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Muscular imbalance? W orking as a [medical] massage therapist and personal trainer I am always dealing with so much kyphotic-lordotic, forward head posture leading to muscle streach, muscle shortness = muscle weakness. I also work with chiropractors and phyisial therapists but with the health care billing the way it is its not easy to spend enough time with the client to make much consistant progress. Do you have any imput on muscle activation techniqes by Greg Roskops or anything else. tell me something good. thanks Thomas Pfaff
Dear Superman,
I do agree with you that sleeping on a good bed is one of the solutions for back pain sufferers but it is not the only solution as there can be various contributing factors to back pain other than the bed.
When choosing a mattress, select one that is firm enough to provide good support and alignment. Stomach sleepers would require firmer mattresses than back and side sleeper. Mattresses with convoluted foam usually provide sufficient support and comfort. Most importantly, try out mattresses for personal comfort before purchasing. Specialty memory foams and custom options are not always the most comfortable choice.
If the pain persists even after changing the mattress, you might want to consider consulting a specialist to find out the cause of your back pain.
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i have nerve pain caused by a herniated disc, i went to have the nerve block done, and it only caused more nerve damage and did not help at all. i have been now taking novogabapentin, and percocets, both which do not bring me any relief. has anyone out there got any better suggestions to pain control? really need help or suggestions.
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You might want to try back extension exercises to see whether they relieve your pain. Repeat the back extension 10 times in standing. This should help reduce your pain. If it does, repeat this 3 sets. If significant relief is obtained, try prone lying on your elbow for about 15-20mins. Try this out and get back to us if there’s anything else.
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This is an excellent article. I collect articles on the implications of poor posture and this is a keeper to add to it. How many people who suffer from chronic lower back, hip, knee and foot pain relate it to poor posture? How many undergo hip and knee replacement or spinal fusions that could have been prevented? A lot of reference is made to upper crossed syndrome but relatively little to PCS. Thanks!
Please consider the PostureJac as a modality to change postural habits and revitalize structures. The automatic reflux inhibition in the brain is embedded in motor memory and needs to be overridden. This is best accomplished by repeated input of new information and reconditioning the body to support it. Like the upper crossed syndrome, the structures on the inner curve need to be stretched and the outside strengthened. The PostureJac is an exercise device with exercises provided to accomplish this.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the therapy received in the clinic could be reinforced by integrating it into daily living. The goal of therapy is to bring change and restoration so that it becomes less necessary. Changing postural habits so the opposing muscle groups stay balanced and people feel that ideal vertical posture can do that.
Please visit the website at http://www.posturejac.com for extensive explanations and demonstrations of posture theory and how the PostureJac can be an inexpensive solution. Many have been helped already. We also collect articles that are relevant and this one will be added to our collection under Resources.
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Like the article. I have found that it is also important to rehab the Windlass Mechanism. (how far the big toe can dorsiflex or bend). Backwards walking with extra care to keep the foot from flaring and activate the gluts. is a great way to start. Also yoga, especially warrior 3 is a great proprioceptive and post tibialis work out and should help control over pronation. I have found that I have been using my orthotics less. Yee Ha!!!
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Great and informative article. I find you can be more certain about the diagnosis if when you raise the leg (Laseague’s) you also adduct and internally rotate the femur. This causes the nerve to be compromised at the piriformis and ischial tuberocity interface.
I have the pain discribed below and I decided to look up the pain on the computer. Seems I have I have the exact symthoms as (SPD) Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction.
I am 62 years old and have had a historectomy about 4 years ago. I had my uterus, ovaries and multipal fibroids removed. I have not been to the doctors for it because it comes and goes but lately it have been very bad. Is it possible to have this now or is there something simular to it? What can this be?
Symptoms can include mild, moderate or severe pain in the pubic bone area as well as in the hips, groin, lower abdomen, buttocks, lower back or inner thighs. The pain is often worsened by standing and walking, turning over in bed and by any movement that involves separating the legs.
Some days this is terrible.
Please reason and help looking for answers please advise. I’m not sure what sort doctor to go too.
Thank you ~Liby
Dear Libby,
It does sound like you are experiencing sacro-iliac joint dysfunction with pubic symphysis pain. As mentioned, you had a hysterectomy 4 years ago, hence I suspected weakness of your pelvic floor and core stability muscles could have contributed to your pain and dysfunction. Your pelvic floor muscles and core muscles work together with the ligaments of your pelvis to help keep your sacroiliac joint stable and strong.
