I went to ATI opposed to Barwis again on Friday. I was working with Greg. I had seen him many times while I was at Barwis so I already felt comfortable with him even though I had never worked with him. He asked about my leg and how Nicole and Nick had worked with me. Nicole and Nick had worked my leg while I sat in my wheelchair but Greg said that he preferred to work on me on a table. I was comfortable with that having had Parker work on me for a few years while I was on a table. My Mom transferred me onto the table and Greg tried to stretch my legs straight out. Both of my legs (my left more than my right) wanted nothing to do with that.
Greg talked about the tone in my legs. I’ve heard that word a lot lately but my Mom asked A LOT of questions. Tone is the stiffness in my legs that resist movements that people (ATI and Barwis) want my legs to make. My legs used o be able to complete these movements naturally but now it is so much more difficult to mimic these natural movements. It’s frustrating that this is happening but I attribute it to the progression of my disease.
Greg told us what ATI stood for, “(Athletic a and Therapeutic Institute”) and showed my Mom how my leg had relaxed by him massaging and stretching it. It MOST CERTAINLY did and it was really nice! He put the stim patches on and iced my leg. He told me that it was most likely the tone in my legs that resisted against the movements that tore my hamstring while I squatted. That was a bummer to hear but it made sense. I told Greg that I worked so hard that I tore my own muscle. That sounds pretty hardcore! It stinks that MS has caused all this tone in my legs and consequently my torn muscle. Yeah well, MS sucks but I am fighting against this degeneration every time I am at Barwis (and ATI for the short-term). I will go to therapy twice a week and to Barwis on Wednesdays(GOOD THING I won’t miss “Wacky Sock Wednesday”)!!!