Since my last post, I have tried to run again in fits and starts, but without success. So I finally did what many of my fellow runners have done: I consulted a professional. The professional in this case is Dr. Sue Aery, who has a background in sports medicine (she was a star platform tennis champion) and who now runs Aery Chiropractic & Acupuncture. Since my initial consultation on November 9, I have been treated with deep tissue massage, ultrasound, and finally two weeks ago my first-ever acupuncture treatment. The acupuncture really seemed to be doing the trick for me, and I can now walk three miles without any discomfort whatsoever. I hope that she will release me to run next week. But this time I am not going to rush things.
But in the meantime, what a wonderful thing it is to walk! Granted, I am doing 18-minute miles instead of 9-minute miles, I have gained two pounds, I am woefully out of shape, and I am becoming accustomed to walking on the sidewalk instead of out in the middle of the road. But being out of doors in the brilliant, leafless early December sunshine brings the same kind of peace of mind that running does.
And what a miracle the human body is! - the process of healing and rehabilitation, so slow and sure, as I feel myself finally recovering.
'What a piece of work is a man!
How noble in reason, how infinite in
faculty!
In form and moving how express and admirable!
In action how
like an Angel!
in apprehension how like a god!
The beauty of the world!
The paragon of animals!
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