I'm feeling a little better about my knee trouble today. I had my first session with the physical therapist yesterday, she talked to me about what caused the problem and what I need to do to strengthen my leg, and then told me I don't have to come back anymore.
Got some education on my quads. Apparently there are four muscles in there. Yeah, that might be why they're called quads - duh! I never knew that. The littlest muscle likes to hang back and let the other three do all the work. But then when the little one gets called upon to participate, it isn't strong enough to do what it is supposed to do. So that is the muscle that now has to be strengthened. The therapist gave me three strengthening exercises to do daily, and in the meantime, I can do whatever cardio machine I want and lift whatever I want. She just recommended staying away from anything that would cause impact to the knee until I can see the doctor again. So no running, no kickboxing, and no jump rope, but anything else is okay.
I can't tell you how much better I felt emotionally after hearing all this; however, my body seized up in terror as it realized that I would be putting it through its paces once again and it would no longer be able to maniacally store fat all over the place. That's right, tonight another swimming lesson and some weightlifting, tomorrow some elliptical, oh yes, we're going to have some regular torture sessions.
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