You could also be suffering from a chronic inflammation of your sacroiliac joints. In your case, I would advise you to seek an orthopaedic doctor to investigate your condition further (i.e. X-Rays, MRI, blodd tests), so as to eliminate sinster origins of your pain. Once other causes are excluded, your doctor may then refer you to a women’s health physiotherapist, experienced in sacroiliac joint dysfunction management. Physiotherapy treatment of sacroiliac joint dysfunction are exercises that focuses on core stability of the trunk and pelvic girdle and in some cases, mobilisation (a gentler form of manipulation) of your hip, back or pelvis may be used to correct any underlying movement dysfunction.
Sometimes, a sacro-iliac belt is prescribed to complement the core stability exercises and to give quick pain relief.
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hi im going on holiday on the 30th of may and have just fractured my 5th met its a thin crack about 1/4 the way up the shaft near the bottom…ive got about 5 week for it to heal and get the cast off do you think i could be walking in 5 weeks and what can i do to speed up the healing process thankyou for any advise.
i suffer with pcs along with another problem with my knee all mainly on one side of my body. Im 27 and this had progressed over a year. It is horrible to live with as i have a young daughter as most of the time I struggle to cope with the pain and restrictions pcs brings. I am in physio and it does help but due to a problem with my knee it is all ongoing and sometimes aggrivates the problem. I have always sat slumped never up straight even now as Im sat at my computer im slumped remembering every now and then to sit up straight and when I walk I have my head down and back bent slightly, I now have to learn how to walk with good posture. I think this was also caused when I was prgnant and my daughter was laying awkward on the side I am having problems with, I had to give up work due me not being able to hardly walk. This article has helped me to understand a little more about my problem Thank you.
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Dear Christopher,
Sorry to hear that you have fractured your 5th metatarsal. If you are going to be casted for 5 weeks, you will probably still need to use some form of walking aid such as crutches or walking stick to ambulate when the cast is removed. It will take a few weeks after cast removal before you can weight bear fully on your affected foot.
Meanwhile, you could do some strengthening exercises for your upper body, hips and knees to prevent weakening in these areas. This will help speed up your recovery when you start ambulating.
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The Editor
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About three months ago I started to have sever pain in my right hip and thigh and occacionaly to the leg and some times in the left side. The pain lasts for abot fifteen minutes and goes until the next morning. This has been the case since then.My doctors have ordered Xrays and MRI of both sides with roughly negative results. I need your advice. Thanks.
Dear adf,
We are sorry to about your severe pain. Your description of the pain is quite brief.
However, if the pain that you feel is a radiating pain in nature that goes through your hips, thigh and legs then it might suggest that it could be neural in nature. You noted that your MRI and x-ray results were negative. I am assuming that these investigations are done on your back.
Though a very minor disc bulge might actually irritate your nerves which might give rise to the pain.
Unfortunately, we can advice further given the little information we have. Other conditions might also be a source of your pain such as a rotated lumbar and sacral.
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Hi Peter,
Go here: http://www.egoscue.com/wherePain.php. You'll find several simple movements and stretches that will begin to alleviate your pain immediately. Enjoy!
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Hi !! Great post !! thanks for posting. Information is very useful !! I am in my first trimester & Had some back pain.Now its all gone.Thank You for posting.Your article helped me alot.
I had ankle replacement on May 11, 2009. At 6 weeks I was suppose to be able to put 50% weight on with air cast on. How can I judge 50%. I have been going to theraphy once a week but the therapist says he hasn't had much experience with ankle replacement. I go back to the dr. for a check-up on July 7, 2009. This week I have had a lot of redness when I let my foot hang down and am having some pain where the plate is. I may have up and about more than usual. I tried calling the dr. today but they didn't return my call. My problem is that at this point I don't know how my ankle should be feeling. I thought I would be walking by 8 weeks. Any information would be appreciated.
You can measure 50% of body weight by using a weighing machine and get a feel of how 50% of your body weight is when you put weight through it. You should feel a similar loading on the same leg during your weight bearing activities like standing and walking.
You should try to keep your leg up when ever you are rested to ease the swelling. Twiddling your toes will also help with circulation.
Your progress will depend on the type of implant and the surgical technique used by your surgeon. He is the best person to ask regarding your recovery rate.
Do not be too disappointed if you are not able to walk by 8 weeks. Recovery rate differs between individuals. Your physiotherapist should be gradually progressing your treatment and exercises to allow you to walk better.
Interesting background on the history of back pain treatment and advice, surpising that bed rest was only seriously questioned so recently.
Of course, prevention is always better than cure, and improving your posture is key. If you spend hours per day hunched over a keyboard and want to prevent back pain (or recover from your existing aches and pains and prevent them coming back) then try PostureMinder software to help you improve your posture and adopt healthy, common-sense computer habits. There's a free 30-day trial available for download on my website.
