Many of you know that I've been going to Airrosti therapy for my shoulder and it's been awesome. I already knew it would work because people I trust told me it would. :) But today sealed the deal forever. Actually, the very fact that I can type this blog is amazing. You'd understand if I had taken a picture of my finger this morning. It was grotesquely swollen and bruised from when I injured it on Monday, gracefully falling off a plyobox and jamming/spraining (who knows?) my finger on the way down. I had an Airrosti appointment today (Wednesday) for my shoulder and back with Dr. Martin Jones of the Airrosti clinic here in Georgetown. I walk in and he immediately asks me what I did to my finger because I had it in a split. I rolled my eyes, explained how lame I was and showed him my finger. He said, "I can fix that." Wait...what? He repeats himself and then tells me, "But it's going to hurt a lot."
(The 'after' look! Aren't I cool??)
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Ok, so it was painful to even look at my finger, to think about it, much less touch it. But I believed Dr. Jones and hoped I wouldn't cry. Rehab on a fresh injury felt beyond painful. I think I may have uttered something about it being worse than childbirth. I admit I had tears in my eyes. However, I went from not being able to curl my finger to bending it into a fist. It's not 100% finished, but wow---mobility, less pain, less swelling = Happy Ginger!
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(note: it was only 'that' painful because it was a fresh injury. Not all treatment is painful!)
Dr. Jones worked my shoulder as well.
And my back. Tape runs all the way down to my lower back.
Wondering what the heck kind of tape this is and how it works. Go
HERE to read all about it!
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Here I am doing all my foam rolling that I'm supposed to do after treatment and after every workout. Foam rolling is a crucial element to recovery and anyone who has been into CFG knows we highly recommend it! NOTE: We will be hosting a Foam Rolling Clinic next week. More details about this coming but mark your calendars, Saturday, March 19th and 11 am.
By now, if you haven't already heard about and been sold on Airrosti treatment, you are thinking, 'What the heck is it?' Go
HERE to read all about it. Basically it's rehabilitation for all soft tissue injuries. You can roll your ankle, hobble in on crutches with it looking like a swollen cantaloupe, and virtually bounce out of the clinic. What I love about this the most is that you feel better right away and you do not have to stop working out. Or in the case of sports, get treatment, don't miss a game!
This is the real deal! I do not endorse a lot. I have to love it, believe in it, and trust that it will help me and others to be compelled to spread the word and I'm spreading the word about Airrosti.
