by MJ Gasik | Feb 18, 2008 | injury, physical therapy
Well, this week will be week number 5 of physical therapy. I went in to one of my sessions last week feeling a bit depressed about the lack of progress I feel I’ve made. While I think my physical therapist is excellent – extremely knowledgeable, I have...
by MJ Gasik | Feb 1, 2008 | hamstring, injury, physical therapy
First, I want to thank all of you for your concern. I’ve been bombarded with emails the last week or two with questions about the hamstring. I appreciate the outpouring of suppor!! Unfortunately, it is not good news. The hamstring is torn. I’ve been making...
by MJ Gasik | Jan 27, 2008 | injury, MRI, physical therapy
Tomorrow is the day. I go in for my MRI on the ol’ hamstring. With any luck, whatever damage has been done will not take too long to repair. I go in for the results of the MRI on Tuesday. I’m looking forward to getting all this taken care of because...
by MJ Gasik | Jan 22, 2008 | physical therapy, Running
Hold on people, relax!! I don’t have to stop running forever! I’ve been given orders to stop running just until we can review the results of my upcoming MRI. That will be next week. In the meantime, I’ve already been to a physical therapist so I can...
by MJ Gasik | Aug 30, 2007 | doctor, injury, physical therapy
Well, the good news is that I do NOT have a stress fracture. The MRI shows periostitis…basically a fancy name for shin splints. I’ve had shin splints before (I’m guessing most runners have). They’ve never hurt this bad nor this long. So doc...