Thanks. I went to the dr. yesterday and he said my progress is good. I will be walking in a month. He recommended compression hose for the swelling. I am doing much better. Just wish there were more patient stories on the web about ankle replacement. No one talks about the how it feels. I know there are no people that experience the same things. My Dr. actually explained about all the sensations that I was feeling in my ankle to me yesterday.
Knee injuries can be on going problems.
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This video is fantastic, it is really great having a , massage after a long stressful day. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Hypermobility may take the joints past their safe range of motion.
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Hi Karen, I hope you are doing much better at this point. I,too, am considering a total ankle replacement and have an appt. in August. My ankle is a different story than yours, however, recovery periods are different for everyone. My ankle was fused 9yrs. ago. At that time, they had no suitable replacements for someone as active as I am, so Ankle Fusion was the only option. I am hear to say,yes,after 4months of being in a cast, the ankle finally did not hurt anymore. Now after almost 10yrs, the rest of my foot is breaking down. So I am considering a S.T.A.R. replacement. Is this what they did for you? Any information You could share would be greatly appreciated. Thank You , Lori
Hi Lori, I seem to be doing much better. I saw the dr. on July 7th and he said everything looked good. He wants to see me in September and says I should be walking without crutches or a cane. I am walking 50% weight bearing with my air cast boot on. I don't have the horrible pain like I had before surgery, but my ankle has some weird sensations in it. I am feeling a little scared about putting full weight on it when the time comes. This is the replacement ankle that I had http://www.myanklereplacement.com/DePuy/docs/An.... Let me know if you have any more questions. Good luck!
Hi Karen, Thank you so much for the information, I am very grateful for any and all information. Before I had the Fusion performed, I researched Doctor's, hospitals, and success rates. Even though I had done all the research, the doctor I selected, did it wrong! Fused at the wrong angle…not good! I spent 4months in a non-weight bearing cast to be out of the cast for approximently 1month and had to have the ankle re-broke and fused over again! I additionally spent another 4months in a cast. Needless to say I became very proficient on crutches! Now I'm looking at T.A.R. so I can have mobility back in the ankle. Fusions can be extremely hard on the other bones and joints in the foot. A lot of the sensation your experiencing will subside in time,but don't discouraged, in the long you will be elated to not be in pain. Best of luck to You and again Thank You, Lori
Lori, sounds like you have been through so much with your ankle already. I was in an auto accident years ago and my ankle was completely dislocated with the ankle bone coming through the skin. I never had much trouble with it until about 5 years ago. Then it got so bad I could hardly walk and sometimes I would fall. I checked with a couple of Doctor's and they encouraged me to get an ankle fusion but I didn't want that, so the one I was seeing on a regular basis referred me to his partner and he said I was a good candidate for ankle replacement. The Doctor that did mine had done about 15 or 16 replacements, he is from Canada and from the research that I did he seemed to be good at it. Please keep me posted on your progress when you have your surgery. I pray that everything goes well for you!
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Hi Karen, I'm sorry I haven't been on line in almost 2wks! I have a 2yr old
daughter,so sometimes makes it difficult to take time.My appt. is today for
a consultation regarding the replacement. Yes,my ankle too, was the result
of a car accident.It was broken in 15 places with the lower leg bones going
through the ankle joint and coming through the bottom of the foot. I also
suffered a posterior tibial tendon rupture,which was replaced with some
artificial material. They did repair and after about 9months in a non-weight
bearing cast, I started the 3yr long road to physical therapy. This repair
lasted about 10yrs.I train in TaeKwonDo, so I definately pounded on that
foot for an additional 10yrs before it broke down. At that time,and still, I
am not willing to give up Martial Arts, so the only available fix, was
fusion.They have made incredible strides at providing an impact-bearing
TAR,and that is why I'm doing my best to stay on top of it! I so appreciate
you keeping me informed and letting me in on your progress! I hope you
are,each day, doing better.It does take a long time,as it is the most
intriguing joint in entire body,and the toughest to duplicate.Stay
strong,and still,best of luck. Thank you,Lori
Hi Lori, Wow, you do have your hands full! I do pray that your appt. today is a positive one. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one in the world with this ankle problem, when people ask me what happened to me they say they have never heard of ankle replacement. I took a fall last Thursday and had to go for exrays but everything was fine. Actuallly, I am supposed to walk without crutches next week with the air cast on. We'll see how that goes. I am very familiar with TaeKwonDo. Both of my sons were in that. One is 3rd degree blackbelt and the other 2nd degree. Again, I hope everything goes well today for you.
Karen
Another great place to look for leg problems surprisingly is watching the individuals head tilt. As a runner myself I often would have knee pain after running…bouts and bouts of stretching and strengthening of leg muscles and getting my feet “checked” I was still having problems. I started getting care with specific chiropractic my radiographs showed head tilt and after watching me run and getting fatigued while running my head would start to drift.
