Electrostimulation

I had another physical therapy appointment this afternoon and they gave me the new treatment.  This muscle of mine is really knotted up and, although it has been slowly improving, it still is mighty tight. 

Last time they tried ultrasound, which worked pretty well.  It loosened things somewhat and I felt sore afterward.  Today they tried something different.  Stacey put some kind of pad thing under my leg (it was warm, and felt great!) and then did the old ultrasound.

I asked her if it would hurt and she said that most people would not say it hurts, but more that it feels uncomfortable or just plain weird.  She had that right.  The idea is that it makes the muscle contract a whole bunch of times, tires it out and forces it to relax because it is too tired to stay tense. 

Let me tell you, it felt weird all right.  I was twitching like a freshly beheaded fish.  It made both my legs twitch.  My right leg was twitching in sympathy.  Dang it felt odd, sometimes hot, sometimes prickly, sometimes sharp.  Then she poked at it with her fingers.  She didn't use much pressure but daggone it felt painful. 

This could take a while.  It is, as it were, kind of a bummer.  It will heal, I am sure, and at least it doesn't hurt just to walk about and be.  And then I will get back into running.  This sure is taking a long time.  But I guess if I want to run and ultramarathon, it just simply is going to take a long time.  As Yoda would say, "patient you must be."  And I will be.