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Broken toe — again — do not want to be this fragile!
Hi Veeners – I started poling last Spring — once a week classes at studio. Got a home pole in Fall, signed up for SV lessons in January, and just completed the 30-day kick-off (which I enjoyed very much!).
Broke my big toe last summer, and took the recommended time off to make sure it healed well. But apparently just re-broke it this weekend. Which wouldn’t bother me so much if there had been a dramatic fall or something — but this was just from regular practice Fri night and silks class Sat morning.
So I’m in pain, unhappy to have to cancel class and scale back my home practice, and freaked out that my parts are apparently so fragile :-/
I really want to be strong. Have recently gotten my shoulder mount/ shoulder V, and have been very excited about this. And there’s so much in pole that I want to be able to do, want to work on. So it pisses me off — and scares me — to have something break down in just routine practice.
I’m hoping someone can tell me this isn’t that unusual? That it’s just the way things go, sometimes? That it doesn’t mean my body is too fragile for the stuff I really want to do? Thanks for listening.
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Lisa, I’m 44 years old and finding myself somewhat fragile for the first time. I have always been very sturdy, participating in all sorts of stuff, often with no training or preparation, and never getting hurt or sustaining any injury. However, about a year ago I started having some knee problems and find myself much stiffer and more in need of the chiropractor than I used to be after some of my activities. I’m afraid it might be just the way it goes. I am definitely more cautious in what I do now because I don’t want to sustain any injuries that will keep me from being active for the rest of my life. I still do nearly everything I want to do but I’m more thoughtful about it and take my time more than I would have before. I don’t think we’re too fragile to do the things we want to do but we may have to do them differently or think about how to do them to stay healthy.
I would imagine your doctor would have already thought about this but perhaps some screening tests for osteopenia or osteoporosis are in order just to make sure that’s not playing a part here–lab work, dexa scan type things.
I find my fragility frustrating too–hang in there.
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I am 53 and this past sept I found out that the top of my foot was broken! Not sure how it happened but I wonder if it was simply from learning to climb? It was very painful and Im overly careful now. In class I use little reinforcements in my shoes that I wear now (ballet or thin jazz shoes) just for extra protection on the top of my foot.
I try to remember to take calcium and vitamin D more now and it did set me back quite a bit. DR. did recommend testing for osteo if it happened again. Even if that is the case, there are treatments for that as well. I was feeling sorry for myself not being able to go to class etc and my daughter said, “Well, if u think that a few little broken bones on the top of your foot is going to be your excuse to give up pole, get over it and think again”. (Funny how kids use “what they have heard” and use it against you lol). -
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In pole class, I wear an elbow brace on both arms, knee pads, Ben gay my joints just prior to class and ice them down right after class! I call it my “old lady” ritual. Oh well – getting old is not fun but it beats the alternative of not being mobile at all. If I had known how I was going to feel in my fifties, I would have done a lot of things differently in my twenties!!! Why o why is wisdom wasted on the old 🙂
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Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Actually, I don’t know that this is a break — may just be a sprain — didn’t bother going to the doctor this time.
Will do the rest-ice-elevation thing and stay off my foot as much as possible, but will also do some conditioning work tonight — and try to focus on what I actually can do, instead of feeling sorry for myself 🙂
Thanks for the tips on how you all take care of yourselves.
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Is it bruised? I broke mine a year or so ago coming down from a handstand. It was a pain for months, and did get in the way of training for races as well as pole, but it’s all healed up now. I’ve just started pole lessons, and whilst I’m wary of my toe (and leg, suspected stress fracture from racing!), I’ve not felt like it’s disadvantaged me yet.
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Toe isn’t purple this time, Frowning, so I’m thinking maybe not the same injury, even though it feels the same. Sorry to hear you’ve broken yours — but it sure makes me feel better to hear about others’ mishaps 🙂
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