Wednesday, August 29, 2007

A. R. T.


Nope, not Arthur Carlson (in real life he's known as Gordon Jump) . . . . WKRP fame. He was also the May Tag repair man guide.

Hey Goat! Anyone ever call you Art?

Anywho . . . .

. . . . . A.R.T. is an acronym for Active Release Technique. Saw a sports medicince doctor yesterday to suss out my knee issues. Basically comes down to I have a muscle imbalance which causes my knee to push inward. Coupled with a lot of cartilage build up and a floating knee cap, no wonder I get pain. The doctor also said the I have tight hip flexors and quads. She thinks that this therapy might help, along with strength training exercises.

2 comments:

Matt Spak said...

It works and it hurts. Have fun!!!!

Anonymous said...

I've heard to that symtom possibly happening from too focus on just biking. Basically a quad to hamstring imbalance eh?

I know you can't/hate jogging but apparently that helps balance things and reduces stress to the knee. May try a hard hike once a week or something...