Just a little tidbit to pass along. Saturday a week ago, Jody was doing
the simple task of putting on her slacks. Had one leg in, and was
putting the other in when something popped behind the knee of her leg
that was supporting her. She went to the floor, hollering for me to
come!. I was at the back of the house and by the time I got to her she
couldn't even get up. Called our orthopedic doc at home and he said it
sounded like a hamstring or the tiny muscle directly behind her knee
cap. Said to bring her to his office first thing Monday. (It's nice to
have a doc who'll give you his home number.) Took her in Monday. It
was pulled muscles, hamstring and the other little muscle, but no torn
ligaments, thank God. She went through that in 94 when we went on our
first and last ski trip to Col. That same doc met us at home the night
we arrived back in Woodway, checked her out, called the hospital and
operated on her next morning. What a great doc! Wound up getting a
wheelchair Sat afternoon, the company brought it to our house, then on
Tuesday I got her a walker. Two days on it and then she was able to
walk using a single crutch. Just about well now and has a follow up
appointment with our doc tomorrow.
After examining Jody last week, he made a statement that I've since
taken to heart. "As we get older, it is much easier to pull a muscle.
This can be remedied by simple 'stretching' excercises when we first
get up in the morning." Doesn't take long and can save wear and tear on
our muscles." I've noticed my neighbor next door does that at the
mailbox every morning before she goes walking. She's in her 50's. My
youngest daughter does this before running each day.
I pass this along because it can definitely benefit us WADE FISHERMEN.
Think about it, runners stretch before a race, professional golfers
stretch before a round. weight lifters stretch. Even drummers in bands
stretch before playing the drums. The list goes on and on. A word of
caution. Take it easy when stretching. Do it slowly, for you sure
don't want to pull muscles while trying to prevent muscle pulls. :-P
GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "Stretching Exercises."
Cheers,
JIMMY D
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