the things they notice

Today was the 10th and final rehab session. I’m glad it’s over. My back is now perfect again, except immediately after those bus rides, and even in those cases I can walk it off in just a few minutes. Those machines are great; they stretch you all out.

But the final warning I was given was weird… Apparently, when grabbing objects I have a habit of hyperextending my elbows, and this will supposedly lead to joint damage in the long run. It’s hard to correct strange habits you never knew you had, and I’ve probably been doing it since I was 5 years old or so.

Oh yeah, one other thing that was said, and may be of more general use to my readers… When stretching your shoulders, it’s good to rotate them in circular fashion, but they told me do not do this with your head when stretching your neck. The head, they claimed, should only go up and down, not in a circle.

I try to make this a multi-purpose blog.