AM - So I did my stretches, and drills along with push-ups & sit-ups etc... Then jogged to see how the knee felt. It still hurts so I jumped on the bike at the gym and rode for 40 minutes hard. I am really not into this cross training thing. I hope I can more motivated to do it as it just is not as fun or fullfilling as running. I tried the elipitical but it hurt the knee as well so I guess I need to stick to the bike for now. The only problem with the bike is my butt bone is sore from the seat. On another note I am still waiting for my MRI to be scheduled. However, I went to see Dr. Brady for chiropractic work. I was actually very pleased (thanks Josse). He worked on my hip, back and knee and spent about an hour and a half really working me over. He thinks my knee problem may have been brought on by the hip. He was pretty surprised how tight my hip was. He did some deep tissue ART type work on the hip which was a bit painful and then he also did some acupuncture and electro therapy where he hooks a device up to the acupuncture needles and sends electric pulses deep into the hip area. This was very uncomfortable and I am not a big fan of needles so not much fun. It felt like someone was tapping on the muscles in the hip with a hammer as they twiched. He then did some ultrasound as well. If that wasn't enough he then stuck some more needles in my knee and did some more of the same along with more ultrasound. His approach might have scared some away but I am ready to get healthy so I was willing to give it a shot. He seems pretty sharp and he seems to understand athletes. He has worked on Maggie Chan and some other BYU runners in the past as well. He showed me several stretches to work on the hip as well. He truly seems like he wants to help fix the issues and help me get faster. His prices are very good compared to others I have tried and he does not seem like the type that wants to treat me forever. His approach is to get me healthy as quick as possible and then teach me how to keep things that way on my own. He did a few hip and back adjustments as well that actually made my back feel the best it has in a long time. I also noticed that the rest of the day and today the hip felt a lot looser. It is sore, but he said to expect that, but feels like it already has a bit better range of motion. He said I may not like some of the stuff he was going to do right now
but eventually I will be thanking him for it. I hope he is right. So far now I am in therapy and cross train mode. More to follow once I get the MRI and more treatments from Dr. Brady as well. I am not looking forward to more acupuncture but if it works I can deal with it. Besides Deena Kaster does it a couple times a week.
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