So, after just about the crappiest week in history, I had a wonderful hour-long massage from my favorite therapist, the one, the only, Lynda, the muscle whisperer. She spent time really working on both of my crunchy ankles, and I am happy to say that they are less crunchy and much more mobile! Not to mention that she said my right shoulder was very much improved over the last time.
I am still experiencing some mysterious inflammation in my right ankle, and I was wondering out loud how it could have happened. Lynda started asked questions about my workout, and when I was talking about the new static lunges, she says – “That’s it!” And I think she may be right.
The lunges, although static and, thus, low-impact, are still putting major stress on the ankle that lies behind my body on the step. Plus, that foot is balanced on the toes, which is even more unstable. Put this together with the fact that the front foot is out there on it’s own, and I think we’ve got an over-worked ankle.
Ok, we’ve found the aggravating exercise, now what?
I continue to ice and self-massage the area (so difficult to do the self-massage b/c it hurts!), but I’m not feeling much improvement. This could also be b/c I wore cute shoes on Saturday to a wedding and danced with my husband. Oops….
All that aside, I’m going to give it one more week. I’m beginning to feel like a slug, and I’ve got a stuffed up nose. So, I’m going to head to the gym on Wednesday for some needed workout time. Nothing high impact, but I’ve got to get moving again before everything decides to get “all stove up”.
I hope that the icing and massage gets that inflammation going in the opposite direction. We’ll see.
No running 🙁
I’m going to try swimming to see if I can remember how – hahaha!
Tags: icing, massage, massage therapist, right ankle