Deb xox

Hi.

Welcome to my new-ish blog.
I write about a mish-mash of things, whatever takes my fancy, when it takes my fancy. I am working on consistency though… 2022 is my year, right!

I don’t think I’m anyone special, I do love a good story though.
I firmly believe we all have various chapters in our lives that we progress through. We can’t skip pages, each one we turn reveals something new.

I just want to share some of my story without being a slave to providing content or trying to influence anyone about anything.
My opinions are my own and this is my experience, nothing more.

I try to read a lot, usually have music in the background, and I’ll break into spontaneous dance if the song is a good one.

I practice what I preach: kindness and coming from a place of love. I’m a gentle soul for the most part, working on self love, healing, and growth.

I’ve removed a lot of content from over the years giving the website a refresh, keeping things relevant, and building upon new knowledge and experiences

I hope you’ll stay for a bit and enjoy reading me.

Thank you.

Injury Answers

Injury Answers

Deb xox
Fitness Health & Wellness

For the first time in a very long time I actually saw a physiotherapist for my own injury. I think the last time I saw one was well over 20+ years ago, don't gasp, just recall I'm older than your average poler.

I am however a typical mum and will put my health concerns at the bottom of the list of things to be attended to. This time I thought it best not to. So, after two weeks without much improvement to my elbows and forearms, it was time to seek out help of a health professional. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement.

Firstly, I need to let you know I used to be a Registered Nurse and have a degree in Health Science, so I consider myself reasonably knowledgeable. What this physio explained to me about my body, how I hold my arms when doing tricks and spins, my alignment, and how to approach a rehabilitation process... well, for the first time in a long while I really do feel I can overcome this and that I will be able to get back on the pole stronger, wiser, and much, much, better than before.

The best thing I did when searching for a physio was ask other polers who they used.

As luck would have it, not far from the physiotherapists I take my children to for their sporting injuries (my son is a futsal/football player, my daughter a dancer/ballerina) was the perfect physiotherapist for me. The reason she is perfect for me... she's a poler too!

How cool is that!

Polers, we are EVERYWHERE.

So turns out I'm right, it's Medial Epicondylitis. Lucky I recognised it early and stopped when I did so the damage has been minimised.

Much to my surprised I find out I have hyperextended elbows, so when holding my weight, or pushing out from the pole for tricks, and even the added centrifugal pressure of a spin, my weight wasn't distributed evenly through my arms and supported. Rather a huge amount of force was applied to a small area, hence the ligament tearing and muscle soreness.

Huh! I never knew my elbows hyperextended. I knew I was kinda bendy but I do have to work on it.

Rehab for now consists of three gentle exercises aimed at strengthening my upper forearm muscles, gently loading them, and not hyperextending them - trying to create a new muscle memory of where straight is... I have to re-learn what's straight which to my way of thinking at the moment is slightly bent to me, hmmmm.

Still off the pole for several more weeks, but at least I can see a path to get me back on it. Back to physio on Monday for a follow up and more rehab exercises.

Performance Night # 3

Performance Night # 3
My First Injury

My First Injury