agreeing to disagree

due to my physical deterioration (i spelled that right the first try, thank you) my xmas gift from my supply boss was an evaluation via her physical therapist…

…it was interesting.

i don’t mean to sound a couple of generational letters off, but looking up some of the stuff he said on google has yielded some interesting results. like, one odd thing i looked up didn’t seem to exist at all. and some of the advice was…odd. like, rather than focus on the side that actually hurts the most, his plan was to really strengthen up the right side and just ignore the left for now so the right can basically drag it along.

that doesn’t sound right to me. in the late 90’s i worked out at a gym where the owner had posted a sign that said, and i quote, “if you think you know more than me, go work out somewhere else”, so i did. i made more gains and lost more fat afterwards. i still think the owner is cool, tho – saw him at h-e-b within the last few months and had a nice chat. he tries to take credit for my weight loss. that’s cute given i walked out of his place over a quarter century ago.

while he agreed with my self diagnosis (anterior pelvic tilt) and it’s resulting issues (weakened glutes and hammies coupled with overly tightened hip flexors and psoas) he felt i needed to work exclusively on my right side (the stronger of the two) and ignore the left, or weaker side. to me that makes no sense, unless the ultimate goal is to draw this out to as many physical therapy visits as possible.

gee, wonder who would benefit from that plan?

so that was my first, and last, visit to that guy. he was nice, but you gotta figure in this economy every needs to maximize their monetization, and that was kinda the vibe i got. i also have to maximize mine, especially this month when tons of bills are stacked at the end of the year, and NOT spending $125 a physical therapy session will go a long way with helping me with that.