45 minutes on the trainer while I finished watching "Without Limits." What a great show.
ASTYM treatment #8 (final). Ryan says he can feel a difference in the tissue in my Achilles due to the healing that's been promoted by the treatments. He says the real healing starts now, since I will no longer be going in twice a week to have him beat up on the tissue. He also told me to expect an occasional flare-up but not to be alarmed by that--just treat it with ice and stretching. I am to continue my eccentric loading exercises, but Ryan believes those will become unnecessary as the tissue heals completely. He thinks that in 5-6 weeks from now I should be feeling more or less completely healed. I'm feeling hopeful about it, but I'll continue to monitor my pain carefully. I really want to be able to run Boston with Brooke, so that should help me avoid overdoing it. | 