barbgaeth

I lifted a very heavy box of files at work and felt pain in my elbow (the inside) which lasted more than a week. I asked a physio at work who told me to do bicep curls and wrist turns (?) with a weight of about three pounds. She said it was strained. After another couple of weeks with no improvement at all I talked to another physio who just said keep your arm close to your body and don’t lift anything heavy. He also said to keep it moving otherwise it would get stiff. He also assumed it was just a sprain. Finally after two months I went to my doctor for something else and mentioned it to her. She sent me for an ultrasound where I was told I had a partial tear in the distal biceps insertion (?) I am now waiting to hear from an orthopaedic surgeon. And yes it hurts to drive, to brush my teeth, to push open doors, to turn over, wakes me at night etc etc

FOOT
Pranayama breathing is ok as there is no balancing involved. As soon as I have to balance in any of the poses or in triangle, wide leg head to floor, head to knee bending forward – the pressure that goes on to the ball of my foot hurts. I haven’t been told about any orthotics etc. Our medical system must be quite different here in NZ. We are only allowed to ask one question at a doctors appointment and they generally just refer you on to someone else. If you have no insurance then you just have to wait until you are called through the public hospital system so it can take a while.

Hence me asking you 🙂 Thank you Gabrielle!!!