07 Therapy & Injury Archive
- Riovana Sports Recovery Center
I’m a sucker for spas and deep tissue massages. I also know the value of therapy and treatments for muscle tightness or injuries performed by licensed physical therapists. So, when I dropped by the new Sports Recovery Center on the 2nd floor of Riovana in Bonifacio High Street, I thought I had died and gone [...]
- Freedom to Walk Again
Today is the first day I could walk again without limping, discomfort, or pain. I didn’t know how much I took walking (and running) for granted until now. After 25 days of wobbling like Erap, I can finally say good riddance to my cane and meds! – I had to buy a cane in Megamall [...]
- Black Lines
I should have been in Phuket today. Right this very minute, I should be running towards the finish line. Or, I could have been participating in my 3rd triathlon, Animo Tri at Ayala Alabang this morning. Lord knows how hard I trained for the swim portion of that race. Or, I could have spent my [...]
- What Is Morton’s Neuroma?
I consulted a new doctor today upon the advise of a triathlete doctor friend. I entered his clinic expecting the worst. I had mentally prepared myself for terrible news: a fracture, a shoebox cast, and no running for over 2 months. (That’s what I get for scaring myself with my own “expert” xray readings. Now [...]
- What Does Not Kill Me Will Only Make Me Stronger
C’mon sing with me and Kanye… As much as I detest Kanye for treating Taylor Swift so rudely, I would have to admit that his voice—and that song of his above—has been playing on my mind almost the entire day. What doesn’t kill me will only make me stronger. As soon as we arrived from [...]
- Happy One Month Zero Runniversary to Me
It was time to flip the family calendar last night from one month to the next, an event that my kiddos look forward to every month as they get to choose which stickers to apply for upcoming activities. They have stickers for family trips, haircut, sleepovers, and more while I just pull out a thick, [...]
- Myotherapy at Intercare
Thank God for thoughtful friends. Concerned about my injured state, Kim, our 2nd mommy during the Singapore Marathon last year who is currently training for the Bataan Death March Ultramarathon, called yesterday to offer some wise advise: Get a deep massage…regularly. Her doctor advised her to get a massage after EVERY run and she swears [...]
- TBR 2×6 Recovery Program
It seems to be working! My homemade training recipe to rid me of Runner’s Knee and ITB problems is finally showing positive results. Maybe Jun is right, I should start calling myself Dr. Bull Runner due to my extensive experience with injuries. Last month, I created the “TBR 2 x 6 Recovery Program” which goes [...]
- Masahista from Heaven
She didn’t look like an angel when she arrived. Clothed in the generic pristine, white uniforms of massage therapists, her outfit was perhaps the only thing angelic about her in my eyes. She was a heavy, dark woman with boy’s cut hair, almost as big as Eddie Murphy in the movie Norbit…okay, maybe not that [...]
- TBR. ITB. LOL.
I am going insane. Or, I think I’ve gone psycho already. I realized a couple of days ago that, by February 7, it will be the 2nd anniversary of my knee injury. Since Singapore Marathon, I’ve been able to run easy 5ks with manageable pain on the left knee, but I haven’t ran any of [...]
