Perfect Posture
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Good news to commence: a powerful mind-glute connection has been developed for both left and right sides. "Like night and day!" per the chipper physiotherapist "B" at the most recent of many expensive appointments. Better yet, through mountains of practice, hours in front of the mirror, constant core engagement, and judicious leveraging of now-mighty glutes, perfect posture has become routine. The pelvis no longer tilts posterior or anterior, the spine is straight, and it is once again possible to multitask whilst standing, walking and sitting. "Your posture is transformed!" gasped a friend upon sight following a month-long lapse.
Secondarily, the less good news: Month Three of ongoing hip pain despite the successful postural rectification. The trochanteric bursitis is all but gone, but transpires not to be the initiating symptom. There was a subsequent long phase during which an overly tight tensor fascia lata (TFL) hip flexor was suspected to be the main culprit. To release tightness in the TFL, it is recommended to ask a friend to jab their thumb in as vigourously as possible and hold for a good duration despite banshee screams of pain. That process helped a little, but likely disturbed the neighbours greatly. At this stage, the TFL no longer feels particularly tight. And yet the pain is unabated, menacingly localised towards the socket area.
Last week, another biker divulged that a few years back she had been biking too hard and had actually torn her labrum. Personally ignorant as to the location and function of the labrum, the injury nonetheless sounded terrifying. Research revealed the labrum to be the "gasket of the hip", and not something desirable to tear. On further probing for exact details of her symptoms, they sounded rather familiar. As did the prescribed remedy - strengthen glutes and core. Her hip eventually recovered. Some cases do not, and require surgery to fix. There is a well-known phenomenon reported amongst medical school students, wherein every disease or injury under study at any given time instantly manifests in their sensitised hypochondriac body. Naturally, I too am now weighing the possibility of a hideous labral tear.
And thus, with no inconsiderable regret, I am bowing out of the 2018 Bike MS ride. With only one month to go, ongoing hip pain, and the strength of a kitten from zero non-glute training, the risk assessment yields a poor cost-benefit trade-off. Dear sponsors, with respect to money already donated, 100% will still go to the National MS Society to support them with all their fantastic work. As you were actually sponsoring me to ride the route however, I would be very happy to reimburse you.
The great hope is to be back in the saddle for the 2019 season, crushing the terrain with powerful glutes.
Good news to commence: a powerful mind-glute connection has been developed for both left and right sides. "Like night and day!" per the chipper physiotherapist "B" at the most recent of many expensive appointments. Better yet, through mountains of practice, hours in front of the mirror, constant core engagement, and judicious leveraging of now-mighty glutes, perfect posture has become routine. The pelvis no longer tilts posterior or anterior, the spine is straight, and it is once again possible to multitask whilst standing, walking and sitting. "Your posture is transformed!" gasped a friend upon sight following a month-long lapse.
Secondarily, the less good news: Month Three of ongoing hip pain despite the successful postural rectification. The trochanteric bursitis is all but gone, but transpires not to be the initiating symptom. There was a subsequent long phase during which an overly tight tensor fascia lata (TFL) hip flexor was suspected to be the main culprit. To release tightness in the TFL, it is recommended to ask a friend to jab their thumb in as vigourously as possible and hold for a good duration despite banshee screams of pain. That process helped a little, but likely disturbed the neighbours greatly. At this stage, the TFL no longer feels particularly tight. And yet the pain is unabated, menacingly localised towards the socket area.
Last week, another biker divulged that a few years back she had been biking too hard and had actually torn her labrum. Personally ignorant as to the location and function of the labrum, the injury nonetheless sounded terrifying. Research revealed the labrum to be the "gasket of the hip", and not something desirable to tear. On further probing for exact details of her symptoms, they sounded rather familiar. As did the prescribed remedy - strengthen glutes and core. Her hip eventually recovered. Some cases do not, and require surgery to fix. There is a well-known phenomenon reported amongst medical school students, wherein every disease or injury under study at any given time instantly manifests in their sensitised hypochondriac body. Naturally, I too am now weighing the possibility of a hideous labral tear.
And thus, with no inconsiderable regret, I am bowing out of the 2018 Bike MS ride. With only one month to go, ongoing hip pain, and the strength of a kitten from zero non-glute training, the risk assessment yields a poor cost-benefit trade-off. Dear sponsors, with respect to money already donated, 100% will still go to the National MS Society to support them with all their fantastic work. As you were actually sponsoring me to ride the route however, I would be very happy to reimburse you.
The great hope is to be back in the saddle for the 2019 season, crushing the terrain with powerful glutes.
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