i am a broken toothpick

[ununoriginal]

running.  a simple action.  most ppl do it without a 2nd thot... unless they are obese or have heart problems.  for me, running is like opening a pandora's box, the multitude of abnormalities tat pour out seems never-ending :p 

to start off, there's my flat feet, like FLAT FEET.  ppl should not come and tell me they have flat feet until they have seen my blob-like footprints.  yes, i have a blob for a footprint.  which is fine, it's genetics, wat can i do?  but then i start getting knee pain, and my sports physio colleague tells me i can't do impact activities like lindy hop or running cuz of my deviant knee tracking.  basically, my kneecap and 2nd toe can't stay in a straight line when i bend my knees due to my lack of a foot arch.

they suggest some ex and posture correction so i dun get anymore knee pain during running, and it does seem to help.  but then i develop back pain!!!  so todae, another couple of physio colleauges had a look at me.

j: hey, ur back is so flat!  where's your curve?
me: ???
j: u have no curve, omg when u bend, it's like a block.  there's no segmental movement.
me: ...o..kaay...
(another colleague comes by to join the excitement.)
j: have a look at her back!  the l3, l4, l5 sections dun move.  she's so posteriorly tilted.
c: omg yes it's jus like a broken toothpick... tat's so cool!
me: what?
c: yeah!  u're like a broken toothpick! *puts her 2 index fingers together to illustrate*  see, usually ppl's backs can move as a curve cuz of the spinal segments, but urs doesn't, it jus overbends at one spot.  BROKEN TOOTHPICK.
me: ...thanks.
j & c remain in intense academic discussion.  words like 'segmental immobility' and 'control impairment' float over.

so yes, the latest development is tat i am a BROKEN TOOTHPICK WITH A CONTROL IMPAIRMENT.  it is surely a good thing tat my self-esteem is not built on my body image or the integrity of my spine and lower limbs.

Comments

[feigningsleep.livejournal.com]

haha, wow. that sounds interesting! i have some classmates who would probably react like your colleagues. XD

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

lolz, i think we (as in my colleagues and i) have been guilty of such behaviour at one time or another. ur classmates do too? are they physiotherapists as well? :)

[dark3princess.livejournal.com]

OWOW-were your colleagues joking? 'Cause that would be really rude, lol.
Who compares lumbars and thinks broken toothpick...really.....this could be a really good poem topic though:P

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

haha, no worries, i wasn't offended, really. it's jus their way of describing it in a more layman way so i could understand wtf was wrong with my back.

at least u got some inspiration for ur poem... i hope? ;p

[trivialaffair.livejournal.com]

Well even if you're a broken toothpick, I still love you :)

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

aw, tat is SO SWEET of u &hearts&hearts&hearts

[praghufanfic.livejournal.com]

I second what triv said.
I love you!!

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

lolz, u're great too! &hearts&hearts&hearts

[anamuan.livejournal.com]

or the integrity of my spine and lower limbs.
aiyah.

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

lolz, it's a long-term projection actually. i most likely won't be at some wheelchair-pushing stage, at least not till the end of my life :p

[fireflychen.livejournal.com]

I'll accept you, with all your flaws. ♥ *gives your collegues a cyber-kick* :Dv

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

oh no worries! i'm not mad at them at all - they're helping to teach me correct my bad posture and all, so they're really very nice ^_^ the whole scenario was jus funny when i took a step back and looked at it from a 3rd person viewpoint :)

[thawrecka]

Eep, that all sounds so uncomfortable. Though at least I'm not the only person who can't run.

[ununoriginal.livejournal.com]

haha, running does bring up all sorts of problems, doesn't it? but i'm stubborn, i'm still doing it :p my target is 10 km - i reckon as long as i go slow and steady, the damage will be less ^_~