Allan McIntyre: HURRAH!
Thursday, Apr 3 2003, 04:48
At long last, I Allan McIntyre went to the physio. Wow! It feels so good to finally say that. Last Monday, I travelled from Dundee to Edinburgh to get my knee checked out. I went to Bill Taylor Physiotherapy, where a lovely young lady by the name of Kirsty prodded and poked me for a while. After an extensive chat about my knee, she decided that the ligaments on the inside of my knee had been stressed, thus creating scar tissue, which resulted in my pain and stiffness in the knee joint. She gave it a rub for a while with her magic fingers, then gave me a few minutes of ultrasound and ended the session with acupuncture! Eek! This was one of the weirdest experiences of my life!
So, off I trotted with my list of exercises and advice about returning to class to good ole Dundee.
Tuesday was possibly the worst day I think I've ever had here. I have little to no strength left in my thighs, and every single exercise took so much effort, I thought I was going to pass out. But, hey ho, I struggled through. This kinda got a little better as the week went on. I was sticking to one contemporary class every day, for the first week at least. I don't think Sheena, my ballet teacher, was overly enthused about this advice the physio had given me.
Today was my first day back in ballet, and lo and behold, halfway through the class, I had to return to my spot at the side of the class with an ice pack! This was my own fault completely, as I was pushing my turnout far more than my little knee could take. Next ballet class will be a different story! Promise.
I'm going now to my site-specific rehearsal, which after just one week is really beginning to take shape. I'm pretty excited about the whole thing! My dancers are working so hard, and I feel like I want to give them everything I've got in return.
This is Allan McIntyre (the returning dance student!) signing off.
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