Sculpin

So, I’m in physical therapy these days. My first appointment was on Tuesday, and it was sort of fun, even with all the poking and twisting and testing. The PT seems to think that much of the root of the problem is in the hypermobility in the lower lumbar. And then there’s the hypermobility almost everywhere else in the spine, and elsewhere. I am a big pink sack of wobbly, wonky joints, plus a few stuck ones.

Joint hypermobility sounds like a good thing, doesn’t it? It’s not, for a lot of reasons.

The immediate problems are that my left glute hasn’t been coming on when it ought to, the left piriformis is trying desperately to take up the slack, and there are some paraspinal muscles on the left side that are messed up, too. The difference in thigh circumference is measured at 3 cm. I have a beginning set of exercises to do daily.

I also have a set of exercises from my massage therapist, yoga, and Pilates. My daily minimum is getting maximal. I’ll probably be pretty foggy-headed for the next couple of months, because I’ll be working near my physical edge. My grammar’s already shot. Eh; I know my friends love me even when I seem dumb as a box of hair.

I’m glad to get a chance to beat this problem. If I’m right, strengthening and stabilizing my back should help me get around town much better, both directly and indirectly. I believe there’s a feedback loop between the CFIDS and the hypermobility problems. If I put my shoulder to it, and am guided intelligently, I think I’ll get that feedback loop going the other direction.

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