PT
Nope, i don't mean playing time..i mean physical therapy. I've meant to write about this before now as i've been doing it for several weeks...but frankly, it's pretty uneventful. I'm guessing mostly due to the fact that it's 7am when i'm there and i'm basically just a warm meat stick in the gym at that time of day. Like wet clay...easily molded...i go with the flow...not willed in any particular direction..you get the point.
So, basically, what happens is I go in there..do this hand bicycle thing for 5 minutes to warm up and go to my therapist. I've had 3 different ones so far. The first one..this blond chick who's name i can't think of and is also SUPER perky was the first. She was the one that put together my 'workout plan. My workout plan consists of exercises to strengthen these little muscles in the middle upper back region. She hit it off right away with me when she said..and i quote "Well, after running these muscle tests with you...here's the problem...your chest is so massively strong that the AC joing in your shoulder doesn't like the disproportionate strength so we need to build up the smaller muscles that don't get used as often." For those of you who have heard that quote many times already..i apologize....but i needed to put it in print. That chest comment pretty much made my week.
So, anywho, after her, I go to this girl Jess....have you ever encountered someone who is obviously a girl, but you can't tell if they are gay or straight?? I'm sure we all have...but this girl is perplexing to me. Not to be stereotypical, but she has a pretty heavy 'softball player' kinda look goin...the squarish face features...pony tail at all times..boxed shoulders...no makeup.etc..etc...Then however, she'll say and do little things that are defintiely flirtatious with me (goofy smiles..batting her eyes...stretches out her back to show her chest..etc, etc..) and i think "wait a second..is she flirting? Why is she looking that way at me?? She's gay." Then, after that happens she'll tell me how she's spending her weekend at her dad's house to wax cars and re-callibrate small engines..so basically, i have no clue. She's my favorite tho so far of the three therapists.
Thirdly there's a guy called Tom LaFleur..aka: The flower..or, that's what i think of when i see his name..Well..that and the 'fleur de lils' from the davinci code. Anywho, he's this young heavier guy who frankly is awkward to have do these things with me. PT gets kinda hands on at times and i can't say i really like it with "the flower". For instance...the pt's at the end give me this arm massage type thing to loosen up my shoulder. They hold my arm and hand and tell me to relax then basically softly shake the arm and muscles for like 5 minutes to stimulate the blood flow and help the joints relax. Now, when Jess does this...it's no problem. I enjoy it..in fact it borderline puts me to sleep..esp at 7am. However, when "the flower" does this...it's the longest 5 minutes of my day. Number one..i don't like him touching or holding me. Frankly, it's flat out umcomfortable for both of us..i know it is...i can see it in his eyes. When one man starts off a sentence to another man "Okay, now while i'm holding your arm slooowwllly roll over the table onto your side and press against my stomach...." there are no winners unless you either A) Are wearing assless chaps and are gay B) Completely comfortable with man touching and are either a girl or you are gay and C) if you are just gay. The kicker is..and i know i just wrote this..I KNOW it's uncomfortable for him too. So, after that sentence gets utterd he'll say.."okay, now josh, relax your arm..just let it go..i've got it...". Only, I can't. He'll repeat it..again, and again..and again...and i always say "i'm ...trying.....tom....." but i can't do it...With Jess and the other girl, no probs...with "the flower" you could use my arm as a weather vane...stiff as a board.
Overall i enjoy my PT. I even have a littel routine now where i get cup of coffee at the coffee place on the way home every thursday and friday morning where i try a different kind of coffee type thing each time. I've only got about 3 more sessions...and while i think it is helping..it ain't REALLY helping. I've come to the conclusion i just need summer to end..i'm doing too many thigns that I KNOW aren't good for my shoulder, yet i do them anyway because, well, it's summer!!!
So, basically, what happens is I go in there..do this hand bicycle thing for 5 minutes to warm up and go to my therapist. I've had 3 different ones so far. The first one..this blond chick who's name i can't think of and is also SUPER perky was the first. She was the one that put together my 'workout plan. My workout plan consists of exercises to strengthen these little muscles in the middle upper back region. She hit it off right away with me when she said..and i quote "Well, after running these muscle tests with you...here's the problem...your chest is so massively strong that the AC joing in your shoulder doesn't like the disproportionate strength so we need to build up the smaller muscles that don't get used as often." For those of you who have heard that quote many times already..i apologize....but i needed to put it in print. That chest comment pretty much made my week.
So, anywho, after her, I go to this girl Jess....have you ever encountered someone who is obviously a girl, but you can't tell if they are gay or straight?? I'm sure we all have...but this girl is perplexing to me. Not to be stereotypical, but she has a pretty heavy 'softball player' kinda look goin...the squarish face features...pony tail at all times..boxed shoulders...no makeup.etc..etc...Then however, she'll say and do little things that are defintiely flirtatious with me (goofy smiles..batting her eyes...stretches out her back to show her chest..etc, etc..) and i think "wait a second..is she flirting? Why is she looking that way at me?? She's gay." Then, after that happens she'll tell me how she's spending her weekend at her dad's house to wax cars and re-callibrate small engines..so basically, i have no clue. She's my favorite tho so far of the three therapists.
Thirdly there's a guy called Tom LaFleur..aka: The flower..or, that's what i think of when i see his name..Well..that and the 'fleur de lils' from the davinci code. Anywho, he's this young heavier guy who frankly is awkward to have do these things with me. PT gets kinda hands on at times and i can't say i really like it with "the flower". For instance...the pt's at the end give me this arm massage type thing to loosen up my shoulder. They hold my arm and hand and tell me to relax then basically softly shake the arm and muscles for like 5 minutes to stimulate the blood flow and help the joints relax. Now, when Jess does this...it's no problem. I enjoy it..in fact it borderline puts me to sleep..esp at 7am. However, when "the flower" does this...it's the longest 5 minutes of my day. Number one..i don't like him touching or holding me. Frankly, it's flat out umcomfortable for both of us..i know it is...i can see it in his eyes. When one man starts off a sentence to another man "Okay, now while i'm holding your arm slooowwllly roll over the table onto your side and press against my stomach...." there are no winners unless you either A) Are wearing assless chaps and are gay B) Completely comfortable with man touching and are either a girl or you are gay and C) if you are just gay. The kicker is..and i know i just wrote this..I KNOW it's uncomfortable for him too. So, after that sentence gets utterd he'll say.."okay, now josh, relax your arm..just let it go..i've got it...". Only, I can't. He'll repeat it..again, and again..and again...and i always say "i'm ...trying.....tom....." but i can't do it...With Jess and the other girl, no probs...with "the flower" you could use my arm as a weather vane...stiff as a board.
Overall i enjoy my PT. I even have a littel routine now where i get cup of coffee at the coffee place on the way home every thursday and friday morning where i try a different kind of coffee type thing each time. I've only got about 3 more sessions...and while i think it is helping..it ain't REALLY helping. I've come to the conclusion i just need summer to end..i'm doing too many thigns that I KNOW aren't good for my shoulder, yet i do them anyway because, well, it's summer!!!
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