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Angel Diva
I can't remember hurting myself doing something athletic. Never hurt myself in karate, softball (short-lived though that was), skating, ice hockey, or skiing. Never hurt myself running or jogging, or hiking. I get hurt (1) around the house and (2) trying to exercise and get in shape. I fell on my stairs last summer and broke my first bone, as well as spraining an ankle. I've gotten sprains before, usually in more or less the same way.
I once was using exercise videos to try to get in shape, and I hurt my knee. Then a (bad) PT gave me exercises to strengthen my core, and my abs were so weak that I strained my neck muscles so badly I got TMJ.
Then there's this knee complaining again. Apparently I get inflammation in a tiny spot called Gerdy's Tubercle. "Gerdy's tubercle is a lateral tubercle of the tibia, located where the iliotibial tract inserts." [apologies, that's from Wikipedia.] It's like a tiny bruise, hurts to the touch (slightest), and complains when I squat. So I'm incredibly tentative doing squats. I have no idea how I hurt it this time. Perhaps just putting something in the lowest file drawer at work. I'm grumpy about it. Last time I hurt this, it hurt for a year. </grumbling>
I once was using exercise videos to try to get in shape, and I hurt my knee. Then a (bad) PT gave me exercises to strengthen my core, and my abs were so weak that I strained my neck muscles so badly I got TMJ.
Then there's this knee complaining again. Apparently I get inflammation in a tiny spot called Gerdy's Tubercle. "Gerdy's tubercle is a lateral tubercle of the tibia, located where the iliotibial tract inserts." [apologies, that's from Wikipedia.] It's like a tiny bruise, hurts to the touch (slightest), and complains when I squat. So I'm incredibly tentative doing squats. I have no idea how I hurt it this time. Perhaps just putting something in the lowest file drawer at work. I'm grumpy about it. Last time I hurt this, it hurt for a year. </grumbling>