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August 23, 2004
Getting re-aligned
As predicted, I woke up this morning with a backache from kayaking. That's the price I pay for being adventurous! Today was a "running" day for me, so I decided to bike to the gym and do my running from there since it is close to the path that goes along the Charles. I felt pretty stiff from the long bike ride yesterday in the beginning, but better during my other running intervals. No major pain, but my bad knee is still not feeling 100%. And it's not the same pain as I had before, it's just more of a heaviness/stiffness in there.
I tried to take note of the way I felt while running because I knew I had the chiro appointment later in the day. However, this guy was much more interested in the bigger picture of how my body does things than just my knee. I was miffed to find out that his appointment slots are 10 minutes long (really), but he was pretty insightful. In the brief time we spent together, he had me do some squats and lunges and felt around in the back of my knee, which had been the root of the problem. He was concerned about the way I did my squats, noticing how much effort it took me. He thinks I'm all out of alignment (spine, pelvis and hips) and that it causing stress on my knee.
I've always been skeptical of chiropractors and the whole alignment thing, but he does have a point and I'm willing to give it a whirl. I don't think I've ever been fluid with my squatting and lunging motions, but if it can help my running, I'm game. He told me to book a "double appointment" for Wednesday (I guess that means 20 minutes?!) and he will watch me run to get a better idea of what's going on.
In non-running news, I just spent almost an hour and half putting together a kitchen cabinet purchased from Target and realized that I put one of the first pieces in upside down. In case I had any doubts, it's now confirmed that I'm definitely my father's daughter.
Posted by becky at August 23, 2004 9:43 PM