A few months back I learned that Rick’s mom has been seeing a chiropractor and getting a somewhat regular massage. I also learned that her insurance was picking up this cost!!
Hmmm…
Would our insurance cover that?
Yep. It sure does.
Found out our insurance covers 40 annual visits and after our modest deductible we’re looking at a 90/10 split!
HOLY BIRTHDAY CAKE BATMAN!
So I made an appointment to see the same chiropractor Rick’s mom sees last week. I am hoping that with some regular spine checking and leg & ankle stretching and de-knotting I might be able to run better, run farther and even dare I say… run a bit faster?
I wasn’t too impressed with my initial consultation. But I’m not sure it was a full evaluation – well I know it wasn’t. I had a special get out of jail FREE VISIT for an eval and 30 min massage. Even though I wasn’t sure about the doctor, I did make an appointment to come back for a 30 min massage. Why the hell not? It was free!
I’m sooo glad I did. I really, no REALLY liked the massage! Now it wasn’t like a spa massage. It was a deep stretching muscles you didn’t know you had tissue / therapeutic massage. The massage therapist worked on my shoulders and back along with stretching out my hamstrings, quads and calves. If felt really great. She also gave a really deep massage to my toes which actually helped with my run the next day. One of my toes on my left foot has been falling asleep or feeling strange when I hit about 2 miles. The toe massage seemed to help that.
Typically when I lift weights after more than a week from my last lifting session I can get really sore for two days after. No.. I mean REALLY SORE. WIMPY SORE. Sore where just a little squeeze on the muscle will make me cry.
I’ve tried various ways around this – from only doing 2 different exercises instead of 6, not doing as many reps to not lifting as much weight. But it doesn’t matter what I do, I’m always “cry like a baby” sore in the beginning. It’s just a reality of my body. I’ve always been like that and it has gotten progressively worse as I’ve gotten older (which is more an incentive for me to stay with my workout routine this time).
So after my massage on Monday, I was a little sore on Tuesday but on Wednesday my lower back and right calf were really bothering me. My back feels fine today so I’m hoping it was just my normal delayed onset muscle soreness from the deeper massage and not anything to do with my last run.
I’m scheduled to go back on Monday for my first official visit and massage. The massage therapist said my legs and calves were extremely tight and the doctor said my hips were really tight. I already knew this from the multitude of yoga poses I can’t bend myself into. I’m hopeful that with some regular visits, this will help me stretch out my hips and legs better which will ultimately help them run better.
A girl can hope, right?