and wrist pain
We start this month with a party and in true Cleve Chiropractic and Next Step style we rocked it! We had the party at Next Step in order to thank the patrons of all of the exercise classes for their continued support over the last 3 years. In reality it just seemed like a great excuse to celebrate with the friends of the clinic. Inevitably what was supposed to be a few drinks ended up being a raging bash with far too many cocktails, beers and wines being enjoyed past midnight with dancing and an alcohol fuelled press up competition TRX style. I admit this is not the healthy image that we aim to promote but once in a while it doesn’t hurt to let your hair down…I think.
I managed to join my patients with an injury of my own a few weeks ago. During the clearly risky business of sleeping (and yes I mean sleeping) I sprained my wrist. I have done this before the same way as I have a habit of tucking my wrists in underneath me as I sleep and when I wake up I have to prise them back to a normal position. Well this time I must have really slept on them for a long time because my left one was agony and I struggled to work over the next couple of days (I can hear all the sympathy from the patients that I put through their paces on a daily basis). I finally stopped for a second and considered what I would do to treat a patient with a similar complaint…so I packed myself off to see Chris the physio! Chris was his usual excellent self and he mobilised and then taped my wrist which helped a lot. At home that evening I iced it for 10 minutes per hour (most areas of the body you would do 15 minutes but the wrist is thin so 10 minutes is long enough) and splinted at night (Amazon – £12) to prevent me from doing it again and the next day it was much better. Who knew that the things I tell my patients to do every day actually work so well?! A few days later and the pain that completely stopped me from even using my left hand had pretty much gone. So for those of you who suffer from wrist pain you have my full sympathy and hopefully a few tips on how to help it and if that’s not enough then come in and see us and we will do the rest.
On a more exciting note Keith, Sarah and I worked at the Bristol Rovers vs Cardiff game where we were deserved winners. I was seriously impressed with the team. They worked so hard for each other on and off the ball. It was no fluke that they won. I won’t give away team talks from the dressing room but I can say that Daryl aka ‘the Gaffa’ speaks complete tactical sense at the same time as inspiring all of the individuals towards highly motivated teamwork. It is impressive to watch and fabulous to be a part of in any small way.
The howitzer of a goal from Chris Lines has sent us into the next round with the prize of playing, none other than Chelsea FC. I can’t wait! I have worked in the Premier League before for QPR but never at a game, which is the special part of working in professional sport. So this will be my first time working inside a premier league football stadium on a matchday…and what a stadium, what a team we will be playing against…and what a proud moment for us having three of our medical staff representing the Cleve Chiropractic and Next Step medical team…
