Physical therapists, or physiotherapists as they are known in the UK, have a vital role to play in helping people affected by injury, illness or disability to manage pain, promote movement and prevent disease. Or, if you're like me, you get assigned physical therapy exercises to …
How NOT To Pack For Disney World
Y'all may recall that Smalls got his Wish to go to Disney World last week. You also may recall that I'm a leg short, which means that my grand plans to have a clean house, everything packed well ahead of time, and a calm weekend were basically nonexistent. I had dreams of …
Weekly Workouts: Week 7
Last week was hard. The reality of my limitations hit me, and it's seriously, seriously frustrating. I can't clean, I can't pack...I really can't do much. I can't even get The Baby into bed without Smalls' help. It's seriously driving me nuts, y'all! I mean, I can do …
6 Things I Used To Take For Granted (Before I Broke My Leg)
So, in case you didn't see my previous posts, I broke my leg. Or rather, my fibula. Regardless, there are things that I think most of us take for granted. Like showering. Showering is hard when you have a bum leg and have to hop in and out on crutches. Hard is probably not a …
Weekly Workouts: Week 6
So I've got a bum leg-but that doesn't mean I shouldn't try to keep up, right? Figuring out how to move was difficult-and I needed the clearance of my orthopedic doctor. The last thing I want to do is injure myself worse and not heal for a long, long time. Speaking of which, I …
Weekly Workouts: Week 5 (In Which I Break My Fibula)
Last week started out with an awesome 2 hour roller derby practice. And I stunk, so they asked me to come back on Thursday to work on my basics. I'm cool with that. I had so much fun on Monday-but holy moly, y'all! Two hours on skates will kill a normal person! Luckily, I'm not …