) thanks for the great blog
I now am able to run pain free (unless I do some crazy sprint work out or hill work out and that is just complete body fatigue…
I have heard this debatre from various different practictioners and clinicians. At the specific chiropractic center we ask the patients to take steps towards health by being active out side of the clinic. Whether it is yoga, pilates, martial arts…all we ask as you can figure is to get proper instruction. Great blog
Hi Larry,
Thanks for sharing your experience. What you have mentioned is an interesting fact. We normally do have to assess our clients' posture while running to maximise their muscular endurance. The only thing I can think about why it works for you is that your muscles are over-fatigued due to your head tilt, leading to a lack of nutrients to your lower limb mucles causing your knee pain. This just re-enforces the need for full body gait assessment if one have tried all methods and pain still persist. Once again, thanks for sharing Larry.
Hi Karen, Well I guess I'm not a candidate for an ankle replacement at this
time. The Doctor said I would probably blow through it in about a year! He
believes that I'm still too active. Curious…What does your Doctor say
about activity? I still train in TKD, and am not willing to give it up. How
exciting for your sons! It is a terrific Art. I will be eligible next year
to test for 6th degree. I also walk about 2-3miles per day.Plus he also said
that with a toddler, it adds extra pressure on that replacement. He wants to
manage the other problems with my foot instead. He injected it with
cortisone and prescribed an orthodic for the shoe. I am very interested to
follow your progress and I appreciate the info more than you know. I think
alot of people suffer ankle injuries, however, yours and mine were
absolutely not just an injury. It is very tramatic to experience what we
went through. What the Doctor actually said after looking at my x-rays was,
I now have Sub-Tayler Osteoarthritis! Who knew, I thought when it was fused,
there would no longer be arthritis.Oh well, let me know, if possible, what
your Doctor says about activity. And as always, best of luck with your new
ankle. Please don't get discouraged, remember, perfection takes time! Lori
Hi Lori, I was hoping to hear good news concerning your ankle replacement. I'm so sorry! I guess with fushion you still have the joint but you're not suppose to have the pain. I was always a very active person but had slowed down a lot before surgery. My ankle hurt so bad before that I could barely walk some days. I lost my job in Febuary of this year so that really slowed me down, that's why I decided just to go ahead and have my surgery while I still had insurance. My doctor did tell me no running or jumping. But, I am 57 years old, I think that's one of the reasons that I was a good candidate for the surgery. I also like to walk and hope to be able to do that again. I do all of our yard work, push mower and all. My doctor said I should be able to do all that again. My husband is disabled from a car wreck also. Sounds like you really have a passion for TKD. That is a very strenuous activity for someone with ankle problems. Several years ago my oldest son sprained his ankle so bad that we thought it was broke when he was doing TKD. I notice now sometimes he limps from it.
I reallly appreciate hearing from you and hope you the best of recovery. Hang in there, there is new medical technology everyday! karen
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Do you have good results with people having weak anterior serratus doing the exercise as described in the youtube. Thank you.
Yes definitely. Weak serratus anterior muscles can be strengthen effectively with this exercise.
However, If the exercise is too difficult for the muscles, compensation by other muscles takes place and the exercise will not be effective.
Sometimes the serratus anterior may be too weak to perform the above push ups well. So the alternative is to make it easier for the muscles by doing a wall push-ups or simply go on your knees like in a kneel instead of on to your toes.
My understanding of anterior serratus is a shoulder protractor and upward rotation movement. In the video it looks like a shoulder retractor.
You may want to look at this article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playma...
yes you are absolutely right, the serratus anterior muscle protracts the shoulder and helps in upward rotation.
What you see in the video is the serratus anterior working through its full range of the muscle. The shoulder is retracted as the starting position and using the serratus anterior to push up (protract the shoulder) against gravity and body weight. Therefore the serratus anterior has to work against resistence which is how it gains strength.
Similarly, a biceps curl exercise to strengthen the biceps through its full range has to start from an elbow extended and then bend the elbow through range.
Hi Chyetuan,
Thank you for your reply. I have not done the exercise described in youtube myself and i will give it a try to feel it for myself. I believe that you are awared that ant. serratus is a tonic (stabilizing) muscle unlike biceps muscle which is a phasic (mover) muscle. Training of these 2 types of muscles should be different i presumed. Maybe i'm wrong. Some may benefits from the exercise. Thanks.
David Lee
Dear David,
Yes the serratus anterior stabilises the ribcage and also acts as a synergist to allow other muscles to work. The exercise shown in the video allows for isolation of the serratus anterior. For people with scapula winging or deficiency in serratus anterior activation, they need to relearn the activation pattern to prevent compensatory movement patterns. Once the muscle can contract properly, functional loading of the muscle should be added with focus on tonic activation.
