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This is my own opinion, so i’m not trying to ruffle anyones feathers as i know they give a lot of relief to some people. I believe in chiropracters, but only temporarily.
They can put you back into alignment, but surely you need to get to the source of why you are out of alignment in the first place? If you have a weak muscle/ muscle group then its not going to correctly support the joint/ keep it in the correct position. I don’t entirely know what chiropracters do so I may be rambling about something I know little about, but I feel it should be used in conjunction with other therapies such as physiotherapy that will train the body to support itself. Some people can get reliant on temporary pain relievers, which is great if you can afford to keep it up for the rest of your life, but I know I would rather look at getting to the source of the problem.
As a therapist (albeit a different profession), if the patient isn’t getting any improvement within 6 weeks, I would look at getting a second opinion.
I am also slightly wary because a rugby player acquainance of mine went to see a chiro/osteo who manipulated his neck the day after he had had an injury, and he then (after an x-ray 2 days later because the pain got worse) found out he had a vertebral fracture which the therapist certainly should have picked up on! So always make sure they investigate thoroughly before doing any adjustements or mainpulations! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif -
The reason you can nearly do the splits with your knees bent, is because your hamstrings attach (or insert as it should be correctly termed!) below your knee, onto the top of your tibia and fibula. Therefore if you bend your knee, you are not putting your hammies on as much of a stretch as if you had that knee straight.
Similarly if your back knee is also bent, you are not putting your hip flexors on such a stretch, as the bent knee reduces the angle that the hip flexor muscles have to stretch over.
This is normal for everyone, so unless you have been stretching your whole life and are extremely bendy you will have to stretch out these areas. You should try to keep your legs as straight as possible and the more you stretch the easier it will be to get the knees straight. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif -
I really dislike the yogini… I think its really impressive and respect anybody that can do it but I don’t think its pretty. I also don’t like the teddy. Actually I don’t really like anything with an armpit type grip!
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I don’t feel pain now I’ve learned to do it correctly!! lol
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I know in the UK the weakest resistance is the cream theraband…. not sure if its the same in the US. Strongest are black and green I think, but it depends on which brand you buy. I’d start with a weaker resistance, and then build up gradually to a stronger one.
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Oh Veena, I am so sorry to hear of your loss, sending prayers and virtual hugs too you and your family x
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yay for you! You’ll have to show me on weds!
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I totally forget moves and find myself aimlessly spinning…. either that or I always seem to remember the same few moves!
I’ll often write lists, or a few key ones that I always forget, and stick them somewhere I can see them while dancing. You could do something like those words where each letter relates to a move, that might help you remember some?
For example CATS….. could translate to:-
Chopper
Aysha
Teddy
Superman
(just an example, you could make a longer word if you were doing a routine) -
I wrote her a reply that was perhaps a bit blunt because i’m working 13 days solid and really tired and a bit grumpy, and she apologised! woo hoo!
The thing that annoys me is that people think its ok to say that just because they don’t know the person. I’m usually quite thick skinned (apart from when i’m tired lol), and so I can take it, but a silly comment like that might really upset somebody, especially while they are learning, and for what? Who gains any benefit from it? I’ve seen so many negative comments on peoples videos and its just childish. I love this community here because there is none of that, people are always so encouraging and supportive, the way it should be! Anyway, rant over! -
a bit random I know, but when I used to play the cello we used to use blocks of rosin to rub on the bows to give them grip to the strings, I used to buy the from the music shop over here, so it might be worth looking in a music shop if you can’t find it in a sports shop!
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I’ve fallen off the pole trying to do an inverted move (i think it was aysha to brass monkey) that I couldn’t quite figure out, so I went for it, got tangled and fell off… luckily I tucked and fell flat on my back rather than my head/neck. Moral of that story was I tried something I wasn’t quite sure how to do and it went wrong, I’d have been much better trying it from a floor handstand first!
Also Gsylass nearly fell whilst doing a cartwheel mount a while ago, she kicked up and overbalanced and nearly fell off backwards. Like the others above said, we were lucky in that I was spotting and was able to deflect her back onto the pole, but as they have already said I wouldn’t have been able to ‘catch’ her and support her weight so it was all about helping her help herself down. Remember you don’t want to damage yourself either!
Only other ones we’ve had here are ourselves nearly kicking one another! -
hope this one hasn’t already been said…
you know you’re a pole dancer if you’re looking to buy a new house and your only criteria is that there be at least ONE room with the correct ceiling height/ space to have a pole
This ones causing me issues at the moment!! lol -
moonflower I do the same thing…. although I never realised it until you just put this post up lol. Ah the hazards of teaching yourself pole, when I learnt I just went with what felt right, but I guess now its wrong!!
ANyway, I can do SM flips and air SM’s etc with no problem with my arms the wrong way round, whether this is dangerous or not I have no idea, but I haven’t landed on my head after a SM……yet! Although I can do the flip, I’m wondering now if the reason I can’t control the SM flip into a sit is for the same reason as you? -
I don’t personally have eczema, but my younger brother gets it really badly all over his body. He uses a gel (although I think it has to be got on prescription) called doublebase, throughout the day, and before or after he goes in the shower to protect his skin. The other thing he found that really helps is seaweed baths – we bought a large tub of powdered seaweed and it cleared up almost instantly, and when he ran out it came back. It think thats something to do with the zinc somebody mentioned before? Also he uses seaweed soap, and we are lucky as we live 20m from the sea, in the summer he dips himself in the sea regularly (not sure how it works) and that seems to really help too?
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Sorry you are getting so much pain!
WIth sciatic pain you are getting compression of the nerve, usually via a dodgy disc or inflammation usually at the level where the nerve roots come out from your spinal column. What you need to do is do core stability work to increase the support around your lower back. Using an exercise ball and focussing particularly on transversus exercises often helps. Swimming is also excellent exercise for back pain, and if you can get into a warm swimming pool to do some exercises that is likely to help with the pain. I would avoid pole exercises that require you to use your core a lot (until you’ve strengthened it) as if its not stong and you overuse it you risk damaging your back.
Massage is great for pain relief but won’t get rid of the underlying problem.
Other usual advice is:
invest in a lumbar roll (or you can sustitute a rolled up towel but its maybe not as comfortable.
take regular breaks to get up and walk around.
Don’t avoid exercise, but do low impact core work instead
Never lift by bending in the middle, always bend your knees (but I would avoid any lifting anyway).
hope you feel better soon!
