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[alonewiththemoon]

Here's an update on those insanely cute baby ferrets I posted about a few weeks ago--the bottom two pictures of week 1 just kill me, they really do.  I want lots of itty bitty weasels!

Discovered at last night's Sekhmet rehearsal that when I turn now, my supporting foot stays level on the floor now rather than rolling to the outside.  I almost stopped dancing to cry tears of happiness when I realized this.  My chiro can lecture me about piercings all she wants, I will love her forever and ever because of this.  I guess it's because without tension pulling on them from above, my inner calf and ankle and arch muscles can now give that extra bit of flex needed during a turn.  I've never felt so stable doing barrel turns in my life.  This is just so exciting...

I'd really like to go lie in the sun right now, but I suppose I should get back to work.  Bleh.

Comments

[firefly124.livejournal.com]

Awww, they are adorable!

And congrats on the stable turns!

[jasonlizard.livejournal.com]

The pictures are great!

What did your chiropractor do to you?

[brigid.livejournal.com]

who is your chiro?
i am starting to think should see one

[alonewiththemoon]

I see Dr. Rebecca Caplan in Coolidge Corner--I'm really liking her so far. She is undoubtedly a lot more new agey than I am ever willing to be, but she knows when to back off :-)

[alonewiththemoon]

A lot of spinal adjustments, some work on my hips as well. It's pretty amazing; we'll do a range of motion test on an arm or a leg, then she'll whack my vertebrae around with a percussive hammer thing, and suddenly I have more range of motion. I'm not sure to what extent that is a physiological equivalent of smoke and mirrors, but the benefit is really carrying over into my everyday life.

[jasonlizard.livejournal.com]

Are these lasting effects or is your body going to eventually get back to it's old, crooked ways?

[alonewiththemoon]

Supposedly, it will last, with the occasional tune-up if needed. The basic game plan is meeting twice a week for three weeks, then once a week for a couple of weeks, then in six weeks, and then only if I feel out of sorts. Getting everything aligned has also given me insight into what muscles I need to work on strengthening, to prevent misalignment from settling back in. A lot of my current problems can probably be traced to a pretty serious knee injury that I had about 16 years ago--I couldn't get medical treatment for it at the time (plus I was dumb), and favoring that side of my body for several months may have set everything into motion. The knee is more or less healed, but the body's compensation for it remained and threw everything else off.