Thanks for your comments. Hopefully, the discussion will make things clearer to our reader.
Hi Chyetuan, this is indeed interesting. Years ago, when i did my first human dissection, i witnessed the continuous of the rhomboid and anterior serratus muscle fibers. They should call rhomboid-serratus muscle. The fibers intermingle and difficult to separate at the medial border of the scapular. Just imagine, rhomboid and ant. serratus are like 2 slings, both meet at medial border of scapular. When both muscles contract, bringing the medial border of the scapular closer to the ribcage, thereby reducing the winging and achieving better stabilization of the scapular.
The exercise shown in the youtube might have ant. serratus activation but have little carry over towards stabilization.
I hope this is a healthy exchange of views and ideas.
Hi David, this is a very healthy discussion indeed. Both the rhomboids and serratus anterior stabilises the scapula. In terms of function, they work differently; As we know, rhomboids retracts and serratus protracts the scapula. During functional activities like wearing a shirt where you have to put your hand through the sleeves or when reaching out to grab something, the scapula needs to slide forwards along the contour of the ribcage. Serratus anterior will be the muscle that allows that to happen while keeping the scapula close to the ribs. Rhomboids can contract to stabilise the scapula too but it needs to perform an eccentric contraction to allow the scapula to protract forwards.
The muscle fibres might intermingle at their attachment site but because of the different vector of pull, both rhomboids and serratus anterior work differently to stabilise the scapula at different scapula position.
Hope this clears up the fuctional anatomy of rhomboids and serratus anterior.
Hi Chyetuan, i would like to comment a bit on functional anatomy. It is not about just looking at the fiber orientation and how it moves. Some muscles provides neurofeedback to allow other muscles to operate much more efficiently. Tonic muscle works more like that.
As for wearing a shirt in your example, anterior serratus is poorly activated. Anterior serratus need to be in closed kinetic chain to be efficiently activated. Example, hands on wall or floor to push to allow activation. You can try it yourself by putting a hand on ant. serratus while wearing a shirt in your example. More likely the ant. serratus is poorly activated. As for rhombiod muscle, it is not through eccentric contraction to stabilize the shoulder. You must have seen winging of scapular even with rhomboid in eccentric activation as one protracts the scapular. It is through co-activation of the rhomboid and serratus to stop the winging of scapular.
I would like to meet you someday and do an exchange if you want. Thank you for sharing your views.
Hi David, I agree with you. both serratus and rhomboids have to co-contract to prevent winging. Serratus anterior does work best in close chain activities but they are also a prime muscle action in open chain activities like reaching out to grab something or throwing a punch by extending your reach(scapular protraction); and as a stabiliser to prevent winging in overhead activities like reaching upwards. In other words, it is a global stabiliser. Much like how glut medius stabilises the pelvis in walking and also do hip abduction in open chain.
I've seen many examples of winging with protraction of the scapula regardless of rhomboids activation simply because of serratus anterior deficiancy. They often show winging when wearing their shirt.
If you like, drop by at our Parkway Parade clinic and i can share with you other exercises to train the serratus anterior as a tonic stabilisers. Cheers.
Very useful information.Thanks for sharing.
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Squats are better exercise than hamstring curl and leg presses in my opinion. I have seen numerous cases of injuries due to hamstring curl and leg presses. I think the weakness of the quadriceps is linked to wearing high heel.
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Hi, I am Mavis from Spire Research and Consulting. As I am conduting a research on Orthopedic treatment in Singapore. I would like to know more about the personal experience of the Orthopedic patient. I am looking for young person (<30) who gone through knee, hip, finger, toe…etc REPLACEMENT. Incentive will be given to the suitable candidate! Please feel free to contact me for further enquiries at 63276153. Thank you. Your help is very appreciated.
Hi, I am Mavis from Spire Research and Consulting. As I am conduting a research on Orthopedic treatment in Singapore. I would like to know more about the personal experience of the Orthopedic patient. I am looking for young person (<30) who gone through knee, hip, finger, toe, ankle…etc REPLACEMENT. Incentive will be given to the suitable candidate! Please feel free to contact me for further enquiries at 63276153. Thank you. Your help is very appreciated.
Hi Mavis – This would be interesting but I am 57 years old and had ankle replacement in May 2009. So I guess the age factor eliminates me. Thanks.
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Yes. Do you know anyone who gone through any replacement?
Hi Karen, can I check with you. Are you fully recover from your ankle problem? Do you have any walking problem? Is there anyone who accompany you to the medical centre or clinic for your ankle's therapy or further treatment for your walking problem? Thank you for your information. Please feel free to contact me at 63276153.
