the muscles at the *front* of the shoulder
 AH> for such tasks, while the muscles at the *back* of the
 AH> shoulder tend to suffer from neglect.  Oops!  Mea culpa.  ;-
 AH> )

You're not signing up for that gym membership tax credit? As a bachelor, do I
get 'credit' for doing all jobs poorly? 


 JB>  Get this... I just fished out two cylindrical items that
 JB>  fell into the clothes dryer lint filter receptacle.

 AH>           You forgot to check your pockets before washing
 AH> your jeans, or missed a couple of dimes??  Been there, done
 AH> that... [wry grin].

No... When I pulled out the filter from the top of the case, its corner tipped
a brass rod, and pen into its receptacle, bypassing the filter and cage.
...Just like me to improve on a catastrophe. /-:


 AH> female friend from high school told Dallas & me a few years
 AH> ago.  She'd had quite enough of her washer or dryer... I
 AH> forget which now... but her husband was away on a business
 AH> trip.  So she somehow muscled the thing up the basement
 AH> stairs & into the back yard all by herself.  I'm inclined
 AH> to react the same way.  That may be one reason I like both
 AH> of you... [chuckle].

My kinda gal! Considering her good taste in friends however, I'll wager it was
the dryer she was maneuvering. Clothes washers are likely (more than) twice the
weight, and even I had to put mine into pieces before I could horse it up the
stairs. Unless your friend used a winch... (I think I told you about my
two-turn buckle arrangement to coheres a old cash register, and AC generator up
dad's stairs?) Your friend wouldn't have reached the bottom of the steps before
she realized the *gravity* of the situation. 

 JB>  in hopes the item would roll out,

 AH>           Seek & ye shall find!  
 AH> ... that's how it generally works for me.  But sometimes I
 AH> get a bonus....  :-)

My "bonus" was a busted hinge on the door.  

PS: Considering the title to this message, snow flew all around us a couple of
nights ago! That's apropos for my kinda home-town. 

... James
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