This is good information i really appreciate this blog. I hope i can ask LastMinuteTravel for this kind of reading materials, maybe they have some print outs of this exercise so the person next to me wont find me weird when i do this exercise , maybe i can show the stranger the pictures of the exercises (lol)
Hi Mavis-I am not fully recovered yet. The Dr. did tell me that it would take up to one year for a full recovery. But I am walking now. I have a small brase that I wear, I can walk without it but it feels better with it. I was able to drive after three months but my husband did go with me to the dr. for check-ups. I go again the last of this month. I went to therapy a few times but now I do it on my own. Let me know if I can help in any way.
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Hi everyone
I had a total ankle replacement 7 years ago. I was 46 years old then and had led a very active lifestyle despite 8 operations on the ankle over 20 years. The replacement was hopefully the last. However, I am experiencing lots of pain on the inside of the ankle joint. Sometimes it gives way. Does anyone know what this might be? I do have regular x-rays and had one not 4 months ago.
Is it possible for the bones around the replacement joint to fracture?
Many thanks
Mary
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Hi marygreen, The pain in your ankle may be due to wear and tear of your artificial joint. This can be a normal degeneration as the artificial joint's life span is about 5-10years. Similarly the ankle may give way because of loosening of the prosthesis. It is possible for bones around the replacement to fracture but i'm not sure if it is related to your giving way or is the cause of your pain. An xray will show fractures. Best to consult your surgeon about it.
Cheers
Chye Tuan
Hi marygreen,
The pain in your ankle may be due to wear and tear of your artificial joint. This can be a normal degeneration as the artificial joint's life span is about 5-10years. Similarly the ankle may give way because of loosening of the prosthesis. It is possible for bones around the replacement to fracture but i'm not sure if it is related to your giving way or is the cause of your pain. An xray will show fractures. Best to consult your surgeon about it.
cheers
chye tuan
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Glad to hear you are much better now. I can understand your frustration with SIJ pain, it is commonly underdiagnosed. One reason is that some practitioners do not believe that there is such a condition. The SIJ is an inherently strong structure with strong ligaments holding the joint firmly, with very minimal movements available, hence usually a trauma will “destabilise” it which in your case was a fall.
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Hi! Karen,
I need to undergo total ankle replacement surgery and having a bit of a problem deciding on which orthopaedic surgeon I should go to. I'm from Australia and in Singapore right now.
May I know what was your experience with your surgeon and whether you're satisfied with his overall treatment? If it was positive, could you please advise his name? If you're not comfortable with doing so on this public forum, could you please drop me an email? My email is peteryeend@yahoo.com.au
Thank you very much.
Peter
Hi Peter,
Yes, I think overall that I'm glad I had the ankle replacement surgery. Although with all the research that I did before I had the surgery nothing prepared me for the pain I was in the first 3 days after surgery. I had a very good surgeon, he is originally from Canada and has preformed quite a few ankle replacements. His name is Dr. Jean Maurice Page and his office is located in London, Kentucky. The name of the office is Cumberland Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine.
I had my surgery at the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, Kentucky.
I had my last check-up with Dr. Page on November 24 and I am doing good. I still have a slight limp but hope to get rid of that with practice.
Good luck with your decision. Let me know if you need know anything else.
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HI karen,
I am looking at having the ankle replacement done and are looking for a surgeon. Were you happy with your surgeon? Did you have any issues? If so could advise me of the hospital and surgeon who did your operation.
Thanks,
Peter
Hi Peter,
Yes, I was pretty happy with my surgeon. His name is Dr. Jean Maurice Page. He is originally from Canada and has done quite a few ankle replacements. His office is Cumberland Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine in London, Kentucky. I had my surgery at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, Kentucky. I had my last check-up with him November 24 and I'm doing good. I still have a slight limp but I'm trying work on that myself. I'm glad I had the ankle replacement but it was a really painful surgery the first 3 days.
Well, good luck with your surgery. And if have anymore questions let me know.
Thanks, Karen
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ive jus had my second ACL repair (revision) the graft of which was the hamstring. the initial ACL repair was done with the petella. i also sustained a "bucket handle" tear of my cartilage. everything appears to be going great this time around, im 2 months in to my rehab and my knee feels stronger than i expected but im taking it easy because i no what happens when you rush back to sport i.e. tearing your ACL again !!
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As part of the last phase of your ACL rehabilitation program, your physiotherapist would prescribe you with a series of sports-specific agility drills and you would be required to perform those drills with minimal discomfort before you are allowed to return back to sports. If you are able to perform those drills competently, chances are you would be ready to return to sport without the need for taping or bracing. However, if you are apprehensive about returning to sports, I would advise taping up the knee during the first 2 weeks of sports to build up your confidence and then wean off from taping as you would not want to be over-reliant on the tape. If you still experience discomfort after 2 weeks of sports participation with the knee taped, I would then advise you to stop your physical activities and return to your physiotherapist for further assessment.
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Hello all,
I am a young 34 year old woman that is in need of some advice. I had a car accident 10 years ago and the doctor botched the job causing me to have severe arthritis and my only option is ankle replacement. Now granted I have never been a person to want to go play football with my kids but I just want to walk to the bus stop and back with no problems. Did your life change with this ankle replacement. I have found one doctor in the state of PA that is willing to do the surgery. I would love feedback from people who have had this proceedure done.
Thanks
Hi Mavis,
I am 35 and on the verge of getting ready to go for an ankle replacement. I don't know if that helps your cause or not. I am in the final stages of scheduling my proceedure.
Thanks
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I had a total ankle replacement in April of 2009. I also just had my second spinal fusion of the L4,L5, and S1 region.
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Dina, I am scheduled to have an ankle replacement in April. I live in PA also..and know of several Doctors are doing it here. My Doctor is Dr. Stephanie Galey in Meadville, PA. ANd I think there is one in Pittsburgh also. I also had a 2nd opinion at the Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Brian Donley, who has done even more replacements (but said that he won't do them on someone in their 30s). Good luck.
Does yoga help with Plantar Faciitis?
My daughter broke her coccyx whilst giving birth to her first child, and 2 years on she is still suffering from severe lower back pain, and can only sit on the side of her hip. She has been told that the coccyx is now facing upward instead of down, and has been on a waiting list at a public hospital to have an operation to rectify this. Is there any exercises that could help her, apart from core strengthening, difficult to activate these muscsles as it places pressure on the broken coccyx and she also has separation of the rectus abdominus.
I went to one surgeon and was aproved for STAR ankle replacement. Then the hospital stalled us because of cost factors. Went to another surgeon and he refused to do the surgery because I weighed more than 250 lbs. Is there such a weight restriction for the STAR implant? Is it by the FDA or SBI or by the DR.???
Hi Trudy,
Generally, stretching for the lower limb will help with plantar fasciitis (PF). The stretches mentioned in the post specifically targets the muscles associated with PF pain. Some of the exercises in yoga do work on the these muscles and will help with PF.
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Nice article. The brief description of the problem and solution provided is too good.
Yes but how do we learn or get trained on the activation pattern so to prevent the compensating muscle from working cause they are causing me great pain.
step 1: learn to isolate the activation
the exercise shown in the video or the alternative described in my first reply to davidlbh will help you learn to strengthen the serratus anterior muscles or start to activate the muscles.
step 2: combine activation of serratus anterior with movement
Once these muscles can start firing properly, then movements like lifting the arm forwards and upwards while consciously contracting the serratus anterior helps to train it to stabilise and prevent winging. Compensation happens the moment serratus anterior fail to stabilise the scapula, and that's when the movement should stop and restart the process.
step 3: increase range of movement with stabilisation
As your serratus anterior get stronger, the range of arm movement can increase with better stabilisation of the scapula.
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Hi Bud! I read several different articles related to core muscles, core stability, and core strengthening after seeing you the other night. Amazingly enough, every article says something different. There is no real “right” answer to defining core as far as I see. I guess one can pick and choose different ideas that seem to work with their individual fitness regime and overall personal needs. The good news is as long as one conducts exercises properly and doesn't get hurt…….any one is better than none!!!!!! Have a great night. It was great seeing you and Ann-Love, Pippi
Aw, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this also – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and never seem to get anything done… Regards
I have not much time, but I've got many useful things here, love it!
You have an article relating to Hypermobility Syndrome – and then straight below you link to video clips of 2 exercises (Wrist Stretch 1 & 2) which are virtually guaranteed to make the condition WORSE!!!!! This is extremely irresponsible. To anyone reading this page who has (or thinks they may have) pain due to hypermobile wrists – DO NOT DO THOSE WRIST STRETCHES: You will end up over-stretching the joints even more!!!
Dear Sue,
Thank you for your comment. I believe that you were referring to the “Wrist Stretch 1″ and “Wrist Stretch 2″ link in the “Related posts” section.
The “related posts” section is a system-generated list of articles that may of interest of our readers. These are articles related to the current article being read.
In this case, the two articles were chosen by the system because the article above talked about bending and the wrists.
We agree with you and do not advocate doing stretches to joints that are already hypermobile.
We are sorry if we confused you with the “related posts” section.
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No offense, but if you have any kind of continuous pain, you should probably have it checked out. Really. If something is seriously hurting and you can't think why get it looked at…
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thank you for this information it was very helpful for me to help my friend stay out of pain
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hi i have the same problem but i'm still getting pain 18months after mostly if i work off landers and if i kneel down working which between the 2 is 80% of my job (self employed plumber) doctor keeps telling me to take painkillers and anti inflams but also bad at night once the weight comes off it which in turn is disturbing my sleep my consern is i started nodding off to sleep at the wheel while driving on the motor way and just can't keep going on like this can any one help me as i fightened that i may end up crashing or even worst i work on gas and due to being tied and in pain make an error and i don't what this extra stress
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Office ergonomics is an essential aspect of our work life and should not be ignored. I learnt this after my left arm wrist started to pain during work whilst typing.
Thanks for sharing this article, very educative.
I think that it is hard to hurt your ankle again. I tore all three of my ligaments in my right outside of my ankle. I had to have a boot and crutches for 4 weeks. Than I had hurt it again in my second period p.e class so I had to go back to the doctors. The day i got my cast and crutches was the day I got a black eye by a girl. After I had gotten back to school we all had an assembily and after the assembily I had fell down a flight of stairs and only 1 person had helped me up. But still I hurt it and I have an ankle brase but it seems like it does not work. So my advice to everynoe who hurts their ankle by tearing the ligaments is take the correct percautions and ice.
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Back pain can be induced or alleviated by mattresses. If you are using a lumpy and uncomfortable mattress, you can experience back pain. Since comfort preferences are different from person to person, it is better to personally pick your mattress from the store so you can try it out. Firmer mattresses like memory foams can provide better back support for upper back pain sufferers. However, semi-firm mattresses prove to be better choices when it comes to lower back pain. You should know first your body type and your comfort preferences when you are buying so you can find the most ideal mattress for your sleep needs.
Hi Karen,
My father just had an ankle replacement last Monday, May 17th, 2010. He's having some swelling. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions. His doctor never calls back! Just about what you went through and if the symptoms are the same. I would truly appreciate it.
Like, was your cast so heavy it was hard to lift? Did you get any swelling in the other(good) foot?
Thanks so much!
Beth
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Thanks for the great info!!
Hi Beth,
I think the swelling your father is experiencing is very normal. I went through the same thing and even now over a year later it still swells. And yes the cast was very heavy at times. After a few weeks they put a boot cast on me that was removeable and the doctor didn't tell me that I could take it off at night so I slept with it on for about 2 or 3 weeks, boy that was sure uncomfortable. But all said, I'm glad I had the surgery because I am much better now than I was before. If I can answer anymore questions just let know because it is very frustrating not knowing if what you're going through is normal or not. Karen
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The Com-pressor belt appears to be a reasonable option for initial control of discomfort for sacro illiac pain. Where can this belt be purchased?
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Hi MCR, I would like to check if a “roller massage bed” from Japan, is able to maintain the condition of our spinal cord? Some of my friends have invested one unit which a massage chair cannot do. Each session lasts 1 hour and recommended to do 3 times per day. There are positive feedback after 1 month of usage. No more headache, no more backache and better posture. Thank you.
Dear Lillian,
We are afraid that we aren't really able to comment on the effectiveness of the “roller massage bed” as we don't have enough evidence based research to base an conclusions on.
But if it works for you, please by all means, do continue using it.
No evidence that it works is not the same as having evidence that it does not work.
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I always get back pains if I sleep in an uncomfortable bed
In sport, good physic is a necessary point for a game.
Back pain starts usually in those people whose works continuously for 8-10 hours while sitting on the chair.
Nowadays many people are suffering from spine injury and so spine surgery is common these days.
Great Post on stretching. We also have to consider the neurological consideration for tight muscles. The Specific Chiropractic Center takes the approach…fix the neurology and the body will be able to take care of itself. We also know that as we improve neurology we need to work with tight muscles with stretching and massage. Great article!
I had ankle replacemnt done 5 years ago I do not know what did but it hurts constent and swells
and discolored on the iouter left side if the ankle.
Great article on tennis elbow. The other thing that a badminton or tennis player should think about is the size of the grip on their racquet. This too could be contributing factor of their tennis elbow pain. I recently found a post that goes into further details. I recommend everyone check it out:
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Health and Happiness,
Linda
yes running and jogging cause pounding and can worsen curve over time curve is 45 degrees it is over 30 degrees curve is likely to progress YOGA SWIMING TAI-CHI AND YOGASWING are the way to go trust me my curves both are 75 degrees each and progressing 5 degrees per year and yoga is stablelizeing the spine .
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Karen, I know this was written quite a while ago but I am really concerned about having ankle replacement. I was in a car accident 16 years ago and I have had many surgeries, I just want to lead a normal life and not be in pain all the time. My Dr. is at Vanderbilt Univerity Hospital in Nashville Tenn. He is really hesitant to do this surgery because it hasnt been done very much around here. What has your experiance been like?
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